FreeLists / openbeosnetteam / [openbeosnetteam] Re: Some quick questions

["Axel Dörfler" <axeld@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Waldemar Kornewald <wkornew@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Axel Dörfler wrote:
> > > So, my question, again: what does module-wise mean, here? Do you 
> > > want 
> > > it to be monolithic or modular?
> > I wouldn't mind to make it a bit more monolothic, but I don't care 
> > a 
> > lot - whatever route allows the cleanest design and shortest 
> > loading 
> > times (ie. built-in modules) is what I'd prefer.
> I think that making interfaces (Ethernet, WiFi, PPP, etc.) modular 
> would 
> not be too difficult and might be important for the development of 
> new 
> features (no need to mess with netstack just to port IPsec or 
> Bluetooth 
> networking). Also, generic modules (DHCP, DNS, ...?) could be useful. 
> The rest (IPv4/6, TCP, UDP, ICMP) can easily stay monolithic.

Whatever we do, I think we should allow support for additional 
protocols that are not based on those. But I would agree that the 
networking stack module could export all of those above .

Bye,
   Axel.