Hi Bill,

thanks for your answer.

I know that there are new ways for building applications but - well - there are existing applications which cannot easily be transformed into this direction - and I reckon that there are domains where classical data consistency requirements still apply.

Right, which is why I expect many Java EE vendors will be supporting these technologies for quite some time, even after they become optional.

Where do I have to "file this issue" (clarification that declaring RMI-IIOP as optional does not mean dropping requirements for transactional remoting) officially, so it will be considered in the work for future Java EE specs?

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