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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: A new framework for embedding ... without CORBA
From:       Waldo Bastian <bastian () suse ! de>
Date:       1999-09-29 8:47:12
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On Wed, 29 Sep 1999, Reginald Stadlbauer wrote:
> On Wed, 29 Sep 1999, Waldo Bastian wrote:
> >On Wed, 29 Sep 1999, Simon Hausmann wrote:
> >> > So instead of moving to an open standard for desktop components we move
> >> > closer to a Qt/TrollTech-only solution? 
> >
> >[Snip]
> >
> >> So this is no removal of an open desktop component standard IMHO, the idea
> >> of components remains! It's just a matter of using fast and efficient C++
> >> interfaces and shared libraries instead of CORBA.
> >
> >Like I said: We're moving to a proprietary Qt solution instead of to a solution
> >based on open standards. I find that a sad development.
> 
> But everybody who played (I can't say used) embedding in current OpenParts,
> knows that it is not useable at all (It _never_ really worked!!!!). So as long
> as we use that, embedding is just a dream but can't be used. So I think a
> working and fast solution is preferable over a slow, unstable, not really
> useable one.

Well the same people that said that OpenParts was really great are now saying
that casanova is really great and that openparts was broken from the beginning.
That doesn't offer much confidence does it? 

Cheers,
Waldo

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