Re: [REMINDER][RfC] Net_ICQ

On Wed, 16 Jul 2003 22:14:06 +0200, Martin Jansen wrote: > On Wed Jul 16, 2003 at 10:0949PM +0200, Ivan Stojic wrote: > > On Wed, 16 Jul 2003 21:33:30 +0200, Martin Jansen wrote: > > > I remember having looked at Net_ICQ in CPAN [1] and even if I don't like > > > comparing CPAN code to PEAR packages, it seems as if the Perl version > > > can do much more than your code. It for example supports different > > > servers while your code is bound to *.icq.com. Apart from that they seem > > > to have a more generic interface to utilize the different features like > > > sending messages, searching users etc. > > > > > > Perhaps it's worth having a look at those things before releasing it in > > > PEAR. > > > > Martin, I think you are missing the key point. The Net::ICQ in CPAN is > > a full fledged ICQ client. The client that Tobias wrote and is > > interested in publishing isn't. > > Then he should rename is class to Net_ICQ_Something, because otherwise > it will be absolutely misleading. Net_ICQ_Lite, like Alexander suggested sounds cool to me. I think that in this case using _Lite is a good thing because this class cannot be further extended - it is complete the way it is. Just my $1/50 ;)