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Well, also web browser developers, authors of A/V software, etc. Do you want Safari to be the only web browser on macOS, Quicktime to be the only video player,
by Yoric 8y ago
Well, also web browser developers, authors of A/V software, etc.
Do you want Safari to be the only web browser on macOS, Quicktime to be the only video player, etc? Not saying that it will happen, but with the disappearance of OpenGL and if sockets eventually disappear, too, it will become more difficult for independent web browsers (e.g. Firefox, Servo), independent video players (e.g. VLC, MPlayer), etc. to create or maintain a macOS version.
- ovao 8y agoWhile there’s truth to this, there’s no real discussion here about deprecating or removing BSD sockets. UNIX, POSIX and OpenGL are very, very different things to discuss, and Apple deprecating one doesn’t speak to any real expectation of deprecating anything else. At some point it may happen, but there’s simply no writing on the wall for it right now.
- Yoric 8y agoFair enough. But I'll remain at least a bit worried, if you don't mind :)