Re: Future development

2009-06-10 Thread Ilkka Priha
We prefer OJB:s compact size, explicit control of caching, clear structure and functionality, and especially the ability to dynamically modify the persistence model through the API during run-time without disturbing open sessions; Hibernate lacks most of these features and JPA is too limited. W

Re: Future development

2009-06-10 Thread Jason
I think Hibernate sucked all the air out of the room. The number of tools offering hibernate integration has been outpacing OJB forever. Are there any compelling features in OJB that are not found elsewhere? - Jason

RE: Future development

2009-06-10 Thread Janssen, Roger
Hi, I am wondering the same thing. I believe a year ago, their was one really active developer (Armin), but he turned papa and did not have much time between work and fatherhood. He managed to squeeze out a release candidate for a maintenance release (eagerly awaited for more then two years), but

Re: Future development

2009-06-10 Thread Paul Joseph
Good question--I asked the list a question about a month ago when I ran into problems trying to get the OJB-JDO bridge working on Vista, but there was no reply. John Eichelsdorfer wrote: Is there an active developer still on this project? Though it would take a large amount of effort, we are

Future development

2009-06-10 Thread John Eichelsdorfer
Is there an active developer still on this project? Though it would take a large amount of effort, we are wondering if over time we should move towards a different bridge technology. We were not able to get some of the newer features to work with the 1.0.5 beta mentioned in a former letter and a