Passive?

On November 6, 2018 at 11:46:13, Christofer Dutz ([email protected])
wrote:

Hi all,

as I’m probably going to be implement the first PLC4X driver in a
non-invasive way, I was thinking about the naming.
Initially I talked about this mode as “Promiscuous Mode Driver” as it
operates by using a network devices “promiscuous mode” where it reads all
Ethernet traffic and not only the traffic targeted towards the device
itself.

A driver of this type reads a request sent by a client to a server and the
servers response to this request and hereby extracts which resource has
which value.

However “Promiscuous” is sort of a word with a quite negative perception
(And some people have problems pronouncing it ;-) ) … so I started
thinking:

How about calling them “Observer-Mode Drivers”? I think an “Observer” is a
more positive word.

I was thinking about “Spy Mode” or “Stealth Mode”, but I think the
“Observer Mode” is the best fit for what it does and how it works.

What do you think?

Chris

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