[H-GEN] FW: [linux-biz] How many open-source folks know about this?

[TRIGGER Peter (QSO)]

	[TRIGGER Peter (QSO)]  -----Original Message-----


> On Thu, 16 Apr 1998 linas at linas.org wrote:
> 
> > Umm, skimmed the XML RPC pages.  No mention is made of CORBA or
> IIOP.
> > CORBA coupled to IIOP solves (it appears to me) a very similar set
> of
> > problems, and far more efficiently.
> 
> Similar problems yet not the SAME set of problems.
> 
> >  Furthermore, the CORBA
> > infrastructure is far more advanced.  
> 
> Big problem! It's too advanced thus too complex.
> 
> > So maybe I'm dense, by why is XML RPC a good idea? 
> 
> It's simple, easy to implement, easy to use.
> 
> > General understanding of how persistent & distributed objects work
> > has come a long way int the 5-10 years that this problem has gotten
> > mainstream attention.  I don't see how RPC-XML is in any way better
> than
> > IIOP, for instance.
> 
> Huh! What is all this about persistent & distributed objects? What are
> those things? WAIT! Don't answer those questions, I'm being sarcastic
> to
> point out just how simple and easy this XML RPC stuff is.
> CORBA/IIOP/ILU
> are great for programmers but for the average script hacker, XML RPC
> is
> vastly superior because they can figure it out and be doing real work
> within a day.
> 
> --
> Michael Dillon                   -               Internet & ISP
> Consulting
> http://www.memra.com             -               E-mail:
> michael at memra.com
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	From:	linas at linas.org [SMTP:linas at linas.org]
	Sent:	Friday, April 17, 1998 4:44 PM
	To:	michael at memra.com
	Cc:	linux-biz at lege.com
	Subject:	Re: [linux-biz] How many open-source folks know
about this?
>  
> It's been rumoured that Michael Dillon said:
> > CORBA/IIOP/ILU
> > are great for programmers but for the average script hacker, XML RPC
> is
> > vastly superior because they can figure it out and be doing real
> work
> > within a day.
> 
> Got me on that one.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> --linas
> 
> But I can't help wondering: once it takes off it'll just get complex
> again.
> 
> 
> 
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