Re: [PATCH] Avahi support for gnome-games

["Daniel S. Haischt" <me daniel stefan haischt name>]

My current issue is - why is there a need to prepend
the port to the service name so it looks something
like ...

 -> _26479gnomegames._udp

And if you start several gnome games, there's an issue
if someone uses the gnomegames service name for each name.

Hence, I was suggesting service subtypes, but I am
completly fine with using TXT records.

And btw, Johannes can you reply to the mailing list as well?

Johannes Hölzl schrieb:
> Hi,
>
> Am Donnerstag, den 16.02.2006, 14:13 +0100 schrieb Daniel S. Haischt:
> > Hello,
> [..]
> >   b) Why is the user allowed to choose the service name?
> >      What happens if she starts Gnibbles and Reversi, both
> >      with the same Zerocnf service name?
>
>
> >   c) Wouldn't it be better to force a particular Zeroconf
> >      service name like...
> >
> >      _gnibbles._gnomegames._udp
> >      _iagno._gnomegames._udp
>
> Why not use the TXT field to distinguish the exact game and only have
> _gnomegames._udp. 
>
> TXT: gnomegame=gnibbles
>
> There is also the possibility in DNS-SD to give every service an user
> visible name. For example an Avahi-Configuration for a game could look
> like:
>
> <service-group>
>     <name>Joe against You</name>
>     <service protocol="ipv4">
>         <type>_gnomegames._udp</type>
>         <port>26479</port>
>         <txt-record>gnomegames_type=gnibbles</txt-record>
>     </service>
> </service-group>
>
> Where <name> is the user visible name, and txt-record specifies the
> exact gnome-game type. I think Avahi provides the API to configure this
> information via D-BUS.
>
> The Port of the game-server can be selected arbitrarily.
>
> regards,
> 	Johannes Hölzl
>
>
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