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 = Supporting single-process (and possibly standalone) necko? =
-== Supporting single-process necko ==
+== Supporting non-e10s clients that use necko ==
-We should be able to support single-process XULRunner clients (such as Thunderbird) which aren't moving to multi-process.  I'm planning to surround all IPC logic with #ifdef MOZ_IPC, and if it's not defined things should simply work for single process.
+We're planning to surround all IPC logic with #ifdef MOZ_IPC, and if it's not defined things should simply work for single process clients and/or clients which are otherwise allergic to e10s (apparently firefox on ppc and/or OS/2?)
+(Bsmedberg says that single-process XULRunner clients (such as Thunderbird) which aren't moving to multi-process will still work with our e10s code present: they simply won't use it.  So MOZ_IPC may just be for ppc and OS/2)
 == Worth continuing "Standalone" necko? ==