Re: cipux in NEW queue
Ronny Aasen wrote:
> Kurt Gramlich wrote:
>> * Steffen Jöris <Steffen.Joeris@skolelinux.de> [070403 13:23]:
> CipUx might be what many users need. but it's not what all users need.
> So i hope lwat will be able to easily adapt to cipux's ldap tree, since
> for many schools lwat will be sufficient.
I doubt I will do much to adopt the security model of cipux into lwat.
> personally i'd prefer that we did not mess up a lot of ldap databases by
> upgrading to cipux'ldap as default. But rather replaced wlus with lwat
> for the upgrades, but provide cipux as apt-get able packages that users
> can migrate to if wanted.
> of course exsisting users that allready have cipux (french and german)
> would be upgraded to cipux since that package is installed on their system.
>
> now on a freshly installed system we must either
> - install skole ldap with lwat as admintool (cipux apt-get able)
> - install cipux ldap with cipux and lwat as admintool. (i am assuming
> lwat can support cipux's ldap)
It can be made possible yes, but as I dont need this on a installation I
maintain, I doubt that I will find the funding to make that happen. But
the source code is freely availible (lwat is GPL), so people might do
whatever they like with it.
> i say cipux AND lwat since different users have different needs. and I
> dislike locking users into a system, having 2 options is a benefit.
Me too, but if you choose the model of cipux, I fear that you're locked
into the use of cipux.
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