Hi David,
David Bovill wrote:
>
> Mind sharing some thoughts on how it would be possible to use Metacard to
> develop "open?" distributed computing, which is (pretty) secure?
>
> What techniques could be/are generally used?
>
> What features/externals would Metacard need to implement to acheive these?
>
... and you'd like that in 18 words or less, right? ;-)
In a nutshell, I was mostly wondering aloud how easily we can create MC
apps to take up residence on networks, and maybe become a new network
layer - possibly the layer you plug your toaster into. I don't have a
lot of answers at the moment, mostly just ideas and "leaps of faith".
(But if an idea is compelling enough, it will give birth to answers!)
One thing I have to say:
I think ScottCo's (MC Corp's) decision to implement sockets rather than
protocols is solid evidence of their vision and foresight. It'll make
developers (us) work harder initially, but how else would we learn this
stuff? As more of us do the homework on internet standards and
protocols, we'll be able to build upon our knowledge in ways we
currently can't imagine. Cool, huh?
Phil
> > From: andu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 19:44:06 -0500
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: if the network is the computer, is MC the network?
> >
> > On Thu, 18 Nov 1999, you wrote:
> >> Dream mode:
> >> With MC's new socket support added to all its other capabilities, I
> >> wonder what kind of creatures we can now build... can we extend the
> >> message-passing hierarchy from Portland to Helsinki? Can MC go beyond
> >> being an application platform, and become a network platform? In a way,
> >> a stack has always been a micro-network.
> >>
> >> Food for thought.
> >>
> >> Can you "start using" a stack that's known to MC only by its URL?
> >
> > I got scared by similar thoughts ;-)
> > I think you can "start using" but in an indirect way. Security is my main
> > concern in matters like this though.
> >
> >> --
> >> Phil Davis
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