[darcs-devel] darcs using Network.HTTP

[Don Stewart]

john:
> Hi, out of curiosity, why does darcs not use the Network.HTTP native
> haskell http library (http://www.haskell.org/http/) instead of
> attempting to use libcurl or libwww?
> 
> are the reasons just historical, and if so would moving to Network.HTTP
> be something that is wanted?

I'm not sure the HTTP existed back in 2002 -- wasn't it just the
mini-http prototype?