Re: [DotGNU]Propoganda starts at home...

[Kent Nguyen]

On Saturday 14 July 2001 03:37, you wrote:
> Myrddian wrote:
> >On Sat, Jul 14, 2001 at 11:23:45PM -0400, Mason Ham wrote:
> >>There is an apache soap impl donated by ibm .... problem is the code was
> >>written very hastily and so is tied to tightly together to make it "use"
> >>full unless you that the whole thing (servers and all :-( I have actually
> >>been thinking about making a whole new "abstract" implementation for it
> >> ... ie one that is modular like the xerces stuff. Till then, I have
> >> looked am many different home grown ones, and they all either fall short
> >> on the client or server side (client side marshalling or server side
> >> servers). Sorry, not trying to be a downer. The upside is that to "get"
> >> prototypes done the apache one is available :-)
> >
> >It's kind of a problem that we could not start using SOAP, considering
> > that is what was originally thought to be used.
> >
> >How about XML-RPC, I think SOAP is built on top XML-RPC, any how?
> >ANy body better ideas or something?
>
> yeah that was mentioned earlier to use plain old XML-RPC,  is that going
> to be easy though? I mean if it was why would MS go and create a new
> layer on top?
> what functionality does SOAP offer that regular XML-RPC does not?

XML-RPC is an abstraction of SOAP.   

Personally I don't like SOAP 1.1 specification.  It's bloated.  They added 
stuff that don't make sense, and didn't add what make sense.  Look at SOAP 
1.1 spec., the authors intentionally leave out security.  I wonder why? :)  
And I wonder who the authors to SOAP 1.1 spec are. :)))

http://www.w3.org/TR/SOAP/

I propose we create our own standard and GPL the standard.  This way, any 
modification to standard can be enforced and be published to the public.

--kent