[boost] Re: Re: Re: Network library: What we have until now

From: Boris (boris_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-04-17 04:04:20

Jeff Garland wrote:
> [...]
> Yeah, I know you are trying to extend the original work, but as a
> group it doesn't seem like we have that focus.  Also, I wasn't sure
> if you were going to look at Hugo's initial implementation or not.
> At the end of the day, I, like Doug, don't really care where or how
> the code appears -- so if people want to abandon Hugo's initial
> effort that's fine, but it would seem like a shorter path to build on
> the original work.  I haven't looked at the new stuff in the sandbox
> or read the other thread yet...

I went through all Wiki pages about Boost.Socket and Boost.Multiplexing 
including the ones set up by Hugo. I didn't look however at his 
implementation for reasons I explained in another mail (see 
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.boost.devel/121743). I am sure we 
will not create anything new which has never been done before - so we might 
reuse Hugo's or anyone's source code. I don't care neither about who 
implements the library. However I would like to see decisions about the 
design first before anyone starts implementing. Hugo created eg. an acceptor 
and connector but there is a discussion going on between Michel and me in 
another thread what they really should be used for (see eg. 
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.boost.devel/121908). I try to 
summarize what is discussed in this list at 
http://www.crystalclearsoftware.com/cgi-bin/boost_wiki/wiki.pl?BoostNet. In 
the end of the day we should have a long list of requirements and lots of 
links into this list for explanations. The summary of design decisions and 
explanations should help to avoid that one day we start all over again 
because everything is questioned. As noone knows why Hugo designed his 
library the way he did I don't think it should be used as a base.

Boris