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		andrewshadura 4 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Vali, a C library for Varlink I'm wondering why Varlink, while incredibly similar to JSON-RPC, is designed to be incompatible with it?

NewJazz 4 months ago [–]

Linux people don't want web folks messing with their plumbing is my take lol.

More realistically, adding HTTP where it is not needed adds unnecessary complexity.

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