[Development] Common base class for all socket types

[André Somers]

Op 6-11-2012 10:26, d3fault schreef:
> "a common base class is an interesting idea. But it’s a moot point
> since we have to maintain binary compatibility until Qt 5. So
> QAbstractSocket cannot change. We’ll revisit the issue when Qt 5
> development starts, but that’s a long way in the future". (
> http://blog.qt.digia.com/blog/2008/02/22/qlocalserver-qlocalsocket/#comment-1820
> )
>
> "It won't happen for Qt 5. It's way too late for that". (
> http://lists.qt-project.org/pipermail/development/2012-November/007746.html
> )
>
So, something that was on the list of interesting ideas for 5.0 did not 
get done. So what? There is a long list of ideas that did not make it to 
5.0, simply because nobody bothered to do the work on time, it slipped 
between the cracks, or whatever other reason there might be. There have 
been plenty of warnings of when the development window for 5.0 would 
close, and it even has been re-opened a for a few features that were 
already in progress. But now really is the time to stabilize 5.0, not to 
introduce new stuff. The window is closed.

André