Re: [DotGNU]Contribution to DotGNU

[D. Hoxha]

About xmlrpc, phpWebApp does not address such interoperation, because
I didn't know what it is, and I still don't know. But I think that
there isn't any reason for not suporting it, and of course any idea
or code contribution would be welcomed.

About the place of phpWebApp in dotgnu,
I think that every web service is actually a web application (but the
contrary is not true, a web application may not be a web service, e.g.
I have developed an intranet web application, the users of which are the
employees of the company itself, and it offers no service to anybody).
Since phpWebApp is a good tool for developing web applications, it is
also a good tool for developing web services.

Dasho

> First, php can be a wonderful tool for writing and deploying web services=
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> quickly.  There had been some issues in the past with how free php 4 vs p=
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> is, but I see nothing wrong with having a freely licensed php web service=
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> The question of where it fits into dotgnu specifically is a bit harder to=
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> address.  In dotgnu, there is a desire for interoperation of web services=
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> One reason we have phpGroupware in dotgnu is because they standardize aro=
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> xmlrpc.  I am not sure if phpWebApp addresses such interoperation as well=
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> since I have not yet looked at it as yet, but I plan to do so.  However, =
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> the question were asked more broadly, in that could there be a very gener=
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> purpose GPL licensed php web services framework in dotgnu, I personally t=
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> that question is yes.  I think you will find people have some ideas of wh=
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> they might wish to have such a framework do and would likely contribute c=
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> to make such a framework work better in terms of creating interoperable=20
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> As for the question of moving the project to Savannah, and what to do wit=
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> SourceForge, I would suggest leaving the existing (LGPL licensed)=20
> distribution on SourceForge, since they are a tad slow in deleting projec=
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> anyway, but put up information on your SF site that the project is being=20
> re-introduced on Savannah, that it is now under GPL, and that it is being=
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> activily maintained from Savannah.=20
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> David