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isn't JSR 286 (portlets) already finalized? However when I download it, the first page writes send comments about this document to: jsr-286-comments@jcp.org so my question is is jsr 286 finalized or not yet finalized (meaning will change in the future)

Btw, i've downloaded the zip file and there is are 2 pdfs, 1 with "all track changes". Which pdf should i read if i want to learn everything about jsr 286?

Donal Fellows
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  • How much all about do you want? About the document as it is now or about the history of the document? – Donal Fellows May 30 '11 at 08:40
  • @Donal Fellows . i have zero experience, and i need to do a jsr project now so which would be more suitable? btw is the "all track changes" only necessary if we already know the first version and want to "update" ? – Pacerier May 30 '11 at 08:45

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It's finalized, and it's considered "final". But specifications might have errors, and corrections will be addressed in so-called "maintenance" releases. There's for instance a maintenance release of the EJB 3.1 specs, dated Dec 07, 2010.

Concerning the PDFs, I'm pretty sure the content is the same. But "allTrackChanges" highlights the changes with a vertical bar on the left. As this doesn't matter to you, read the regular PDF.

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Portlet 2.0 (JSR 286) has been finished (and shipping as product) for a while now. You probably want to read PortletSpec_20.pdf, unless you just want to know the bits that have changed since JSR 168, in which case you want PortletSpec_20-allTrackChanges.pdf.

the first page writes send comments about this document to: jsr-286-comments@jcp.org

Well, the expert group needs to solicit feedback somehow. There may be new versions or maintenance releases in the future.

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