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Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Global useflags zeroconf and avahi
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Andreas K. Huettel schrieb:

> Avahi is the implementation of that standard which we have in the 
> portage tree [2]. Other implementations are mDNSResponder (which was in
> the tree some time ago but got kicked out) and Apple's Bonjour (which
> never was in the tree and probably never will be).

Parts of zeroconf (namely IPv4LL) are also implemented by dhcpcd and other
software without using avahi.

> I would like to suggest unifying use-flag usage, and use "zeroconf"
> anywhere.

Sounds good. Do you think the same should apply to non-mDNS/DNS-SD based
zeroconf like UPnP/SSDP?


Best regards,
Chí-Thanh Christopher Nguyễn