Re: Discussion: Why is inet_addr in IO?

On Thu, Aug 28, 2014 at 1:31 PM, Thomas DuBuisson < thomas.dubuisson@gmail.com> wrote:

I fully support directing users to getAddrInfo. My comment boils down to: let's remove broken functions instead of making them easier to use and less consistent with the rest of the API.

Only if we run a deprecation cycle for at least one major version of network. Just removing a function breaks code for no reason and is user-hostile. It's important to give end users a warning that the function is going away and some time (12 months or more IMO) to fix their code, especially for packages that belong to the platform. G -- Gregory Collins