Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2010 00:05:29 +0200 From: =?ISO-8859-2?Q?Pawe=B3_Grzyb?= <pg.devbsd@gmail.com> To: Paul Schmehl <pschmehl_lists@tx.rr.com> Cc: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: dbus_enable and hald_enable Message-ID: <AANLkTinik1PuIZlLBPJWxgWqMj9Oh3OWDpEkgH8fK9WM@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <E9C42BBFD127A25268A50924@utd65257.utdallas.edu> References: <AANLkTikpZ97F_UpTf9VBXjSwdjE2pJ4tEAhZFoMqi52D@mail.gmail.com> <20100608232938.d213f9aa.freebsd@edvax.de> <E9C42BBFD127A25268A50924@utd65257.utdallas.edu>
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Thank you for your help! Regards, Pawel W dniu 8 czerwca 2010 23:57 u=BFytkownik Paul Schmehl < pschmehl_lists@tx.rr.com> napisa=B3: > --On Tuesday, June 08, 2010 23:29:38 +0200 Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> > wrote: > >> >> If you ask what HAL and DBUS actually *ARE*, I'm not sure what >> to answer - to me, they are both useless. :-) >> >> > hald is an interface between devices and programs. It listens for > attachment/detachment of input devices (keyboard, mouse, etc.) and inform= s > listening programs of those events. > > dbus is an interprocess communication system that allows programs to > connect to and exchange messages with other programs. It allows the kern= el, > for example, to interact with your desktop. Rather than you interacting > directly with the kernel, dbus acts as a middle man, controlling the > communications between the two and only allowing you to perform actions > which are considered "safe" or "reasonable". > > The two work together, for example, to let your desktop know when you > connect a new mouse or type on your keyboard. > > -- > Paul Schmehl, Senior Infosec Analyst > As if it wasn't already obvious, my opinions > are my own and not those of my employer. > ******************************************* > "It is as useless to argue with those who have > renounced the use of reason as to administer > medication to the dead." Thomas Jefferson > >
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