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On Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:23:41 +0100, pk wrote: |
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> To me D-Bus is a bit like this: |
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> Programmer1: (waves hands in the air) Oh, oh I know, let's invent a new |
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> protocol that lets applications talk to each other. Way cool! |
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Note that they are inventing a new protocol, not a new idea. |
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> Programmer2: Oh yeah, it will simplify the situation so much. Let's do |
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> it! Pragmatic guy: So, what are these apps going to talk about? |
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The same as they always talked about, but now they have a common protocol |
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that can work with everything. D-Bus is not so much a new concept but a |
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logical rationalisation of previous, disparate implementations. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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Age and treachery will always overcome youth and skill. |
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