You're OT, but yes, nearly all software today is components, but not in that rigid, anthropomorphized, Actor-model fashion. Instead, we have stuff we can use/im

You're OT, but yes, nearly all software today is components, but not in that rigid, anthropomorphized, Actor-model fashion. Instead, we have stuff we can use/import/require at compile time, or bundle with our own software. I would say that the Apache Foundation's work is all about offering Free "off the shelf" components; see Apache Commons, for example.