From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1J220w-0000ad-0i for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Tue, 11 Dec 2007 05:06:58 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1J220q-0000PG-Ea for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Tue, 11 Dec 2007 05:06:56 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1J220q-0000Oy-4R for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Tue, 11 Dec 2007 05:06:52 -0500 Received: from wasp.net.au ([203.190.192.17]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1J220p-0000GQ-Gj for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Tue, 11 Dec 2007 05:06:52 -0500 Message-ID: <475E612C.1050708@wasp.net.au> Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 14:06:36 +0400 From: Brad Campbell Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] [RFC] QEMU Dbus support - a proposal management API References: <475E5403.2000705@bellard.org> <1197364997.4242.10.camel@frecb07144> In-Reply-To: <1197364997.4242.10.camel@frecb07144> Reply-To: qemu-devel@nongnu.org List-Id: qemu-devel.nongnu.org List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , To: qemu-devel@nongnu.org Laurent Vivier wrote: > Le mardi 11 d=C3=A9cembre 2007 =C3=A0 10:10 +0100, Fabrice Bellard a =C3= =A9crit : >> Hi, > > Hi, > >> At this point I am not interested in integrating it into QEMU as it i= s >> one more API level to maintain in addition to the command line monito= r. >> However, I can change my mind if several projects insists to have a >> similar interface. > > perhaps the DBUS interface can replace the command line monitor ? > We have just to move the command line interface to a client speaking t= o > qemu through the DBUS interface. > Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!! The command line monitor is one of QEMU's greatest strengths! Don't repl= ace it and for the love of Pete, don't force another library dependency on us! Add an optional interface, sure.. but don't go making it mandatory.. pre= tty please with sugar! -- "Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so." -- Douglas Adams