Saluton TAG!

I'm requesting a TAG review of Direct Sockets API (renamed from Raw Sockets API).

The API's motivation is to support creating a web app that talks to servers and devices that have their own protocols incompatible with what’s available on the web. The web app will be able to talk to a legacy system over TCP or UDP, without requiring users to change or replace that system.

• Explainer: https://github.com/WICG/direct-sockets/blob/master/docs/explainer.md
• Security and Privacy self-review: https://github.com/WICG/direct-sockets/blob/master/docs/security-privacy-self-review.md
• GitHub repo: https://github.com/WICG/direct-sockets/
• Primary contacts:
  • Eric Willigers (ewilligers), Google Inc.
  • Matt Giuca (mgiuca), Google Inc.
  • Glen Robertson (glenrob), Google Inc.
  • Marcos Cáceres (marcoscaceres), Mozilla Corporation
• Organization/project driving the design: Google Inc.
• External status/issue trackers for this feature: https://chromestatus.com/feature/6398297361088512

Further details:

• I have reviewed the TAG's API Design Principles
• The group where the incubation/design work on this is being done (or is intended to be done in the future): WICG
• The group where standardization of this work is intended to be done: unknown
• Existing major pieces of multi-stakeholder review or discussion of this design: github reviews
• Major unresolved issues with or opposition to this design: This API is unavoidably controversial in providing network access.
• This work is being funded by: Google Inc.

We'd prefer the TAG provide feedback as: 🐛 open issues in our GitHub repo for each point of feedback