[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > The contrib section does not have usable makefiles (nor the system > to create them).
Usually, building a contrib does not require much makefile stuff. > Putting this overlay in contrib, where it would be unmaintained > and practically broken right away from the start (due to missing > build integration) doesn't make any sense. It makes sense: if we integrate it in the mainstream source and it breaks because it's unmaintained, then the distribution is broken > People interested in the overlay are able to download it from > the maintained location at: > > http://techpubs.spinlocksolutions.com/openldap/ Well, in that case you have to guarantee that the URL remains valid over time. If you put it in contrib/ the OpenLDAP project guarantees (sort of) it remains available. To the average potential user, I guess it's the same level of guarantee :) p. Ing. Pierangelo Masarati OpenLDAP Core Team SysNet s.r.l. via Dossi, 8 - 27100 Pavia - ITALIA http://www.sys-net.it --------------------------------------- Office: +39 02 23998309 Mobile: +39 333 4963172 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------------
