Hi Rich,
thanks for this mil. I will not reply on the Mac installer pbs you are
mentionning, others will do. I just want to give you some insingths
abouut some of your questions.
1) Server.xml
* The server.xml syntax changed between 1.5.1 and 1.5.2. This seems
like a deviation from the version numbering policies at Apache,
but I could be wrong.
There is nothing such as a Apache policy for versioning, for the record.
We have had long discussions two years ago about ApacheDS versioning
policy, and came with these policies :
- we have a X.Y.Z number scheme
- X.0.Z means stable version. ie, versions where functionalities are not
added, where data stored into the backend are binary compatible, and
where the configuration files are compatible.
- X.5.Z are unstable versions, ie version which are subject to changes,
including configuration files.
- 0.Z are for bug fixes
- 5.Z are for functional additions, and of course bug fixes.
- when X.5.Z is ready, the next version is (X+1).0.0
So in our case, the 5 means : 'in between X and X+1 version'. Half
backed server :). I understand that the site does not clearly state that...
FYI, I have since gone back to version 1.0.2 and have had far fewer
issues. I know these things will get resolved in future versions, but
I am guessing that more than a few people are getting a "less than
good" taste in their mouths after trying out the latest versions.
This is a risk we took. 1.0 is now two years old (barely), and 2.0 is at
least 3 months far from being out. You have to know that ADS is a pretty
big piece of code (around 400 000 slocs), and it takes a huge amount of
time to make it working, fast, compliant and powerfull. The current 1.5
version is running 5 times faster than the 1.0, with far less LDAP
issues, and with a far better internal structure. Documentation is also
lacking for the very same reason : people are reluctant to document a
moving target...
Finally, I am not sure I would have the most prominent ApacheDS link
(on the home page) pointing to version 1.5.x at this point. That
should be for those willing to tolerate code that is ready for prime
time IMHO.
You may be right.
Last, not least, remember that it's a volunteer based project, and we
are not that many working on it ! Any contribution is very welcome !
Thanks !
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cordialement, regards,
Emmanuel Lécharny
www.iktek.com
directory.apache.org
