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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: the MICO/CORBA issue.
From:       Lars Knoll <Lars.Knoll () mpi-hd ! mpg ! de>
Date:       1999-09-18 13:17:36
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On Sat, 18 Sep 1999, David Faure wrote:

> On Sat, Sep 18, 1999 at 09:22:17AM +0200, Simon Hausmann wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > IHMO we need a decision soon, and, more important, we need *code*.
> Right.
> 
> I would have agreed with the shlib solution if this didn't require re-writing
> the current apps. Separating apps and components in order to keep only
> one KApplication per process is IMHO a pain for no big win.
> Given what we currently have, improving the CORBA layer is indeed the way to go.
> Yes, we'll have to convert apps from CORBA containers to QTL, but this doesn't include
> re-designing them.
> Hehe, Torben was right about this 4 months ago :)
> 
> > To make a beginning: I am (seriously) willing to stop my KDE development
> > for a while and dive into MICO, in order to hack these bindings, *if* we
> > decide for it, and *if* someone helps me :-)
> Is there an application form ?
> I volunteer especially for the script-writing needs (to convert apps). :)

I'd volunteer to help a bit too

Cheers,
Lars


> > I would like to work in teamwork on this, as we should attempt to
> > implement this *fast* IMHO, so the more volunteers we have, the faster we
> > get the bindings, and the more time we have left for converting all our
> > existing code...
> Teamwork ? Oh that is so much unlike you (and me) !! :)))
> [ Simon and I _love_ teamwork :) ]
> 
> > ...*if* noone objects and we decide for it :-)
> Hmmm, how does a fast decision process takes place on a mailing-list ?
> If nobody objects within 5 minutes we start ? :)
> 
> > <Come on, let's get things rolling>
> > 
> > (citing from *some* known site ;-)))
> <ignorant-mode>which ?</ignorant-mode>
> 
> -- 
> David FAURE
> david@mandrakesoft.com, faure@kde.org
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> 
> 

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