On Aug 22, 2007, at 11:12 AM, Joe Bohn wrote:
Hey Donald (and others) ... Is anybody actually using this
framework "ie. containerless" assembly? I was just thinking of
removing this assembly prior to seeing this change.
Can't say that I'm using it, but I wouldn't be in a rush to delete
it, either.
At one point in time this was going to be our most minimal assembly
(without even a web container) for building up a pluggable server.
However, it seems like the tide is changing to always expect a web
container in the smallest framework assembly (ie. the minimal
assemblies we already have). There's been a lot of cool work on
the pluggable console and it seems like are heading in a direction
to make this the primary interface for building and managing the
server ... but of course it requires a web container as a minimal
starting point.
So, the question is: Should we remove the framework assembly and
work on the assumption that our most minimal assemblies should
always include a web container?
IMO, no. The console is being extended with the same type of
flexibility that the server runtime currently enjoys. This doesn't
mean that console capability is a prerequisite for your server
runtime... I'd like to maintain the ability to run a server without a
web container...
--kevan
