[OpenID] use of net.openid vs com.sxip for Java libraries

Johannes Ernst jernst+openid.net at netmesh.us
Wed Apr 4 00:03:25 UTC 2007


Just because I implement an HTTP server doesn't mean I get to put  
things into the org.w3c namespace, does it?

What's wrong with using the project name? [I also thought that  
openid.net was not in the business of constructing, or endorsing  
software implementations.]

On Apr 3, 2007, at 16:36, Josh Hoyt wrote:

> On 4/3/07, David Fuelling <sappenin at gmail.com> wrote:
>> +1 to using net.openid (in some form or fashion) in the package  
>> name.  As
>> you say, it conveys that this is a community project that everyone  
>> can
>> participate in and use.  Maybe to prevent collisions, the  
>> openid4java code
>> should sit in 'net.openid.sxip' or 'net.openid.openid4java'  
>> package...?
>
> There is at least one more Java OpenID 2 implementation (not to
> mention OpenID 1 implementations), so I think a little more
> namespacing than just net.openid (such as the net.openid.openid4java
> that you suggested) is appropriate. In general, it's probably a good
> idea for the OpenID foundation to have a policy about managing its
> namespaces, but I think the people who are working on the foundation
> are currently in the process of frying larger fishes.
>
> Josh
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Johannes Ernst
NetMesh Inc.


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