[Orbit-python-list] Hello?

[Roland M. <ma...@ec...>]

Hello people,

I'm a programmer who plans to use CORBA for my next development.
CORBA means objects, and objects mean Python and not Perl (well, in my
case anyway).  So I looked about a bit to see how I could do it.  I
found about ORBit, and then I found about PyOrbit ant ORBit-Python.  I
experimented a bit with PyOrbit, but even its authors agree that it is
"fairly immature at the moment".

  So, I switch over to ORBit-Python.  The problem is that at some
point in my project I will probably have a use for wide chars and
strings, which are apparently not yet implemented.  The website lists
no recent evolutions, and the mailing-list archives are almost empty.
Is the project sort of asleep?  Are these features susceptible to be
completed at some time in the (reasonably near) future?

  Yeah, I know, I can implement them and then send a patch.  Well, I
may do so.  I haven't used CORBA yet, let alone mingled with the
bowels of an ORB.  But if I get to understand what it is I have to do,
and how I can do it, I no doubt will.

  But before I dive deep into the ORB, I'd like to know about the
status of the project.  Dead?  Asleep?  Author holidays?  Merged with
something else?

  Thanks for any info,

Roland.
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Roland Mas

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