From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 8 22:05:31 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6D2851065673 for ; Tue, 8 Jun 2010 22:05:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from pg.devbsd@gmail.com) Received: from mail-wy0-f182.google.com (mail-wy0-f182.google.com [74.125.82.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F1AAB8FC12 for ; Tue, 8 Jun 2010 22:05:30 +0000 (UTC) Received: by wyb33 with SMTP id 33so36365wyb.13 for ; Tue, 08 Jun 2010 15:05:29 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:received:in-reply-to :references:date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=J6M144xlWXENLeQn6Xnfmyuv4aQs11wpO7vj0a7zxkU=; b=WA0aI3+Zy2pUdXSkHCXPGJsuCPIM1bpuT4rsIbyCvLZLIHlvmIT9AB6DSKn1p0QO2G AY0SqCkRGgg7en3Wus5W/199rmYpirdeuzwd6TCdTDn1S6RbtZi+IDuYeZJc5XRc8Evj ydWZ0BLsQHC0XbNCE1ZVN1HU8OFsATpe/98sY= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; b=fJL++3bMOAOBzqb1Kd7A22oDRvcQzVo20ASxIowzrOuNfmCdfRuLon4JskJM7pmO2G GOsJRSQHo3YIZM8OEI1XDFC4jbPaksqaBv2rW3bzGyWdbDlQxrUn2t2vYOAZOnq3a7UN DadbgoFEgSnzxLUytxQFwuU+SgwTq/2C0zjGM= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.227.155.81 with SMTP id r17mr488042wbw.128.1276034729826; Tue, 08 Jun 2010 15:05:29 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.216.186.201 with HTTP; Tue, 8 Jun 2010 15:05:29 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: <20100608232938.d213f9aa.freebsd@edvax.de> Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2010 00:05:29 +0200 Message-ID: From: =?ISO-8859-2?Q?Pawe=B3_Grzyb?= To: Paul Schmehl Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-2 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: Polytropon , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: dbus_enable and hald_enable X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 08 Jun 2010 22:05:31 -0000 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 > 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 > >