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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: Socket classes in KDE3/4, updated proposal
From:       Rob Kaper <cap () capsi ! com>
Date:       2003-01-14 18:36:01
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On Tuesday January 14 2003 7:08 pm, Thiago Macieira wrote:
> Note that it might be still introduced in KDE 3 if we don't clash with
> names with the existing classes. And those might be changed to use the
> new structure. The new classes will be located in the KDE::Net
> namespace, which means we avoid clashing with the existing
> classes.

I am in favor of a KDE::Net namespace given the amount of classes, regardless 
of whether this makes KDE3 or not.

> We're completely dumping Qt's name-resolution routines and address
> representation. It's far from acceptable. QHostAddress doesn't allow
> us to represent the data satisfactorily (for instance, Unix sockets
> cannot be represented), while QDns won't honour
> /etc/nsswitch.conf. (This later problem (about nsswitch.conf) is known
> to TrollTech.)

Yes, please, this needs improvement indeed. I don't have much more to say, but 
just wanted to thank you for your commitment to improve this.

Rob
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