Author: ehuelsmann Date: Mon Dec 18 15:50:27 2006 New Revision: 124

Modified: public_html/index.shtml Log: Update website with my latest ideas about interface guarantees.

Modified: public_html/index.shtml ============================================================================== --- public_html/index.shtml (original) +++ public_html/index.shtml Mon Dec 18 15:50:27 2006 @@ -20,6 +20,12 @@ possible, while keeping the abstraction and portability layer as thin as possible. </p>

+<p>Because <a href="http://cliki.net/trivial-sockets">trivial-sockets</a> +has been declared dead and its author has said he will declare usocket +its successor if there is a zero effort path of migration, I'm <b>also working +on <em>trivial-usocket</em></b> which is supposed to be a sub-optimal, but zero +effort migration from trivial-sockets.</p> + <p>If your lisp isn't mentioned in the list below, please feel free to submit a request for it at the mailing list mentioned below.</p>

@@ -40,11 +46,12 @@

<h2>Community</h2>

- <p>This project has recently started. There isn't much of a community - yet, except me (Erik Huelsmann). So, you're invited to join the mailing - list, announce yourself and maybe even join the effort. + <p>This project has started Januari 2006. There isn't much of a community + yet, though I'd like there to be one. So, you're invited to join + the mailing list, announce yourself and even join the effort! </p>

+ <p>Development discussion takes place on <a href="mailto:usocket-devel@common-lisp.net">usocket-devel@common-lisp.net</a>. </p> @@ -272,6 +279,13 @@ </table> </div>

+<h2>Interface guarantees</h2> + +<p>The interfaces currently published in the :export part of the +package definition are guaranteed to stay compatible for the +entire 0.x lifecycle. Extention in a backward compatible way is +ofcourse valid, as is the addition of new interface functions.</p> + <h2>Releases</h2>

<p>Releases are uploaded to the <a href="releases/">releases/</a>