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

[Granqvist, Hans]

Unfortunately, with open source, people infer endorsement
from package names. org.apache.* is a good example. I
strongly suggest avoiding that trap.

If you start sub classing a namespace, as in for example 
net.openid.openid4java.*, not only do you confuse the user
as per above, but you start getting too long package
names with potential duplicate word stems.

org.sxip.* has a good ring to it -- I'd use it!

-Hans

> -----Original Message-----
> From: general-bounces at openid.net 
> [mailto:general-bounces at openid.net] On Behalf Of Dick Hardt
> Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2007 3:35 PM
> To: openid-general
> Subject: [OpenID] use of net.openid vs com.sxip for Java libraries
> 
> When we started the development of the OpenID4Java[1] 
> libraries, we used net.openid for the package rather then 
> com.sxip in that we wanted to make it clear that this was a 
> community project rather then a Sxip Identity project. Use of 
> a domain implies control over the domain, which none of the 
> members of OpenID4Java have.
> 
> Given that the openid.net domain name will soon be owned by 
> the OpenID Foundation and managed for the benefit of the 
> OpenID community, it is a community question if it is ok for 
> the OpenID4Java libraries to use net.openid.
> 
> If it is not ok, then we will change the package to com.sxip 
> or org.sxip or ...
> 
> -- Dick
> 
> [1] http://code.google.com/p/openid4java/
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