Re: Python3 port of pam-python

[Dominik George <dominik.george@teckids.org>]

Hi,


> I just discovered a repo on Github where someone ported pam-python to Python3. As I see it at the moment, pam-python is still on Python2, right?
> 
> I just found this Git repo where someone ported pam-python to Py3:
> https://github.com/Ninlives/pam-python
> 
> Unfortunately, there is no Git history available in the repo.
> 
> @Ionic: Could you provide us with some Git repo that has a better history / Git log so that people can assess the quality of the Py3 port of pam-python?

As a heads up:

I started looking into porting pam-python to Python 3 a while back, but cancelled that due to its licence.

pam-python is licenced under AGPL, which is the worst copyleft licence around due to its complications regarding embargoed security fixes and impossible requirements regarding delivery of source code.

For these reasons, AGPL software is banned by many big IT companies and some public bodies.

I decided to ignore pam-python and rewrite things I need in Rust. I could also write a new Python wrapper under a sane licence if we need one.

-nik