Re: [Springframework-developer] Spring/Geronimo

[<jas...@ma...>]

On 9 Jul 2004, at 16:08, tho...@tr... wrote:
> Quoting "j=FCrgen h=F6ller [werk3AT]" <jue...@we...>:
>
>>>> Regarding the name: EJB JARs don't have a special name,
>>
>>> They're called EARs.
>>
>> If I'm not totally confused, an EAR contains multiple WARs and EJB=20
>> JARs, with
>> each EJB JAR in turn defining multiple EJBs. I was referring to the=20=

>> latter,
>> not to the big elephant deployment unit ;-)
>>
>
> So that's what the E stands for.  Then we should name it CAR - Chicken=20=

> ARchive
> :-)
>
> Or, How about BAR for Bean ARchive, PAR for POJO ARchive or LAR for=20
> Lightwheight
> ARchive.  Possibilities are endless.

:)

I've a fondness for the bar :)


> Speaking of archives - is it necessary to deploy in an archive format=20=

> or does
> Geronimo support exploded directories?

It will support exploded directories too (haven't checked if it does=20
already yet :). Whether its a file or a directory doesn't matter that=20
much in the grand scheme of things; its the layout that we need to=20
standardise on.

James
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