The Internet is a powerful source of information, and various Usenet Newsgroups provide "up-to-the-minute" information about various compliers, languages, operating systems, etc. These groups are an excellent source of information, with many interested parties asking and getting answers to their questions.

How to Subscribe
As an example, to subscribe to the comp.object.corba mailing list, write subscribe comp-object-corba your-email-address in the body (not into the Subject field) of the mail. Press Send to e-mail the mailing list.

Newsgroup CORBA comp.object.corba Real-Time comp.realtime Embedded comp.arch.embedded comp.os.linux.embedded Compilers comp.compilers.tools comp.compilers Languages comp.lang.ada comp.lang.c++ Operating Systems comp.os.linux.embedded comp.os.linux.misc comp.os.lynx comp.os.qnx comp.os.vxworks comp.unix.solaris CORBA Design Patterns CORBA-patterns@cs.uiuc.edu CORBA Development Corba-dev-request@randomwalk.com

The Real-Time & Embedded CORBA Forum is another site to post, and collect information about real-time, embedded, distributed computing, or other important issues of the day. This Forum is designed to:·

• discuss distributed object computing issues including CORBA, real-time, embedded, high-performance, reliable transports, or any other important topics.
• Direct users to available resources.
• Become a valuable information source answering questions about distributed object computing.
• Provide a "real-time" forum for idea exchange and conversation.

Another valuable resource to collect information about distributed computing, real-time, embedded, and CORBA information.