[REBOL] Re: RFC: REBOL Home Multimedia Platform (RHMP)
From: petr::krenzelok::trz::cz at: 29-Dec-2001 23:41
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From: "Paul Tretter" <[ptretter--charter--net]>
To: <[rebol-list--rebol--com]>
Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2001 2:52 PM
Subject: [REBOL] Re: RFC: REBOL Home Multimedia Platform (RHMP)
> And to add to that: REBOL is an interpreted language, therefore the speed
> that is usually required for handling the formats mentioned is not best
> suited for REBOL. And encap is not a solution either as it does NOT
compile
> :( REBOL scripts. I do however think thats something RT should develop.
1) we know that Rebol is not suitable here .... it is clear it can't handle
those things in the language level itself ....
2) we were talking Encap here as a kind of bridge app - listening on tcp
port on one side, while talking to native OS libraries on another side ...
However, for Rebol, the solution is to bring unified interface to various
domain specific areas. Do you see how encryption and sound ports are
handled? - native engines, providing access thru port mechanism .... I think
upcoming 3D (taken from the OSNews interview with Carl) will be imo some
kind of configurable port too ...
... as for compiler itself, - few rebol gurus already stated it is not
possible in an effective manner, IIRC ....
-pekr-
