From: Aidan <ahumphreys@...>
Date: 2002-06-11T17:19:35+09:00
Subject: Re: DRb, Rinda and Jini




Massimiliano Mirra wrote:

> On Thu, Jun 06, 2002 at 05:42:30PM +0900, Aidan wrote:
>> How could DRb be made language independent?
> 
> A while ago I modified an XML marshalling module and put the tuple
> space behind a TCP server (DRb was not in the equation).  Objects
> would be marshalled into XML, be associated to a tuple space
> instruction (in, out, read), sent through the net, arrive to the
> space, be unmarshalled and then hold the usual conversation with the
> space, possibly with a tuple being sent back.
> 
....
> I did not release any code becase it was rough and limited and nobody
> needed it.  If you want it just let me know.

Sounds very interesting indeed. Publishing the code would be great. 

You can either post it to me ( ahumphr at gmx dot de ) or to the list I 
just set up

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ruby-drb

Aidan