Re: [DotGNU]DotGNU/Jabber Meeting of Oct 12

[tali streit]

sorry i didn't make the meeting... was travelling. (work, you know--)

just wanted to make a few comments on the discussion -

> [17:54] <nb> The urgent objective is to build a webservices platform 
> that is copyleft and that can compete with .NET
> [17:55] <theo> sorry, dotGNU is a platform being developed by GNU and 
> FreeDevelopers to provide web services, authentication, identity, etc... 

i don't know about anyone else, but i seem to lose track between all the 
"Services", "Frameworks", "Platforms" etc. maybe we should draw up a 
clear set of definitions as used by dotGNU?

Also, I have been wanting to draw a diagram comparing .NET, dotGNU, all 
things JAVA, and Mono. can I post it here as a PNG attachment?

> [18:10] <theo> then just take the ideas you had for dotGNU, and turn 
> them into "modules" for this jabber auth framework.
> [18:10] <theo> then let them conmpete.
> [18:10] <nb> In what language are you implementing in, and what 
> license are you using? 

so how do we let them compete? -> see next point:

> [18:30] <theo> i mean registrations as in becomming a "dotgnu member". 
> getting an account, etc...
> [18:30] <theo> and subscriptions as in signing up to get stock quotes, 
> or calendaring services, etc.
> [18:31] <theo> both of which could be managed as the userb wants, 
> likely from a central "location" (like their home computer)

I must be misunderstanding - why would someone become a "dotgnu member"?

> [18:31] <theo> and this will lead into jabber and dotgnu's solutions 
> to 'winforms'.
> [18:32] <nb> What are "winforms" ?
> [18:32] <theo> i think they are microsoft's "solution" to merging the 
> web with the desktop.... in a UI perspective. 

"Windows Forms" are forms that run on windows - giving you tree controls 
and the like. i.e. running on the client.
"Web Forms" on the other hand, run in a browser - limited to HTML based 
form controls. i.e. running on the server.

> [18:39] <theo> i will make this a regular, weekly thing.
> [18:39] <theo> is Friday or Thursday best for everyone here? 

make it thursday?