The whole .NET framework including C# etc is part of a standard spec, that's how projects like Mono etc got started
-----Original Message----- From: Frans Bouma [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 09, 2004 4:44 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Microsoft's future plans for Component Services and ORM > Good news for you: Microsoft is adressing both of your needs. > > The COM+ "replacement" is called Indigo - it will be > available with Longhorn (next version of Windows), Windows > Server 2003 and Windows XP. You can read more about it at > http://msdn.microsoft.com/Longhorn/understanding/pillars/Indig > o/default.aspx which will be here in 2006. > The second, the O/R Mapper, is called ObjectSpaces and - if I > remember correctly - will be available with Whidbey (next > version of the .NET Framework). You can read more at > http://longhorn.msdn.microsoft.com/lhsdk/ndp/daconworkingwitho > bjectspacesarchitecture.aspx which is just an 'implementation', not a standard spec. Objectspaces is like a freeware O/R mapper: 'just another O/R mapper'. FB =================================== This list is hosted by DevelopMentor(r) http://www.develop.com Some .NET courses you may be interested in: NEW! Guerrilla ASP.NET, 26 Jan 2004, in Los Angeles http://www.develop.com/courses/gaspdotnetls View archives and manage your subscription(s) at http://discuss.develop.com ************************************************************************************************************************** Everything in this e-mail and attachments relating to the official business of MultiChoice Africa is proprietary to the company. Any view or opinion expressed in this message may be the view of the individual and should not automatically be ascribed to the company. If you are not the intended recipient, you may not peruse, use, disseminate, distribute or copy this message. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by email, facsimile or telephone and destroy the original message. ************************************************************************************************************************** =================================== This list is hosted by DevelopMentorŪ http://www.develop.com Some .NET courses you may be interested in: NEW! Guerrilla ASP.NET, 26 Jan 2004, in Los Angeles http://www.develop.com/courses/gaspdotnetls View archives and manage your subscription(s) at http://discuss.develop.com