module-info.java just causes problems

[David M. Lloyd]

Tools like Maven and JUnit are yet still having a difficult time coping 
with the oddball module-info.java file.  Can we just drop this thing and 
let the layer provide metadata for the module?  This way of defining 
module metadata is clearly causing trouble.  Reference: all previous 
arguments from non-Oracle people over the last 5 years or so.

So far none of our software actually functions with Jigsaw, and the 
prospect is not improving.  In the meantime the EG is alternately 
completely dead or in a state of 
we'll-register-your-issue-but-cannot-help-resolve-them mode.  I'm highly 
concerned.
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- DML