Re: More on the future LDAP admin gui in Debian Edu (Was: Is LWAT completely broken in Squeeze?)

[Christian Kuelker <christian.kuelker@cipworx.org>]

Hi,

I answer here, because my name was dropped.

Jonas Smedegaard wrote:
> If you mean if webmin stuff is relevant to reuse for CipUX, then no: 
> Webmin related to an ancient abandoned branch of CipUX only - current 
> CipUX 3.4.x.x uses its own framework called CAT, with two actual 
> implementations availabl, CAT::Web and CATWeasel.
>
> CipUX is mature, and is reported working well with Skolelinux in Germany.
>
> What Petter writes above, and that I fully agree with, is *not* that 
> CipUX is broken, but that *this* list have received no reports of 
> succesful tests using CipUX with Skolelinux currently in development.

I agree on all above.

> Klaus, Christian, Kurt and others supposedly subscribed to this list: 
> now is the time to tell the (Skolelinux) world how wonderful CipUX is!

CipUX is working well in Rheinland-Pfalz for more then one year (or 
more?). The actual Debian packages are mostly build on that code 
base and I did not hear of major failures. Only some smaller bug 
fixes where made. However testers are welcome. This version should 
work well with Debian and Debian-Edu Lenny. I have to admit that 
there are some complains about the style of CAT-Web. If you would 
like to change that, please contribute. (It is themeable) However 
the Rheinland-Pfalz project developed a stylish CAT-Weasel GUI to 
meet exact the demands of the teachers from Rheinland-Pfalz.

CipUX was tested with Debian Squeeze but not with Debian-Edu 
squeeze. To support the newest features of Debian-Edu there has 
probably some work to be done.

I personally would like to see CipUX working with any major school 
server distribution. If this is done via default install or as a 
decision by the admin is not so important for me.

Since I have a full time Job in the HPC business and have to travel 
quite a lot between Italy, Germany and Japan I do not have the time
to make the configuration work for Skolelinux by myself. I would 
think that this should be done under the lead of the Rheinland-Pfalz 
Project (@Klaus - you might consider assigning work to that task) 
_and_ others who would like see it work. In any case I will offer my 
help and knowledge.

Future: The next major release of CipUX will be released to CPAN 
directly. Perl coders who would like to take part in the design of 
this now are highly welcome.

> (...or file bugreports, so that I can improve the packaging!)

Cheers
C.