Replacing apache commons logging with slf4j

[jakain]

Are there any plans to replace apache commons logging with slf4j throughout the spring framework?

I'm kind of surprised commons logging is still in use to be honest given the fact the discovery process it uses can cause major headaches.

I think most people would agree slf4j is "better"?

[Marten Deinum]

Don't count on it as that would break binary compatibility. Hence the existence of the commons-logging slf4j wrapper (and for log4j etc). That way old code can also use slf4j.