From: Rahul Dave (rahul@reno.cis.upenn.edu)
Date: Tue Oct 24 2000 - 18:32:06 PDT
>
> First, while we respect CORBA as well as the Java-based culture, we
> chose COM for our component architecture. We view COM as a standard,
> not an implementation. While our current applications are
> high-fidelity Windows tools, the Groove platform factors COM entirely
> for cross-system portability. We were delighted to see that the
> recent Mozilla project has independently retraced much the same
> ground we have covered with COM.
>
> [Wow! This is a pleasant surprise. Perhaps they do indeed have the
> abstraction layer that could allow Mozilla to grow into the same role
> as a groove transceiver (and hence, avoid putting portability costs
> on Groove's bottom line]
>
This is the main reason for choosing Mozilla for the nareau project. XPCOM
(Mozillas cross platform COM) is a nice beast, for an example of how
it can be integrated into a powerful app see Doczilla:
http://www.doczilla.com/architect.html
Rahul
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