[comp.soft-sys.andrew] Shared objects

sbc@INFORMATICS.WUSTL.EDU (Steve Cousins) (07/06/90)

Is there any mechanism in Andrew for sharing objects?  If not, has anyone
worked on incorporating a database system with Andrew that would enable
controlled object access?

Thanks for any info.

Steve Cousins
Medical Informatics Lab
Washington University
St. Louis, MO
sbc@informatics.wustl.edu

dba+@ANDREW.CMU.EDU (David Anderson) (07/07/90)

Excerpts from internet.info-andrew: 5-Jul-90 Shared objects Steve
Cousins@informatic (296)

> Is there any mechanism in Andrew for sharing objects?  If not, has anyone
> worked on incorporating a database system with Andrew that would enable
> controlled object access?

No there isn't any mechanism for shared objects, or any work on storing
the objects in a database -- as far as I know. We have looked at some of
the issues involved, and I'm planning to prototype some shared object
mechanisms in order to better understand those issues. I'd be interested
in learning more about your intended application(s) and requirements.

--david
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