Hey , that was more than 18 words and I still didn't get the answer -:)
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>> 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?
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>> What features/externals would Metacard need to implement to acheive these?
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> .... 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!)
>
I've done a little research into "public" encryption libraries that should
be "easy' to run as cross-platfrom external libraries, but....
> 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?
By the way is ScottCo.com registered -:)
