[openbeosnetteam] Re: Status

Oliver Tappe <openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 2006-06-14 at 12:29:45 [+0200], Axel Dörfler <axeld@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
> > wrote:
> > Since we all seem to like that code so much, maybe we should step 
> > away
> > from the idea of porting the FreeBSD stack? We could still use it 
> > as a
> > coding reference (ie. what has to be done and how should it work 
> > etc.).
> > With you, Andrew, and me, and maybe someone else like Marcus 
> > jumping
> > in, we've quite a bit engineering power at our hands to implement a
> > clean stack based on FreeBSD and what we have (and other sources, 
> > as
> > well, if preferred).
> Well, it *is* very tempting to have a go at doing a stack of our own, 
> especially since there all of a sudden are several developers who 
> want to 
> start working on the netstack. Furthermore, it should prove very 
> helpful 
> that there's at least three different sources to look at (and copy 
> functionality from): FreeBSD, our current stack and Marrow (don't 
> know 
> about all you other guys, but I intend to check that one out, too).

Well, David can only have done better than with our stack, although I 
wouldn't assume he has improved that much.

> So are we going to have some kind of official decision about this 
> then? New 
> stack or port?
> 
> I think I'd vote for the new stack, it will be more work, but not 
> that much 
> more, considering how the FreeBSD code looks. Of course it would be a 
> pain 
> to integrate (leave alone) implement IPsec, but I don't know if 
> that'll be 
> necessary anyway.

I'd vote for a new one as well. The only official decision we can make 
is when we all agree on doing this, right? :-)

Bye,
   Axel.

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