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From: Paul A Bristow (pbristow_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-04-26 10:33:51


| -----Original Message-----
| From: boost-bounces_at_[hidden]
| [mailto:boost-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of Chris Uzdavinis
| Sent: 26 April 2006 15:10
| To: boost_at_[hidden]
| Subject: Re: [boost] there already is an ASIO.
|
| "Olaf van der Spek" <olafvdspek_at_[hidden]> writes:
|
| >> Also, asio is not an acronym
| >
| > In what way is it not?
|
| If it were an acronym, for what word would the "s" stand?
|
| "Asychronous S(omething) Input Output"?

Or CIO for Chronous Input Output?

to escape from the async-ness which doesn't seem important in the bigger
picture into which this library promises to fit in future?

But I still feel we can do better still...

Paul

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