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From: Marius Amado Alves <amado.alves@netcabo.pt>
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On Sat, 2003-10-25 at 17:43, Robert I. Eachus wrote:
> sk wrote:
> 
> > My question is why would you expect the participation
> > with the Registry to be any different than the experience
> > with AdaIC or other websites ?
> 
> Different purpose if you will.  Registering a website or whatever on 
> AdaIC just adds one more place that people can look and maybe find your 
> reusable library.  With the registry, the main benefit for everyone is a 
> standard format for describing reusable software.

That sounds no less than solving the essential difficulty of
component-oriented software engineering--GO FOR IT!

But I agree with others on this list that a volunteer basis only will
not get us there. Some hard commitment i.e. money is necessary. And some
kind of executive/business plan is necessary to gather this kind of
support. Note I'm not against the current technical work on the
Registry. This and other technical elements are necessary for *any*
plan. I also feel the lack of a work plan.

A marketeer's challenge: a shorter term for "solving the essential
difficulty of component-oriented software engineering." Tip:
"component-oriented programming" = "mega-programming".