[slf4j-dev] org.slf4j.LoggerFactory in [n]log4j.jar

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At 17:51 5/17/2005, Curt Arnold wrote:

>I was not suggesting that they be used in combination, but that both
>log4j.jar from the current CVS HEAD and nlog4j.jar (fork from the
>log4j 1.2 branch) result in the same behavior since they both contain
>implementations of org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.

So, the user would always opt for log4j.jar instead of nlog4j.jar. I'm OK 
with that.


>Case 2 is exactly what I was trying to describe.  It seems like a
>valid concern to me and suggests to me that it would be better to
>have a separate slf4j-log4j.jar than to embed org.slf4j.LoggerFactory
>in log4j.jar.

Having slf4j-log4j.jar is a possibility opening the door for further 
complexity. In my opinion, it's a bad idea.


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