On 2015-01-05 10:16, Gilles Chehade wrote: > Yes a few months ago we have decided to split the backends and ship them > as their own separate project. > > [...] > > The separate project is at: > > https://github.com/awaw/OpenSMTPD-extras/ > > You can check out the repo, enter the extras/table/table_passwd and do a > make && make install in the appropriate directory. > > We will start tagging and releasing this project with out next major > opensmtpd release.
Wow! This explains everything. I will start compiling the new backend right away! > - it reduces the opensmtpd dependencies and the opensmtpd build does not > have to know what dependencies the backends rely upon. > > - people can contribute them more easily, since they are not part of the > daemon but are now standalone, we don't have strong objections to have > all kinds of backends available, if you want your backend to rely on a > commercial product, it can go in. > > - we no longer have to release a new version of the daemon so people can > use the new backends immediately instead of having to wait for months. Personally, I think a modular approach like this is a useful one – this way more people will probably stop complaining and start writing useful code. -- Rasmus Liland, jrl at jrl.dyndns.dk, jens.rasmus.liland at nmbu.no
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