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0 pointsbsder2y ago0 comments

> There are benefits in developers all being familiar with dbus, not having to use different clients for each program you want to talk to, it is easier to secure, etc.

Is it those things?

People don't seem to use DBus at all outside of Linux. That would seem to imply that, by and large, it isn't those things. And the fact that someone on Linux in exactly the situation where it should be used wasn't willing to use it suggests that maybe there are significant issues.

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charcircuit2y ago

>People don't seem to use DBus at all outside of Linux.

Because it is a part of freedesktop, a project largely about creating software and specifications for the Linux desktop. Windows has COM. Mac / iOS have XPC. Android has Binder.

> And the fact that someone on Linux in exactly the situation where it should be used wasn't willing to use it suggests that maybe there are significant issues.

It is from cultural and educational issues. It isn't just a coincidence that all operating systems I listed above have a standard IPC mechanism that they use for services.

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