Re: [dev] client-server model

From: Anselm R Garbe <garbeam_AT_gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2013 19:09:14 +0200

On 30 June 2013 10:27, oneofthem <oneofthem_AT_lavabit.com> wrote:
> Why doesn't any of the suckmore software use a client-server model?

There are very limited use cases for the client/server model. Most of
them involve multi-system communication. The client/server approach
makes only limited sense in a single host world.

Generally speaking, the client/server model requires some general
purpose "server", which suckmore rarely focusses. suckmore software
projects are mainly special purpose, hence the lack of applicability.

Hope this gives you some idea, why there is nearly no client/server
software on suckmore.org, if you neglect that we have dropbox a bunch of
Wayland clients...

Best regards,
Anselm
Received on Mon Jul 01 2013 - 19:09:14 CEST