[gmpi] Re: Where are we?: 7.1.2

Cheers Tim,
I'm probly worrying too much....I'll try to be more open minded on the issue
of Profiles.

So what have we decided?

Jeff M

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tim Hockin" <thockin@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <gmpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 5:28 PM
Subject: [gmpi] Re: Where are we?: 7.1.2


> > My main point is, from the plugin's point-of-view.  Enforcing a single
> > datatype, or enforcing a profile, is exactly the same thing (one
datatype
> > per plugin).
>
> Yes - so far.  The usefulness of profiles has yet to be determined.  As
> Chris points out, it MAY be useful to lump other things into a profile
> umbrella.
>
> > I'm just saying, you are adding an unnessesary layer of abstraction.
> > Profile=datatype.  Why complicate it.
>
> It hasn't ben proven unnecessary.  The advantage that I see to it would be
> to keep out options that are technically not useful from introducing
> potential incompatibilities between hosts and plugs.
>
> It's roughly the same as saying all plugins MUST support non-interleaved
and
> plugins MAY support interleaved.  Hosts are guaranteed to support
> non-interleaved, so plugins will work.  If we made them both be MAY
> requirements, then hosts MUST support both, or face incompatible plugins.
>
> IMHO, one of the WORST things we can do is give developers enough wiggle
> room to make their GMPI plugs break on some hosts.  The minimum feature
set
> needs to be a MUST.
>
>
>
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