Author: jelmer Date: 2005-02-25 08:56:13 +0000 (Fri, 25 Feb 2005) New Revision: 228
WebSVN: http://websvn.samba.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi?view=rev&root=lorikeet&rev=228 Log: Add notes about DCOM and Mono Modified: trunk/white-papers/dcom/dcom.bib trunk/white-papers/dcom/dcom.tex Changeset: Modified: trunk/white-papers/dcom/dcom.bib =================================================================== --- trunk/white-papers/dcom/dcom.bib 2005-02-24 15:57:37 UTC (rev 227) +++ trunk/white-papers/dcom/dcom.bib 2005-02-25 08:56:13 UTC (rev 228) @@ -69,3 +69,29 @@ URL = {http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/midl/midl/differences_between_midl_and_mktyplib.asp}, title = {Differences between MIDL and MkTypLib} } + [EMAIL PROTECTED], + URL = {http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dndotnet/html/introremoting.asp}, + title = {Introduction to Microsoft .NET remoting framework} +} + [EMAIL PROTECTED], + URL = {http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dndotnet/html/dotnetremotearch.asp} +} + [EMAIL PROTECTED], + URL = {http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/02/10/NETRemoting/default.aspx} +} + [EMAIL PROTECTED], + URL = {http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/vccore/html/_core_remote_automation.3a_.history_of_dcom.asp}, + title = {The history of DCOM} +} + [EMAIL PROTECTED], + URL = {http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/f_and_m/html/vxconnetremoting.asp} +} + [EMAIL PROTECTED], + URL = {http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnbda/html/cominterop.asp} +} Modified: trunk/white-papers/dcom/dcom.tex =================================================================== --- trunk/white-papers/dcom/dcom.tex 2005-02-24 15:57:37 UTC (rev 227) +++ trunk/white-papers/dcom/dcom.tex 2005-02-25 08:56:13 UTC (rev 228) @@ -447,12 +447,19 @@ \section{Future integration} \subsection{Mono} -(Ideas) -\begin{itemize} -\item support incoming DCOM calls from Windows clients -\item support outgoing DCOM calls to Windows hosts -\end{itemize} +DCOM is currently mostly a legacy technology, with Microsoft +focussing on the .NET framework. The .NET framework in +the Windows world has compatibility for COM built in. Rather then +a hard-coded standard for remoting, the .NET framework supports +various backends, DCOM being one of them.\cite{DotNETRemotingIntro} + +Mono\footnote{http://www.mono-project.com/} is an open source project +that aims to implement Microsoft's .NET framework. + +It should be relatively easy to add support for DCOM, perhaps somewhat +similar to Remoting.Corba\footnote{http://remoting-corba.sourceforge.net/}. + \subsection{Wine} (Ideas) \begin{itemize}
