[PD-dev] net objects

[Hans-Christoph Steiner]

On Apr 25, 2006, at 6:20 PM, IOhannes m zmoelnig wrote:

> Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote:
>>
>>
>>>
>>> the zexy-object corresponding to [route2] is called [relay]
>>
>> While [route2] is not a good name, I don't think [relay] makes sense
>> there either.
>>
>> WordNet (r) 2.0
>> relay
>>      n 1: the act of relaying something
>>      2: electrical device such that current flowing through it in
>>         one circuit can switch on and off a current in a second
>>         circuit [syn: {electrical relay}]
>>      v 1: pass along; "Please relay the news to the villagers"
>
> that is what i exactly what i head in mind: i thought "relaying the  
> news
>  to the villager" is like "pass the message to the object without
> modifying it"; however i english is not my primary language.

relaying doesn't have any branches, relaying is just from one thing  
to another (from "me" to the "villagers").

relaying: () -> ()

routing:    /-->()
         ()-|--->()
             \-->()

Hope this wasn't too pedantic, I was just trying to be clear.

.hc

>
>>      2: control or operate by relay
>>
>> "route" is a perfect word for the concept, so I say add a  
>> descriptor to
>> the word route.
>>
>
> i tried to avoid [route_without_strip]...
>
> mfg.asdr
> IOhannes
>
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