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Re: [RFC] Added editor driver restrictions

From: mark benedetto king <mbk_at_lowlatency.com>
Date: 2003-10-22 18:18:01 CEST

On Wed, Oct 22, 2003 at 10:25:49AM -0500, Ben Collins-Sussman wrote:
> "C. Michael Pilato" <cmpilato@collab.net> writes:
>
> > I'd be willing to test this out to see if it works out as well as I
> > hope. But I wanna make sure no one objects to the added restriction
> > this would add to the editor interface. If we can't bank on having
> > the properties before the file contents, the rest of this proposal is
> > worthless.
>
> This sounds like a cool plan. Are there any bad side-effects to
> making an editor require properties before text? I can't think of
> any.

If release .N servers send props first, release .N-1 clients will work
fine. If release .N clients require props first, they will not work with
release .N-1 servers. We'll need to stage the change over two releases,
or come up with a way for the client to determine which kind of server
it is talking to.

--ben

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