Temporary problem with some network config or somesuch this morning. Peter
-- Peter Saint-Andre email+jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: http://www.saint-andre.com/ On Thu, 10 Jan 2002, Riyaad Miller wrote: > Hi all.... > > Is there like any particular reason http://www.jabber.com should be dead? > > Does this site still exist or is it merely a temp prob? > > -----Original Message----- > From: dlb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 11:10 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [JDEV] Thoughts on AOL > > > One thing to consider regarding AOL is that they'll have to adopt some > measure of interoperability, either standards based or w/ specific competing > services , prior to launching IM enhanced broadband applications within > cable regions covered by the AOL - Time Warner consent decree. > > I think that this argues for a focus on the continued development of Jabber > in its role as a user /resource aware XML messaging & routing architecture. > The fundamental extensibility of Jabber along with the work being done w/ > XML-RPC and SOAP , and the design concepts being implemented w/ Jabber2 have > the potential to establish Jabber as the platform of choice for precisely > these sorts of applications. > > I don't see any way of overcoming the network effects supporting the > existing AOL service - you're never going to get a significant number of AOL > IM users to adopt Jabber and AOL won't allow interop until they're forced > to. One strategy that I think could work would be to position Jabber as a > competitor in the area of IM enhanced broadband apps and to deploy > applications and services within systems covered by the consent decree. AOL > isn't going to want a rival technology to gain a significant foothold in > this area and would eventually forward an interop proposal simply to enable > them to introduce rival applications. > > preliminary work in this area could include : > > Developing OCAP (OpenCable Applications Platform) compatible jabber > components. > > Developing ATVEF based clients for Liberate / AOLTV - ATVEF is based on web > dev. standards . > > Promoting Jabber as a 'platform' for next generation BB and ITV apps. > > if anyone else is interested in this area pls contact me > > -David > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > jdev mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mailman.jabber.org/listinfo/jdev > _______________________________________________ > jdev mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mailman.jabber.org/listinfo/jdev > _______________________________________________ jdev mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.jabber.org/listinfo/jdev
