Feedback on proposal for #ReflectiveAccessToNonExportedTypes

[Simon Nash]

Jason Greene wrote:
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> There is also a disparity here that the JDK itself doesn’t require you to export packages (e.g. I don’t need it for Java serialization). Now I realize that there is an effort underway to de-privilege modules, but I suspect that a portion of the JDK will continue to enjoy special power for precisely the same usability concerns that apply to frameworks / standards which extend the platform.
> 
I think this a very important point.  If someone wanted to reimplement
Java serialization (java.io.ObjectOutputStream, etc.) as an external library
(com.foo.ObjectOutputStream, etc.), the new restrictions on reflective
access in JDK 9 would prevent this.

  Simon