[FreeDCE-DCOMdev] DCOM/OPC implementation

[Moyer, T. (TMOYER) <TM...@ar...>]

 Hi.

I have recently begun working on a new project at work that involves writing
OPC servers.  OPC (OLE for Process Control), is a specific set of COM/DCOM
interfaces that are designed for inter-device communication for
manufacturing systems.  The specs are available at
http://www.opcfoundation.org.

I've been programming for Linux for years, and am not looking forward to
having to develop a large amount of software under Windows.  The majority of
my team feels likewise.  However, the devices with which we have to
communicate only seem to support OPC as an interface, and while we did
discover there is a commercial product available that provides OPC
functionality under Linux, it is not open source, requires runtime licensing
fees, is only compatible with certain kernel versions, and has some other
drawbacks.

What we need is really an open source implementation of DCOM, and that led
me to discover FreeDCE.  There haven't been any recent posts concerning
DCOM, so I thought I would ask:  What is the current state of DCOM
implementation in FreeDCE, and what can I do to help?