Comments on: One protocol, too many names http://skullbochs.com/2009/06/04/one-protocol-too-many-names/ human knowledge belongs to the world Sat, 08 Aug 2009 08:12:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: skullbochs http://skullbochs.com/2009/06/04/one-protocol-too-many-names/comment-page-1/#comment-14 skullbochs Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:45:55 +0000 http://skullbochs.com/2009/06/04/one-protocol-too-many-names/#comment-14 True… still, I wish the packages had been better labeled. If I want an FTP client or server, it doesn't take long to find a good one. BTW, I just remembered to add you to my blogroll. :-P True… still, I wish the packages had been better labeled. If I want an FTP client or server, it doesn’t take long to find a good one.

BTW, I just remembered to add you to my blogroll. :-P

]]> By: Drew Burden http://skullbochs.com/2009/06/04/one-protocol-too-many-names/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Drew Burden Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:24:45 +0000 http://skullbochs.com/2009/06/04/one-protocol-too-many-names/#comment-3 Zeroconf is the protocol; Avahi and Bonjour are the names of the software implementations of that protocol on their respective platforms. Think of it as sort of like how Firefox, Opera, and Safari are all software implementations of HTTP. It'd be rather confusing to call them all "HTTP". Zeroconf is the protocol; Avahi and Bonjour are the names of the software implementations of that protocol on their respective platforms. Think of it as sort of like how Firefox, Opera, and Safari are all software implementations of HTTP. It’d be rather confusing to call them all “HTTP”.

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