Re: [boost] there already is an ASIO.

From: Jose (jmalv04_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-04-26 09:56:19

the posix acronym is AIO.

I don't think is worth discussing too much the name as asio is lowercase and
is also a name in the boost context so the potential for confusion is very
limited. Another idea would be to drop the s and use "aio" lowercase.

On 4/26/06, Olaf van der Spek <olafvdspek_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>
> On 4/26/06, Christopher Kohlhoff <chris_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> > Hi James,
> >
> > --- James McCartney <asynth_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> > > This library's name should be changed as it will lead to confusion.
> > > There is already an audio i/o library called ASIO which has been in
> > > use for years in audio applications and supported by many software
> > > vendors and hardware manufacturers.
> > >
> > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_stream_input_output
> > > http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/0,,sid9_gci213488,00.html
> >
> > I don't think it will lead to confusion.
> >
> > Both of the links you give describe ASIO as a "protocol" or
> > "interface", not a C++ library. There are plenty of examples in
> > computing where similar names are used in different domains,
> > without difficulties.
> >
> > Also, asio is not an acronym
>
> In what way is it not?
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