Share ical mac-to-mac without mobile me

I'm not a huge techie. I  know how to work the software I'm given - not how to program things.  I've spent hours today pouring through posts online about iCal sharing.  All I want to do is to share a few of my calendars with a couple of specific Mac users.
Unfortunately, they didn't subscribe to MobileMe before the change, Apple is not accepting any new MobileMe accounts, and iCals cannot be shared directly without them. 
I've used iCal for years and I want to continue to use iCal.  I don't want to have to use Google Calendars. But from what I've read today it seems that in order for two Macs to read/write the same iCal calendar I need to use Google Calendars as an intermediary.  Is this true?  If so, is this is a temporary workaround or will Apple be releasing some new calendar program that plays well with others without needing Google to get involved? 
Thanks in advance for any insight anyone can provide.

Greetings,
In order to have multiple people on multiple computers reading and writing to the same calendars there must be some kind of intermediary handling the back and forth communication.
You are currently using MobileMe as your intermediary.  iCloud (when it launches) will also have a calendar feature, although no details in regards to sharing have been released as the product doesn't go live until the fall. 
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4597
http://www.apple.com/icloud/features/contacts-calendar-mail.html
You are correct that in it's present form, MobileMe will only allow you and other MobileMe members to modify your calendars: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=MobileMe/Help/en/mm6b1a9479.html
-- Non-MobileMe members can read, but not modify public calendars.
Options:
Wait on this topic until iCloud comes out to see what changes.  It might help...it might not.  Won't know until its available.
Use a non-MobileMe server like Google or Yahoo (or any other CalDAV service you wish to use, Google and Yahoo are just 2 examples of a free calendar service.  There may be others and if you can pay, you can have a hosting service host your own private CalDAV.)
Use a calendar sync solution like BusyCal: http://www.busymac.com/
If you REALLY trust these people you are sharing your calendar with then just give them your MobileMe name and password and they can add your account to their iCal -- NOT recommended at all but its still an option.
Hope that information is of use.
Cheers.

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