Re: [boost] Re: Draft of generation 2 thread class

From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-01-19 11:19:59

At 10:01 AM 1/19/2002, Rainer Deyke wrote:

 >----- Original Message -----
 >From: "Tom Becker" <voidampersand_at_[hidden]>
 >To: <boost_at_[hidden]>
 >Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 11:20 PM
 >Subject: [boost] Re: Draft of generation 2 thread class
 >
 >
 >> On Fri, 18 Jan 2002 23:12:50 -0000, "bill_kempf"
 >> <williamkempf_at_[hidden]> wrote:
 >> >I agree, and expected these names to raise controversy.  I just
 >> >couldn't come up with alternatives. "boost" instead of the
 >> >current "native" is a good choice.  I'm not so sure about
 >> >using "native" instead of "foreign", though it's better.  I'm very
 >> >open to suggestions here.
 >>
 >> How about "platform" threads?
 >
 >Or simply "non-boost" threads?

While it is now Boost.Threads, the objective is inclusion in the C++ 
standard.

You wouldn't want to say "non-standard" threads - it would be confusing.

--Beman