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Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 00:45:11 -0500
From: "Aaron Mulder" <ammulder@alumni.princeton.edu>
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Subject: Re: [jira] Commented: (GERONIMO-1761) Change geronimo-util module to
 geronimo-crypto, give credit where credit is due
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Can you recommend another name then?  util doesn't do it for me.

Thanks,
     Aaron

On 3/22/06, John Sisson (JIRA) <dev@geronimo.apache.org> wrote:
>     [ http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO-1761?page=3Dcomments#=
action_12371512 ]
>
> John Sisson commented on GERONIMO-1761:
> ---------------------------------------
>
> I agree we should be giving credit.  AFAIK, the standard way is to use th=
e NOTICE.txt file.
>
> The geronimo-util module doesn't contain any crypto implementations, it i=
s just an abstraction layer for crypto implementations.  I don't think cryp=
to is a good name for it considering the other stuff it contains such as:
>
> * An encoders package (e.g. Base64) that are used by the remoteDeployUtil=
 and the KeyStoreGBean.
>
> * An ASN.1 package that is used by the KeyStoreGBean and AFAIK, OpenEJB u=
ses some classes in some corba support (X509 names).
>
> John
>
> > Change geronimo-util module to geronimo-crypto, give credit where credi=
t is due
> > -----------------------------------------------------------------------=
--------
> >
> >          Key: GERONIMO-1761
> >          URL: http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO-1761
> >      Project: Geronimo
> >         Type: Bug
> >   Components: core
> >     Versions: 1.0
> >     Reporter: Aaron Mulder
> >      Fix For: 1.2
>
> >
> > The util module holds a bunch of crypto-related stuff.  Speculation is =
that it's the non-encumbered code from bouncycastle.  It should be in a mor=
e accurately named module and package, since it's not just generic "util" c=
ode.  It would also be nice to put a note in every file header saying where=
 it's from, or at least in NOTICE.txt perhaps.  There may be improvements w=
e want to track?
>
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