Re: [PATCH] Avahi support for gnome-games

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

CORRECTION:

the service *type* is _26479gnomegames._udp
the service *name* is gnomegames by default

Anyway it does not make sense to prepend the
port to the service type.

_gnome-nibbles._udp or _gnome-reversi._udp

would make sense to me...

Daniel S. Haischt schrieb:
> 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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