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author | schmidt <douglascraigschmidt@users.noreply.github.com> | 1997-07-01 07:03:06 +0000 |
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diff --git a/TAO/README b/TAO/README index ac200f96eea..41ead5e8da2 100644 --- a/TAO/README +++ b/TAO/README @@ -1,26 +1,35 @@ -Welcome to TAO--The ACE ORB. This is an implementation of a -CORBA2-compliant ORB with support for real-time extensions. +Welcome to the alpha release of The ACE ORB (TAO). TAO is an +implementation of a CORBA2-compliant ORB that will support real-time +extensions. Please see http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt/TAO.html for +more information on TAO. -As mentioned, TAO will eventually be a CORBA2-compliant ORB. But -right now it's not there. Specifically, TAO contains the following: -* an [optimized] ORB Core based on ACE components -* an implementation of the Basic Object Adapter (BOA) -* various sample applications illustrating how to use the ORB in its - current state +The current alpha release of TAO contains the following: -The current release of TAO DOES NOT contain the following: -* an IDL compiler -* an real-time version of the new Portable Object Adapter (POA) -* a real-time scheduling service +* An optimized ORB Core based on ACE components; -Our current shedule will provide these remaining features throughout -the summer of 1997. +* An implementation of a Basic Object Adapter (BOA); + +* Various sample applications illustrating how to use the ORB in its + current state. + +This release of TAO does not yet contain the following: + +* An IDL compiler + +* An real-time version of the new Portable Object Adapter (POA) + +* The real-time scheduling service + +We plan to release these features throughout the summer of 1997. Please feel free to experiment with, dissect, repair, use, etc., TAO. -We accept bug reports, appreciate bug fixes/enhancements, and quickly -integrate correct bug fixes! Just remember that we do not expect TAO -to provide all the features of a real ORB at the moment, and that very -important parts of TAO will be changing substantially in the -not-so-distant future. Thus, any development performed in the interim -will require a little more effort, and will likely have to be -completely re-written to work with newer releases. +We gratefully accept bug reports, appreciate bug fixes/enhancements, +and will strive to integrate correct bug fixes quickly! Just remember +that TAO does not provide all the features of a commercial ORB at the +moment. Moreover, key components in TAO (e.g., the Object Adapter) +will change substantially over the summer. Thus, any development +performed in the interim will require additional effort (e.g., writing +stubs and skeletons by hand), and applications may need to be +re-written to work with new features in the forthcoming releases. + +Douglas C. Schmidt |