Concerns mapping existing dynamic module systems to a 1-1 Module->Layer

[mark.reinhold at oracle.com]

2017/3/9 5:47:24 -0800, tjwatson at us.ibm.com:
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> My other concern is about perception.  It will not look good if an 
> existing module system specification cannot take advantage of the new Java 
> language features that are targeting modularity front and center.  I think 
> it is in the best interests of our communities to make this possible.

I think it is in the best interest of the entire Java ecosystem to
deliver on our commitments rather than argue, ad infinitum, about
features which are not required in order to meet those commitments
and which could impose undesirable constraints on the long-term
evolution of the Java SE Platform.

- Mark