[DotGNU]MACS status

[Mario D . Santana]

Hi, all. In response to demand, I'm posting a status update on the 
whole MACS project.

The short version is that the core pieces are stabilizing rapidly. I 
expect a final 0.6 release by Christmas, and that 0.7 will be worthy of 
a "beta" label.

The long version is very long. See CVS for full details. But Blake, 
Wolf and I are working overtime on the several projects that fall under 
the MACS umbrella. As you know, we've founded Medley Software 
Corporation to sell implementation and support services around MACS, 
and that's taking up a lot of time as well.

This means that we can't work directly on the FrePort module and 
supporting Marshaling infrastructure for a while. If you're reading 
this, John, can you come out of hiding? Others can consider this an 
open invitation to work on that part of address@hidden The part that 
implements distributed, secure access to personal information without 
violating privacy. Sounds like a challenge!

Regards,
mds