using CosProperty (was: [Biocorba-l] BSANE and bioCORBA)

[Martin Senger]

> 
> If I understand you correctly, then you are proposing to only use:
>        
>   typedef string PropertyName;
>   struct Property {
>     PropertyName property_name;
>     any property_value;
>   };
> 
> No PropertySet, PropertySetFactory, none of the iterators etc. ?
>
   Correct! Exactly correct. [I think that there is also a list of
"Property".]
 
> If this is the case then I see absolutely no negative effects except the
> distinct possiblity that this could be an evil and subtle OMG plot to
> inch us closer to implementing the whole of Cos* one teensy bit at a
> time ;>
> 
   Even this distinct possibility depends totally on us - the OMG members
- because "The OMG are us" (there are no "they") :-)

   Martin

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