Re: [xwt-users] RPC/servlet session state with XWT?

On Sun, Sep 21, 2003 at 01:32:47PM -0400, [email protected] wrote:

> I've done a few in Python, usually using Medusa.

Is Medusa a webserver, or a protocol stack? I've been looking at
Twisted.

I might still go with Java (which I'd prefer) but the BDB license is
*really* wide-reaching. OpenLDAP has a explicit exception that allows
non-opensource application connect with it; according to SleepyCat you
are using their database even if you connect with an unrelated 3rd
client application using widely recognized standard protocols (such as
LDAP). I asked them what would happen if I wrote an GPL servlet running
on Jetty which an IE user connected with and they said "We'll check with
our licensing dept." Ouch. I had figured that was obvious enough that it
would flush the discussion out, but appearantly not so. We'll see.

The thing is that BDB/XML is a really good match for my needs (XML
collection storage). The only other options I could find
were Xindice (which seems to have a few issues regarding size of its
database) and eXist (which has a few nice features but has data
integrity issues and is a one-person effort). On the one side, and
all-java install would ease deployment (no need for per-platform
installs, single jar without dlls that need to go into appserver-global
directories), on the other Sleepycat has a really good rep in the data
integrity and speed realm.

-- 
Emiliano