Fwd: [fractal] Fractal Specification v2.0 released

[Eric Bruneton <Eric.Bruneton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

A new version of the Fractal Specification is available, as well as a new 
"Getting Started" document. We think these new documents are much clearer 
that the previous ones. So if you did'nt read the old documents, or if you 
read them but did not understand anything, we advise you to read these new 
documents!

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• Subject: [fractal] Fractal Specification v2.0 released
• From: Eric Bruneton <Eric.Bruneton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2003 16:35:53 +0200

one year after the release of the 1.0 version of the Fractal Specification, 
and after several experiments in implementing and using this specification 
(Julia, ProActive, Think; Fractal RMI, Fractal GUI, Speedo, CLIF, ...), we 
think it is appropriate to update the specification, in order to take into 
account the feedback of the previous experiments.

A proposed draft "revised" specification is available on the fractal web site 
(http://fractal.objectweb.org/specification/index.html). It is in fact a 
completely new document, which tries to solve the  problems of the current 
specification (unclear differences between BindingController and 
UserBindingController, type system not symetric for client and server 
interface, possible confusions due to the presence of two models - general 
and concrete, and, in general, lack of clarity and precision). This version 
also shows clearly the modularity and extensibility of the model and, in 
particular, the fact that it is not tied to Java. The rationale (section 1.1) 
and the Appendix A are not finished yet.

The Fractal web site has also been updated, as well as the existing 
tutorials, 
to reflect the changes in v2.0 of the specification. A new Fractal tutorial 
is also available, which serves as a "Getting Started with Fractal" document 
(http://fractal.objectweb.org/tutorial/index.html). However the code base has 
*not* been updated yet: this will be done only after discussion of the 
proposed draft specification.

Comments are welcome, in particular if you would like something to be changed 
or added to the specification: this revision process is a good opportunity to 
do so.

The Fractal Team

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