RE: J2SE 5.0java.io.Serializable.serialVersionUID Problem

> Does this mean that we would have to use the exact serialVersionUID
> values that Sun's API does? I'm not clear on this.

Short answer: maybe, it depends on objectives.
 Best answer: we need independent thought cross checking the other.

My understanding and rationale for the proposed patch is here:
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/classpathx-javamail/2007-11/msg00011.html
which includes IMO Sun's key statement and link back to the Sun source page
of which the bottom 3 paragraphs apply (the single line is one paragraph).
I made and documented multiple assumptions along the way each of which may
lead to another outcome.  Which part or parts are unclear?