On Mon, Jul 8, 2013 at 11:53 AM, Mikeal Rogers <mikeal.rog...@gmail.com>wrote:
> I think you implied it but maybe never explicitly declared it: does this > mean node.js is going back to shipping with its deps and not allowing > linking the way that some Linux distro's have demanded? > No, this just makes it easier to ensure that the version of the dependency you're consuming matches what the running node is using. > This is all the right direction, IMO. node.js should provide the best > platform imaginable for people building on top of it. If some of those > decisions benefit those building on node.js but piss off people that are > trying to make it conform with a lower level platform's packaging system, > fuck em! > I think this solution can satisfy both camps, however I would expect the priority to be on defining the JS interface. > Another question. If node.js becomes somewhat v8 neutral, and the > spidermonkey guys put in enough work to proof-of-concept a working SM > version, would the primary node.js distro even consider moving to it if it > showed significant improvements over using v8? This is, of course, > theoretical, but my main objection as well as others to the idea of moving > to SM or even being neutral was one of compatibility which it sounds like > you're about to solve. > Short answer, yes I can see scenarios where it would be to our benefit to be able to be backend neutral, either for performance, or as a means to bootstrap onto another platform. However that would be a long term goal, as it would require core modules to be written to consume the neutral API, which is non-trivial. Presuming of course a neutral api can be agreed upon. -- -- Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ Posting guidelines: https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To post to this group, send email to nodejs@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nodejs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to nodejs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
