Re: IPC Functions

[Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso]

On 23 August 2010 09:03, Jake <address@hidden> wrote:

> On Mon, 23 Aug 2010 07:47:07 +0200 David Bateman
> <address@hidden> wrote:

>> William Demchick wrote:

>> > I am currently working steadily on implementing various functions
>> > for interprocess communication (socket, bind, connect, ...), as
>> > suggested in the current PROJECTS file.

>> The question is whether these functions should be made part of the
>> core of Octave as suggested by the presence of this idea in the
>> PROJECTS file or left as a separate package as currently.

> What is the argument against including sockets in the core library?

Same as everything else, really. Are you going to be the one to
maintain them? Are they currently in a good enough state to be in core
Octave? Are there any licensing issues we need to take into
consideration?

- Jordi G. H.