- From: Sushmita <sroy@pspl.co.in>
- Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2000 15:27:54 +0530
- To: <www-lib-survey@w3.org>
- Message-ID: <010801c0247b$94345990$2e01a8c0@intranet.pspl.co.in>
[1.0] Who are you and how do you use libwww Sushmita Roy. Tried using it for making a simple HTTP server to handle post requests. --------------------------------------------------------------------- [2.0] Your opinion of libwww --------------------------------------------------------------------- [2.1] In your opinion, libwww is (check all that apply): [ ] useful to write sample code [ ] useful for learning how to program a WWW application [ ] useful to write production code [ ] Other: please cite [2.2] Do you find it useful that libwww is written in C [ ] Yes [x] No [2.3] Please explain your previous answer Documentation is not good. I wanted to implemement a multithreaded server to handle post requests. The sample applications and the documenattion did not lead me anywhere. [2.4] Do you feel that libwww too big? [ ] Yes [X] No [2.5] If so, which parts would you like to remove, or move to other libraries [2.6] What are the things that you like the most of libwww [2.7] What are the things that you dislike the most of libwww No prope documentation [2.8] What are the things that you would like to change in libwww Proper docs [2.9] What are the things you think that libwww are missing proper docs [2.10] Anything else you'd like to say --------------------------------------------------------------------- Section 3: The future --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- [3.1] Let's continue with libwww --------------------------------------------------------------------- [3.1.1] Do you think it's worth it to have a WWW library? [X] Yes [ ] No [3.1.2] Do you know of any other similar libraries (please give a URL to the project if possible) [3.1.2] Do you think it's worth it to invest time continuing enhancing libwww and its architecture. [X] Yes [ ] No [3.1.3] Are you interested in joining the core team of such a project (enhancing libwww)? [ ] Yes [ ] No [3.1.4] If you are willing to write some new documentation or improve existing documentation, which topics are you willing to document? [3.1.5] Anything else you'd like to say --------------------------------------------------------------------- [3.4] Let's invest our forces enhancing an existing project --------------------------------------------------------------------- [3.4.1] Do you think it's better to enhance another existing project (i.e., merge our efforts) [3.4.2] Are you interested in joining the core team of such a project (enhancing an existing project)? [ ] Yes [ ] No [3.4.3] Anything else you'd like to say --------------------------------------------------------------------- [3.5] Let's write it again --------------------------------------------------------------------- [3.5.1] Do you think the project should stop and start again from a clean slate? [ ] Yes [ ] No [3.5.2] Which language would you use and why (please take into account portability among systems)? C and C++. for both Linux and Windows [3.5.3] Are you interested in joining the core team of such a project (starting a new libwww project)? [ ] Yes [ ] No --------------------------------------------------------------------- [3.6] Where to host it --------------------------------------------------------------------- [3.6.1] Should W3C continue hosting libwww or any other spin-off projects? [X] Yes [ ] No [3.6.2] SourceForge (SF): How would feel if the W3C transferred libwww to a SF project? [3.6.3] Are you currently involved with any SF projects? [ ] Yes [ ] No [3.6.4] If so, do you think libwww would fit into that developement paradigm? [ ] Yes [ ] No [3.6.5] Do you have other suggestions of where libwww should be hosted? [3.6.6] Anything else you'd like to say --------------------------------------------------------------------- [4.0] Your comments --------------------------------------------------------------------- [4.1] Anything else you'd like to say Please give more samples and proper documentation.
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