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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: reading mimetypes fast
From:       Stephan Kulow <coolo () itm ! mu-luebeck ! de>
Date:       1999-06-09 11:53:01
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pbrown@redhat.com wrote:
> 
> I don't see what is the problem with having one program (something like
> the trader I guess, except I am so corba-unaware I have no clue wtf the
> trader is) that reads all the mimetypes at startup, and then we use the mm
> library / shared memory for all other programs to get information from
> this program?  Eliminates tons of repetitive memory consumption and IO,
> and puts everything in a nice clean unified location.

When it's in the trader anyway, why not let it serve you the mimestuff
too?
Why do you need shared memory? Because you like locking? ;)

Greetings, Stephan

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