Re: [PATCH] Avahi support for gnome-games

[Johannes Hölzl <johannes hoelzl gmx de>]

Hi,

Am Donnerstag, den 16.02.2006, 17:41 +0100 schrieb Daniel S. Haischt:
> 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...

Seems good, looks like most service-names in:
http://www.dns-sd.org/ServiceTypes.html
They could also be registered there.

> 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.

It is possible to have multiple services with the same service-_type_ on
_one_ host. The service _name_ (user visible name to distinguish the
services) should be distinct in the network. (The port number in every
case transported via the dns-sd protocol.)

I'm not a gnome-games developer neither have I any clue about the source
code, but putting the port-number into the service-type makes the
browsing for service types more complex than needed. 

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

Well probably the _gnome-<game> name is better then the TXT record.

> > And btw, Johannes can you reply to the mailing list as well?
Sorry, clicked the wrong answer button in evolution :-(

regards,
	Johannes H�