On Sun, 2003-09-21 at 14:56, David Forslund wrote:
> This functionality is fully available with a lot more capability already in
> free software
> and cross language and platform. Why do we keep having to invent this
> stuff? It
> is a waste of software engineering effort.
>
> Dave
>
Hi Dave,
I assume that was a rhetorical question but there really is an answer.
"We haven't solved the problem".
'the problem' is different for everyone because there are different perspectives and therefore different needs.
While a certain level of technological complexity may solve everyone's problem. On certain fringes the requirements for hardware and or bandwidth and or maintenance cause resistance to build to 'the solution'.
I'm not sure what bandwidth or hardware has to do with the problem, since security solutions don't require much of either.
Maintenance and installs are legitimate issues but I don't see any advantage
of any options in this respect. There is and has been a standard
for doing all of this cross platform and cross language. It is available
fully in open source. The install and maintenance are no worse than
any of the other options which don't deal with cross platform and cross language.
Currently XML is becoming the favored alternative mechanism to support cross platform
and cross language, but is still several years away of equaling the "standard" solution.
I'm not sure what is required to have the 'band of merry men'. The install and
maintenance is straightforward.
Thanks,
Dave
So, while open source solutions may exist......there is no 'band of merry men' to do the installs and maintenance. So, other solutions are sought that have a better balance.
My 2 pence (+/- exchange rates)
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