[MERGE] Refactor loopback/paramiko/openssh/ssh connection opening

[Martin Pool]

On 29 Aug 2006, Andrew Bennetts <andrew at canonical.com> wrote:
> > (We may need to be clear about just what methods can be called -- recv
> > like a socket, or read like a file?)
> 
> Probably socket-like.  I'd prefer to defer worrying about the precise interface
> until it's actually implemented.

> > In passing I think 'loopback' is an imperfect name, because it doesn't
> > really loop back to where it came from.  Instead the distinguishing
> > feature is that it runs across bare unencrypted tcp.
> 
> Agreed.  However, this is a naming bug that already exists without these
> changes, so I don't think this should block this merge.  Someone can easily
> enough change it later when they think of a better name (and update all the
> references to 'loopback' in tests, presumably).

Yes, both those were just things to think about in passing.  So I think
this is now OK to come in.

-- 
Martin