(#446) Re: (#442) Re: Whats going on in sf
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Message posted to the Speak Freely Forum by Anshuman Ag.... on Wed, 10 Sep 2003 23:04:54 +0200 (MEST). http://www.fourmilab.ch/wb/speak-freely.pl?rev=446 Reply To: (#444) Re: (#442) Re: [speak-freely] Whats going on in sf Author: "P Heyden" Date: 2003-09-10 05:38 Just an addendum from a goal perspective.. - the aim will be to implement all functionality including the compression and communication protocols as small light weight loadable modules running on a kernel. available both packaged together and separate for advanced users ..using this model the "frills" will be optional both in terms of download size as well as execution requirements - I am leaning towards C++ myself for performance while noting that we will be severly limited to open source multi platform toolkits available for C++ to be able to do the underlying hardware access necessary for audio as the present code is not abstracted enough over the hardware. I'd Appreciate thoughts from developers if any on these mailing lists - Anshuman : Forwarded from the [email protected] : mailing list: I am not a software writer, : and therefore probably should not weigh in : on : these issues. I can tell you that in terms of : this type of program, I as a : user would vote for "simpler is : better". : I asked the question some time ago as what the : goal was for the future of : SF. I had seen it as a wonderful device for : speaking over the internet. : That is what I do with it now, quite : successfully I might add. I would hate : to see the program evolve to such an extent : that its original intent is : overwhelmed by a plethora of seldom used or : inplemented features. KISS : Best Regards, : Paul vander Heyden : Faithful user. : ----- Original Message ----- : From: "Adam Myrow" : [email protected] > : To: [email protected] > : Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 6:36 PM : Subject: Re: (#442) Re: [speak-freely] Whats : going on in sf developmen : > Please, no Java! You really have to have a : speedy machine to make a : > real-time application run good in Java. : One of the things I like about : > Speak Freely as it currently stands is how : it can run on very minimal : > hardware and can fit on a floppy. You : can't say that about 99% of Windows : > or even Linux programs out their. : > : > * * * To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send E-mail containing the word "unsubscribe" in the message body (*not* as the Subject) to [email protected]