Tony Kennedy wrote:
I now need to expand the original connector a (picocontainer in the 
catalog) to make uDig a component in every sense. One of the features 
that has attracted users to uDig is its ability to be easily 
integrated as a component into arbitrary services across disparate 
architectures (the service bus) so some care is needed here to 
preserve this impression and if possible enhance it, as the responses 
to my original inquiry indicate this is not going to be a  simple task.
Tony do you have time for a conference call? I would really like to 
integrate more of your work into core uDig if possible, I am 
especially in keeping your project and the recent Populations at Risk 
project from duplicating code (especially if the code is best situated 
at the framework level).
I am afraid I am out of town next week, if you are too busy I will 
understand. Perhaps an IRC meeting would be more to your liking.
I trust you have seen:
-<http://docs.codehaus.org/display/GEOTOOLS/Meta+Information+Infrastructure> 
-<http://docs.codehaus.org/display/GEOTOOLS/SIS+Meta+Infrastructure+current+software> 
Right now I am kind of guessing your requirements, listening to 
Justin's requirements, and thinking about the above links.
Jody
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