On Thu, 23 Jul 2015 13:44:32 -0700 James Powell <james4...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> So exactly what do we use in place of D-Bus as a replacement > Userspace IPC handler and protocol that is Generic to POSIX systems > and UNIX? Nothing. I've never felt the functionality to be especially valuable. I guess I won't get informed when Clementine changes songs. Oh well. > If we rip out D-Bus what do we use in it's place that is drop in > compatible? You're talking about tearing apart a LOT of packages just > to satisfy a grievance. I don't know about others, but *I* was talking about something a user does, not something Devuan does. > > This is outside the scope and mission statement of Devuan, See my response above. > and I'm > sorry if you dislike D-Bus so much, but it is accepted and POSIX > compliant software. See my response above. > It's not perfect, but are any protocols that > allow interapplication and interprocess communication across a system > and network going to be not be complex to work? I could probably make one, but that's besides the point. > > Again, a witch hunt on software is not necessary, needed, or > appropriate for Devuan. I can't speak for others, but all I did was give instructions on how a user could run sans-dbus if s/he, doesn't like I, don't like dbus. SteveT Steve Litt July 2015 featured book: Rapid Learning for the 21st Century http://www.troubleshooters.com/rl21 _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng