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Re: My Favorite soapbox : XML linkage (was Re: [DotGNU]Jabber-thon)
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Gopal V |
Subject: |
Re: My Favorite soapbox : XML linkage (was Re: [DotGNU]Jabber-thon) |
Date: |
Tue, 4 Jun 2002 21:56:43 +0530 |
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If memory serves me right, James Michael DuPont wrote:
> My question is :
> What if we want to create web services that can only
> be used by GPLed programs?
Should we ? .... that's another question which cannot
be answered easily ;)
> XML/SOAP/XML-RPC is a function exporter,
> it allows for anyone to us the service.
>
> The C linker is a function exporter,
> it allows for anyone to link to and use the service.
Similar to the case of a C exporter ... it's the import
step that's important . Once a person uses a builtin
<rls>://<dotgnu_server>/<path> in a program that can be
considered as linking. But a user typing in the URL cannot
be called linking :)
As long as you use the same interfaces on both sides , it
can be proved to be linking ..... if the interface be specific
enough ... (I won't call Mozilla connection to IIS 5 via HTTP
linking)... But a connection to a Savannah's tech support / bug
report section via an XMLRPC call is linking... but a perl webclient
is not ;)
> Most people want to create services that can be used
> by anyone or in a company.
*exactly* -- we're against "Vendor Lockin" and we attempt a similar
coup ?. Execution via RPC is as similar to linking as IPC is to linking.
Is IPC covered by GPL ?. Are pipes covered ? No !... So why should RPC
be covered ?.
The question is "Is RPC mere aggregation or a specific interface based
linking ...." ... I have no answer ?.
Is grep "^<.*>" | sed "s/^<\([^>]*\)>\(.*\)$/\1 said : \2/g" mere aggregation
or linking ?... no one can deny they work together ;)
Gopal
--
The difference between insanity and genius is measured by success
- [DotGNU]Re: My Favorite soapbox : XML linkage, (continued)
- [DotGNU]Re: My Favorite soapbox : XML linkage, Peter Saint-Andre, 2002/06/04
- [DotGNU]Re: My Favorite soapbox : XML linkage, James Michael DuPont, 2002/06/04
- Re: [DotGNU]Re: My Favorite soapbox : XML linkage, Seth Johnson, 2002/06/06
- Re: [DotGNU]Re: My Favorite soapbox : XML linkage, James Michael DuPont, 2002/06/06
- Re: [DotGNU]Re: My Favorite soapbox : XML linkage, Gopal V, 2002/06/06
- Re: [DotGNU]Re: My Favorite soapbox : XML linkage, James Michael DuPont, 2002/06/06
- Re: [DotGNU]Re: My Favorite soapbox : XML linkage, Gopal V, 2002/06/06
- OT: Introspector Future (was Re: [DotGNU]Re: My Favorite soapbox : XML linkage), James Michael DuPont, 2002/06/07
- [DotGNU]Re: My Favorite soapbox : XML linkage, James Michael DuPont, 2002/06/04
- Re: [DotGNU]Re: My Favorite soapbox : XML linkage, Seth Johnson, 2002/06/06
- Re: My Favorite soapbox : XML linkage (was Re: [DotGNU]Jabber-thon),
Gopal V <=
- Re: My Favorite soapbox : XML linkage (was Re: [DotGNU]Jabber-thon), James Michael DuPont, 2002/06/04
- Re: My Favorite soapbox : XML linkage (was Re: [DotGNU]Jabber-thon), Barry Fitzgerald, 2002/06/09
- Re: My Favorite soapbox : XML linkage (was Re: [DotGNU]Jabber-thon), James Michael DuPont, 2002/06/09
- Re: My Favorite soapbox : XML linkage (was Re: [DotGNU]Jabber-thon), Barry Fitzgerald, 2002/06/09
- Re: My Favorite soapbox : XML linkage (was Re: [DotGNU]Jabber-thon), James Michael DuPont, 2002/06/09
- Re: My Favorite soapbox : XML linkage (was Re: [DotGNU]Jabber-thon), Barry Fitzgerald, 2002/06/09
- Re: My Favorite soapbox : XML linkage (was Re: [DotGNU]Jabber-thon), James Michael DuPont, 2002/06/09
- Re: My Favorite soapbox : XML linkage (was Re: [DotGNU]Jabber-thon), Barry Fitzgerald, 2002/06/09
- [DotGNU]Xml linkage in .NET (Was: My Favorite soapbox : XML linkage), Gopal V, 2002/06/10
- Re: [DotGNU]Xml linkage in .NET (Was: My Favorite soapbox : XML linkage), Barry Fitzgerald, 2002/06/21