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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: A new framework for embedding ... without CORBA
From:       Martin Konold <konold () alpha ! tat ! physik ! uni-tuebingen ! de>
Date:       1999-09-30 18:48:11
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On Thu, 30 Sep 1999, Bernd Gehrmann wrote:

> > Then do non blocking IO :-) Only async DNS is a problem ...
> 
> No. Non-blocking IO is a problem because it forces you to
> write state machines in a very ugly and unnatural way.

Blocking IO us VERY ugly for the user. Even Miguel now admits that non
blocking io is necessary. (gmc is blocking which does not hurt on the
console as much as with the GNOME desktop) 

Regards,
-- martin

// Martin Konold, Herrenbergerstr. 14, 72070 Tuebingen, Germany  //
KDE:  A stable GUI for a reliable OS.

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