nss_ldap and openldap importing
Michael Bushkov
bushman at rsu.ru
Fri Jul 7 06:07:11 UTC 2006
> Concern about licensing aside, given the other question that was raised,
> perhaps you can provide a little more detail in terms of answering the
> question, "What can having this in the base do for us that having it as a
> port cannot?"
2 arguments, basically:
1. Having nss_ldap in the source gives an ability to use nss_ldap right "out
of the box" and equals it in rights with such nsswitch sources as NIS and
DNS. If we have NIS in the base system, I don't see any reasons not to have
nss_ldap. Besides, i'm sure, having nss_ldap in the base will make users
feeling more comfortable when dealing with it.
2. I guess, we'll have to rewrite nss_ldap by ourselves sooner or later
(actually, I can do it), so current nss_ldap import can be viewed as the
first stage of the plan. The second stage is replacing PADL's nss_ldap with
our own implementation.
With best regards,
Michael Bushkov
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