- From: Oleg Sinitsin <olegs@inktomi.com>
- Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2000 11:07:26 -0700
- To: <www-lib-survey@w3.org>, <jose.kahan@w3.org>
-----Original Message----- From: www-lib-request@w3.org [mailto:www-lib-request@w3.org]On Behalf Of jose.kahan@w3.org Sent: Friday, September 22, 2000 1:36 AM To: www-lib@w3.org Subject: LIBWWW SURVEY ===================================== LIBWWW SURVEY ===================================== Opens: September 22, 2000 Ends: October 6, 2000 Goal: Get a clear idea of what the libwww user community would like to do with libwww Means: Mail your responses to this form to www-lib-survey@w3.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- [1.0] Who are you and how do you use libwww --------------------------------------------------------------------- [1.1] Do you develop or have developed applications that use libwww [X] Yes [ ] No If you didn't answer yes to [1.1], go to section 2. [1.2] What kind of application (you may cite the name too, if you want) VERY SIMPLE, WEB PAGE PULLING [1.2] On which platform and environment (mark all that apply) [ ] X-Windows [X] Unix (includes Linux, Solaris, ...) [ ] Win32 [ ] GTK [ ] Others (please cite): [1.3] Which language(s) did you use [ ] C [X] C++ [ ] Others (please cite): [1.4] How do you rate your programming skills [X] Experience programmer [ ] Average programmer [ ] Beginner [1.5] What parts of libww do you use [ ] XML parser [ ] RDF parser [ ] HTML parser [X] HTTP [ ] FTP [ ] News [ ] Telnet [ ] Gopher [ ] SSL [ ] Others (please cite): [1.6] What applications of libwww do you use [X] Examples [ ] Robot [ ] LineMode parser [ ] Command line parser [ ] WinCommander [1.7] What modifications do you make to the code before you use it? WRAPPING TO AN OBJECT MODEL [1.8] If you have any tests for libwww code, what parts of libwww do you test and are you willing to contribute the tests to the W3C? [1.9] Anything else you'd like to say --------------------------------------------------------------------- [2.0] Your opinion of libwww --------------------------------------------------------------------- [2.1] In your opinion, libwww is (check all that apply): [X] 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 BUILDS COMPLEXITY [2.4] Do you feel that libwww too big? [X] Yes [ ] No [2.5] If so, which parts would you like to remove, or move to other libraries I'D MAKE A SEPARATE KERNEL, AND ALLOW EVERYTHING ELSE AS OPTIONAL SERVICES WITH COMMON SERVICE MODEL [2.6] What are the things that you like the most of libwww MULTIPLATFOM [2.7] What are the things that you dislike the most of libwww DON'T HAVE TIME TO LEARN IT, SHALL BE READY TO USE OUT OF THE BOX [2.8] What are the things that you would like to change in libwww [2.9] What are the things you think that libwww are missing [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 [X] 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 [X] 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? [X] Yes [ ] No [3.5.2] Which language would you use and why (please take into account portability among systems)? C++, AND DRIVE IT TO THE LEVEL OF STL [3.5.3] Are you interested in joining the core team of such a project (starting a new libwww project)? [ ] Yes [X] 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 [X] 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 DON'T DROP IT. BETTER TO HAVE IT AS IS AS NOT TO HAVE IT AT ALL.
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