IPA - (was OT:Exchange good? )

[Bryan O'Neal]

On a slightly off topic question.  How much free ipa experience do you have?
Can you do single sign on using free ipa for windows and Linux clients?  How
easy is it to controlee policy?  I have some time at the moment and may want
to look into it.

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Subject: Re: OT:Exchange good? - And the flame wars begin
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On Tue, 2009-02-24 at 10:43 -0700, Stephen wrote:

> It also explains the "cobble" mentality that alot of people have.
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the 'cobble mentality' is core to open source. Everywhere you turn you find
it.

The whole notion is that you don't have to supply a dictionary and an engine
to access it but rather your program merely uses the aspell api and you have
access to a functional spell checker. Each application builds upon the
various other libraries that are available.

Whereas Linux and open source in general provides software a rich platform
to develop (license compatibility withstanding), the Microsoft platform
continues to shrink as Microsoft absorbs core applications and technologies
either by purchase or by adoption.
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> so in reviewing what is out there i personally am thinking fedora 
> federated server, and i think free IPA as the core, because that is a 
> solid base to start from and will give a very ready path to replacing 
> MS ad for windows clients. I would consider OpenSUSE but they do not 
> have a non-commercial AD replacement, only Commercial.
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again, we are looking towards a monolithic, packaged solution which
understandably becomes a corporate driven integration of various open source
tools. I suspect at some point in the future, freeipa will be a core service
for all but the most die hard Windows shops. All of these tools actually
exist today but the neat, single package concept clearly motivates some
people...I get that. Recognize though, that any packaging becomes a limiting
factor because it dictates setup, configuration and behavior.

Craig

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