pkgsrc/net/avahi/DESCR
wiz 0458939a92 Initial import of avahi-0.6.23, packaged for pkgsrc-wip by Adrian Portelli,
then majorly reworked by myself. You can blame us both now ;)

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.
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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.