William Henry wrote: > Okay has anyone else had enough of this? Is this the Jini list or the > SOA list?
William, I'm sorry to strike a sour note with my reponses. I've sat back and watched this list for some time and have seen, as Gervas pointed out, many different themes passing through. I am particularly concerned about the re-creation of technologies by the ignorant. So, I am sitting here trying to communicate which "features of desire" for the week, are already in place in the Jini platform. I've probably (some of the responses to yours say clearly) done a horrible job of providing a convincing argument. I continue to be saddened by the loud voices of ignorance that push away technologies such as Jini which have so much to offer for those motivated enough to look. The problems of SOA and related distributed computing are not simple. The Jini platform was put together by people who understand the science. The fact that the platform doesn't come with a web services endpoint, and that there is not one visible in the Jini community, should speak to where the real needs are. There are, of course other technologies that are starting to reveal an understanding of the science, and the needs of the users. Jini has no lack of ability to provide performant solutions that interface to a wide range of entities. Your interest in native only integration is a little alarming. To me, it says that your systems are living on the edge of performance, or software development platforms/skills are limiting your choices. Look at <http://developers.sun.com/learning/javaoneonline/2005/coolstuff/TS-1915.html> for an example of a performant system created to interface with low level devices. It provided a winning advantage to the F1 team. Gregg Wonderly Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/service-orientated-architecture/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
