> >> > Pointers are Resources > >> > Resources are not (all) Pointers. > >> > >> Actually, > >> > >> Pointers *refer to* resources > >> Not all pointers refer to (are) resources > > > > How about: > > > > Pointers are a way of referring to resources. > > Not all ways of referring to resources are pointers.
Alright - it seems everyone pulled me up on that lapse - I must remember to be more careful round here ;-) > But also: > > Not all pointers refer to resources. Hmmm, unless you are thinking of null pointers I can't think of any pointers that don't refer to resources. Perhaps we have a different definition of resource? Could you elaborate? Regards, [)o IhIL.. _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe & other changes: http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost