...++1 - and I've always agreed. My only question is does the new API make it impossible to do simple things.
If the new API makes things more difficult, it's a regression. This AAA provider discussion just offers us the opportunity to really evaluate the usefulness of the new API, are things going to be better or worse when you want to do something beyond add a single-use provider.
And maybe the API doesn't interfere in which case we prove that the new API doesn't hinder development, but promotes it. We already know the new API makes it simpler to implement SQL, ODBC or other back ends folks care to create or port to 2.2
Considering that the AAA rewrite we have today does not change *any* existing AAA APIs that were in 2.0, but only adds APIs - I find it extremely hard to believe that 2.1 can not do things that 2.0 could. -- justin
