To whom it may concern,
I think it is a great idea to create a common logging API for java.
Many developers
have wanted something more flexible than System.out.println() and
less
difficult
than writing to output streams explicitly. However, this need
has
already been
fulfilled and widely adopted by the development community. The
API
which accomplished
this is called Log4J. An attempt at JSR47 would be like reinventing
the
wheel, and
would initially lead only to a less mature, and less flexible logging
package. Not
to mention all the time wasted creating and testing it. I think
you
should reconsider
launching such a project and instead consider packaging Log4J with
the
JDK.
Thank you for your time and consideration,
David Owens
Software Engineer