>>> Randy Turner <rturner@sharplabs.com> 06/19/97 09:10PM >>>
> This stuff is really too easy and we shouldn't worry about the
> differences between
> ASCII and binary at this point. The code difference is trivial.
> I thought we have already made this decision?
We seem to reach reasonable conclusions and then keep opening them up again.
I have
reviewed several of the long postings on code and it is clear that the
code and performance differences are TRIVIAL!!!!!! Brain, Scott L, Jay,
Bob, myself, and
many others have pointed out many benefits of the ASCII version. There was
a fundamental decision made LONG ago that an ASCII protocol should be used
over a binary protocol.
It was not re-opened until the SWP proposal in San Diego.
We SHOULD NOT (oops, I had my I-D editors keyborad turned on there) remove
the benefits of an ASCII protocol unless there is a "preponderance of
evidence" and I
just don't see it.
In reviewing
- the 6/17 meeting minutes,
- the recent e-mail postings, and
- the minutes from almost ALL of the weekly teleconference calls over
that past 5 months
(which have been open to anyone)
the overwhelming number of participants have expressed support for the
ABNF based ASCII protocol. It is not what I personally supported
initially, but I wanted to make
progress and listen to the group. I know that this is not a "majority" vote
situation, but if I were
an objective outside observer, it would be clear to me that we are close to
consensus on
the ASCII based protocol based on what is posted and reported by most of the
participants.
Scott Isaacson