Re: [hybi] Working over existing firewalls and proxies

[Maciej Stachowiak <[e-mail]>]

On Apr 14, 2009, at 3:58 PM, Greg Wilkins wrote:

> Mario Balibrera wrote:
>> Currently, js.io <http://js.io> works that way with WebSocket. If  
>> there is a native browser implementation available (none yet,  
>> obviousy)
>
>
> I find it really strange that there are no browsers that currently
> implement Websocket.   It's been around for a while now and I've
> frequently asked if there is a browser that supports it - even
> a branch of one of the OS browsers.
>
> So far I've drawn a blank... and because the browsers are not
> implementing it, I've felt no great need to add it to my
> Jetty server.
>
> So there are some browser builders on this list - can any
> of them volunteer why there has been no experimentation with
> websocket?
>
> Anybody know why the websocket designers have not tested their
> proposal with an extension to firefox or similar?

We're pacing ourselves on adding new features. We can only add so much  
per release cycle, and WebSocket has been significantly redesigned  
fairly recently (from a state we would have considered unacceptable).  
However, I think most browser vendors / developers consider support  
for bidirectional communication a fairly high priority - certainly we  
are very interested in it for Safari and WebKit, and WebSocket seems  
like a good solution in this space.

Regards,
Maciej