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[John Schinnerer <john@eco-living.net>]

Aloha,

> ...  mostly dropping xml as the transport language
> between html client and server.  The server will however implement
> xml-rpc to serve other clients.  My reasoning is that I can see no
> good reason for the server to mark up anything (other than xml-rpc)

I thought we were going to define an XML DTD for data returned by the 
server, as an open standard for all clients to work with.

What will the server be returning, then?

> ... Some data in the database itself will be
> marked up as kfml which is then the clients responsibility to convert
> to an appropriate internal format.

Remind me what kfml is again...and why is data in the database being 
marked up with it?

In short, what happened to all our conversations about XML as our 
universal data transport markup to and from the DB/server 'engine'?

> The server will be very small and have a limited number of methods
> including basic data input/output, searchs, authentication, and
> verifying data correctness.  This should result in a well documented
> API that is easy to work with.

Sounds good, aside from me still wondering what it's going to return.

> Another kind of technical point is that the html client will be
> closely coupled with the server because it can.  It will import the
> server and utilize it like a library/package.  Other clients could do
> this as well, but most remote clients using a centralized database
> would need to use xml-rpc.

Can you explain what you mean by "client" in all the above?  I think I 
am visualizing something different than you.

Can you also please create some kind of diagram of your proposed 
software architecture?  That may clear up a lot of wordy questions and 
answers, from me anyhow.
.
It's 9:06 PM in Hawai'i - do you know where your ducklings are?  :-)

John S.


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