[boost] 1. Is there a need for this library? (was: behond IOStreams)

From: Carlo Wood (carlo_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-09-12 06:09:43

> 1. Is there a need for this library?  Should be a new effort
>    like proposed or do we have to revive 'boost Sockets'
>    and only build upon that without throwing things away?

In my opinion: yes.  This opinion is based on the impressions
that I got from studying the existing code/ideas for a full
week and the ideas that I have myself about what is needed.
There is a gap here - a new library will be able to address
all my needs, the existing designs do not.  One major short
coming of the existing ones is that they are not IOStreams
aware.