Scott Balneaves wrote: > On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 09:03:43AM -0800, Jordan Erickson wrote: >> David Hopkins wrote: >> *snip* >>> As for questions to the server team ... which >>> list would that be? >> /me thinks the server team would probably get a lot of good ideas from >> the LTSP+Edubuntu communities... > > Been there, done that, diiiiiiiiidn't get a whole lot of response.
Marketing law states that you must expose XYZ to a potential at *least* 3 times before they will even read it.. I propose we attempt to build an inter-community relationship with the server community.. It couldn't hurt to try, and we have nothing but good people/ideas to gain.. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ServerTeam/GettingInvolved > If I might proffer an opinion.... > > LDAP's a "hard" subject. It's: > > 1) Non-trivial to set up > 2) Infinitely customizable > 3) Lacking any discernable standard as to how you should lay out your database > for authentication. > > So the problem is, every time you poke your head up and say: "Hey guys, lets > do > X!" you're greeted by a chorus of "Yeah, but what about....", an which point > everybody stares at their shoes, goes "Hmmmm, interesting problem <deep > thought>" and the problem disappears off into the sunset for another few > months. > > I'm not blaming them. LDAP *is* the single largest PITA to > configure/setup/get > working, and it's deucedly difficult to try to make the "perfect" tool. > > Both RedHat and SkoleLinux solved the problem by saying "You'll do it our way > and *like it*!!!!", with the end result that they have something that works, > but God help you if you want/need to do something different. Debian, and by > extention Ubuntu, is still waiting for the perfect, infinitely customizable > yet > easy-to-use LDAP tool to come along. IMVHO, There is no such thing. Having a rock-solid, infinitively customizable, yet easy to set up+configure XYZ is a paradoxical dream. What we might be able to discuss is a generic "school type auth" LDAP setup, which as you said, even Redhat seems to have to do... If you want/need customization, you can learn the shell tools. It's not confining this way, because you have an absolute choice of either one. We'd just be making it a bit easier for people who don't need elaborate setups. Cheers, Jordan -- edubuntu-users mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-users
