Re: [hybi] how do we move forward on agreeing on framing?

Roberto Peon <fenix@google.com> Thu, 19 August 2010 20:07 UTC

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On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 12:19 PM, Francis Brosnan Blázquez
<francis@aspl.es>wrote:

> Hi Roberto,
>
> > I don't think that is the case since I'm likely to have to
> > load-balance millions or billions of connections and not have the
> > ability to modify or place interesting requirements on the servers
> > while remaining competitive.
>
> While I see interesting the case you are exposing (zillions of
> connections), it does not make it a representative case at all. As you
> know, good protocol design is based on function delegation: each layer
> makes a particular defined function.
>
> I still believe WS should focus more on transport features and let
> application protocols on top of it to complete the work....
>
> ...because it will be always better than any solution worked by the WG.
> In other words: let the people to choose what to place on top of WS.
>

If that is all WS supplies, why are we even bothering? Security?
We could easily decide to just forgo message framing too. That can be done
in a sub protocol!

-=R


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> Francis Brosnan Blázquez <francis@aspl.es>
> ASPL
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