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Re: Look ma, no hub?
- Subject: Re: Look ma, no hub?
- From: Gerry Duprey <gerry@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 20:56:50 -0500
- References:
<200511162149.jAGLnen23657@mail.cdp1802.org>
Howdy,
> Is it compulsory to have a hub? On Linux, you can bind more
> than one program to the same listen socket by using the SO_REUSEADDR
Couple of points though:
1) That isn't necessarily possible on all platforms and all deployments
2) the xPL Hub stuff is pretty core to the protocol now. I think removing
it as a need at this point is going to cause a fair amount of confusion (do
I need one or not?)
3) It's really a minor "one-time" thing to install
Not saying no (heck, I can't say no), and I'm sure others have other
opinions. But at this point, I don't think the benefit of not needing a
hub
on some platforms is going to outweigh the potential confusion.
Right now, as the specs go, the hub is compulsory. Anyone else have
thoughts on this? Should we collectively open the floor to debate on it?
Gerry
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Gerry Duprey
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
http://www.cdp1802.org
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