Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-geronimo-dev-archive@www.apache.org Received: (qmail 26677 invoked from network); 23 Mar 2006 23:59:03 -0000 Received: from hermes.apache.org (HELO mail.apache.org) (209.237.227.199) by minotaur.apache.org with SMTP; 23 Mar 2006 23:59:03 -0000 Received: (qmail 79807 invoked by uid 500); 23 Mar 2006 23:59:01 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-geronimo-dev-archive@geronimo.apache.org Received: (qmail 79745 invoked by uid 500); 23 Mar 2006 23:59:00 -0000 Mailing-List: contact dev-help@geronimo.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk list-help: list-unsubscribe: List-Post: Reply-To: dev@geronimo.apache.org List-Id: Delivered-To: mailing list dev@geronimo.apache.org Received: (qmail 79734 invoked by uid 99); 23 Mar 2006 23:59:00 -0000 Received: from asf.osuosl.org (HELO asf.osuosl.org) (140.211.166.49) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Thu, 23 Mar 2006 15:59:00 -0800 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=10.0 tests= X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: pass (asf.osuosl.org: local policy) Received: from [72.10.46.63] (HELO as.toolazydogs.com) (72.10.46.63) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Thu, 23 Mar 2006 15:58:59 -0800 Received: (qmail 26689 invoked from network); 23 Mar 2006 15:58:36 -0800 Received: from c-67-169-131-199.hsd1.ca.comcast.net (HELO ?193.168.1.104?) (67.169.131.199) by toolazydogs.com with (DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA encrypted) SMTP; 23 Mar 2006 15:58:36 -0800 Message-ID: <44233636.5010508@toolazydogs.com> Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 15:58:46 -0800 From: "Alan D. Cabrera" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0 (Windows/20041206) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: dev@geronimo.apache.org Subject: Re: Thoughts on renaming util module References: <74e15baa0603230608g5af253care1ace4a8046f135e@mail.gmail.com> <4423221E.6030801@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4423221E.6030801@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org X-Spam-Rating: minotaur.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N John Sisson wrote, On 3/23/2006 2:33 PM: > Aaron Mulder wrote: > >> Starting an e-mail thread aside from the JIRA... >> >> I would *really* like to rename the util module. It's got our >> bouncycastle import, plus some random Geronimo code dealing with >> encryption and certificates. >> >> I believe the best name for it is "crypto". John pointed out that >> that isn't the greatest name since ASN1 and encoders such as Base64 >> aren't necessarily crypto. But this package deals with encryption, >> decryptions, digests, PKI and certificates, etc. The bouncycastle >> mailing lists are dev-crypto and accounce-crypto. I think the >> "crypto" name, even if not perfect, fits much better than the "util" >> name (which to me implies a general utility library like String >> utilities, etc.). If necessary, I'd go as far as moving encoders to >> the common module just to be able to give this one a better name, >> because it does seem quite focused to me and not at all general. >> >> Could we get more thoughts on this? >> >> Thanks, >> Aaron >> >> > > I was also concerned that if people see a crypto module they will > think that Geronimo has its own crypto implementation (which AFAIK is > not the case). > > Users that think we have a crypto implementation may then become > worried about government crypto export/import licenses etc. > > Not sure if crypto-interface is much clearer. crypto-support? Regards, Alan