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Subject: Re: [boost] Checking interest in DynamicLoad/DLL/DSO/Plugin library
From: Antony Polukhin (antoshkka_at_[hidden])
Date: 2014-08-16 14:27:01


2014-08-16 20:35 GMT+04:00 Niall Douglas <s_sourceforge_at_[hidden]>:

> On 16 Aug 2014 at 12:12, Antony Polukhin wrote:
> > Answering to all the naming proposals:
> SharedLibray/DLL/DynamicLinkLibrary
> > sound too platform specific. Plugin sounds more generic, thou it confuses
> > users.
> > How about Dynamic Library Load and namespace boost::dll:: ?
>
> I wonder if Microsoft have trademarked "DLL"? :)
>

Possible trademark threat is exactly why name "Plugin" was chosen over
"DLL" :)

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Best regards,
Antony Polukhin

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