That only obfuscates the problem, which is violating OO design principles.
regards,
John
John C. Strassner
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Schnizlein [mailto:jschnizl@cisco.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2003 1:54 PM
> To: John Strassner
> Cc: 'policy@ietf.org'
> Subject: RE: [Policy] RE: PCELS position
>
> At 03:11 PM 9/23/2003, John Strassner wrote:
>
> >It's like saying that a Hummer and a Boat both have an engine,
> >so why can't I use the Boat's engine in a Hummer?
>
> Aren't Chrysler V-8 engines used in both some boats and SUVs?
> The transmissions are different, but as long as the external
> parameters of the object (torque, horsepower, etc.) match,
> an engine is an engine.
>
> John
>
> Not sure this helps, but the metaphor seem apt.