Should alias expand visibility?

[Steven Schveighoffer]

On Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:16:57 -0400, Tomek Sowiński <just at ask.me> wrote:

> Steven Schveighoffer wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:42:12 -0400, Tomek Sowiński <just at ask.me> wrote:
>>
>>> Steven Schveighoffer wrote:
>>>
>>>> I think the better argument is that it serves
>>>> no purpose to have a private alias to a public function.  You can just
>>>> as
>>>> easily call the public function.
>>>
>>> private alias ClassFromModuleBeyondReach.awkwardStaticName  
>>> awkwardHelper;
>>
>> This is a good point.  But we are talking about aliasing a private
>> function into a public one.
>
> You said "private alias to a public function", look above ;)

I know, I should have said private alias to a public function in the same  
module.

-Steve