Re: Dynamic message selectors and message scheduling

2006-08-13 Thread robert . j . greig
One option in AMQP would be to write a custom exchange to handle the concept of delivery at a scheduled time. Exchanges are effectively an extension point in the protocol so that you can customise delivery algorithms. The Glasgow broker currently doesn't have a well defined API to allow the averag

Re: Glasgow - community? specs? other issues?

2006-08-05 Thread robert . j . greig
Let me try to address your concerns. > And as far as the openness of the spec itself - this is, too, an issue. > I will continue voting -1 until we really determine that - unlike JCP - > we can have a no-NDA scenario with respect to TCKs etc. And that, > unlike Oasis, the implementation is covere

RE: Blaze and Openness of Standards (was Re: [Proposal] Blaze)

2006-08-04 Thread robert . j . greig
I agree that the debate on the name is not a useful discussion. If nobody else has a problem with the use of proper nouns in general can I suggest that we move back to discussing the more significant points raised by others? Regarding the openness of the standard and its processes, I would like to

Re: Blaze and Openness of Standards (was Re: [Proposal] Blaze)

2006-08-04 Thread robert . j . greig
This seems utterly ridiculous to me. "Raises certain moral questions"? "Goes against the wishes of the communities it affects"? Did the residents of Granada feel exploited when Ford decided to name a car after it? How about the Seat Ibiza? Do you boycott Penguin biscuits [a brand of biscuits in t

Re: [VOTE] Accept Glasgow into Incubator

2006-08-04 Thread robert . j . greig
So it would be fine if development had been funded by the public sector (in the form of Glasgow City Council) but since it was funded by a private organisation it's not ok? Robert |-+> | | "Danny Angus"| | | <[EMAIL PROT

Re: [Proposal] Blaze

2006-07-20 Thread robert . j . greig
I am not sure that the practice of typing in the APIs using the source code as a guide is addressing the same issue legally. Presumably that is to get around licencing on the specific jars. The issue I was referring to was around the use of the documentation itself (as it states in the licence: "

Re: [Proposal] Blaze

2006-07-20 Thread robert . j . greig
I think there may be some legal issues with creating an API that resembles JMS too closely. >From the JMS licence terms: "Subject to the terms and conditions of this license, Sun hereby grants you a fully-paid, non-exclusive, non-transferable, worldwide, limited license (without the right to subl