[slf4j-dev] is there anyone out there?

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At 08:29 4/27/2005, Niclas Hedhman wrote:
>On Tuesday 26 April 2005 21:30, robert burrell donkin wrote:
>
> > (this is not usually my style but i sort of feel that a brief
> > introduction would be right. if you want anymore than brief: STFW)
>
>Ok, presentation times.
>
>My interest in logging is revolving around "runtime updatable logging
>implementations and extensions".
>That is, if I write a new destination, formatter or any other extension to 
>the
>logging implementation, I want to be able to load that while the application
>is running, without taking it down.
>That is something that was possible with Avalon LogKit, but is increasingly
>difficult in both Log4J and JDK Logging.

Really? One could download any LogKit extension, say an Appender, on the 
fly? Are you saying what I think you are saying?

>I hope that this project will set the playing field in a manner making such
>implementations possible, yet not hamper people who are not interested in
>them.

Excluding class loader quacks, how could slf4j hamper a given 
implementation's extension mechanism. I am sure it could be done 
maliciously, but in good faith?

>Cheers
>Niclas

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