/* begin * avahi 0.8 (service discovery aka zeroconf) Avahi is an Implementation the DNS Service Discovery and Multicast DNS specifications for Zeroconf Computing. It uses D-BUS for communication between user applications and a system daemon. The daemon is used to coordinate application efforts in caching replies, necessary to minimize the traffic imposed on networks. This kind of technology is already found in Apple MacOS X (branded Rendezvous Bonjour and sometimes Zeroconf) and is very convenient. * end */