X-Git-Url: https://git.sur5r.net/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=ANNOUNCEMENT;h=cc809ecd463b1f532752a5aa82a3ff8d217e2772;hb=1bc2e5533809efb9dd9f2a5e2b9bc7ba64aa41d8;hp=30c2498db5b4904aef3b5df0e71cd82f3863fc94;hpb=b84dae6ef62d7b6b7ece6831c8abafc2449a57ef;p=openldap diff --git a/ANNOUNCEMENT b/ANNOUNCEMENT index 30c2498db5..cc809ecd46 100644 --- a/ANNOUNCEMENT +++ b/ANNOUNCEMENT @@ -1,87 +1,111 @@ - A N N O U N C E M E N T - - OpenLDAP 1.1 +A N N O U N C E M E N T -- OpenLDAP 2.4 + + The OpenLDAP Project is pleased to announce the availability + of OpenLDAP Software 2.4, a suite of the Lightweight Directory + Access Protocol (v3) servers, clients, utilities, and + development tools. + + This release contains the following major enhancements: + + * Slapd(8) enhancements + - Syncrepl enhancements, including push-mode and + Multi-Master support + - Dynamic configuration enhancements, including + online schema editing and full access control + - Dynamic monitoring enhancements, including + cache usage information + * New overlays + - Attribute value constraints + - Dynamic Directory Services (RFC2589) + - Reverse Group Membership maintenance (memberof) + * Clients and tools + - Full support of request/response controls + - New ldapexop tool for arbitrary extend operations + - Support of DNS SRV records for default server + * Significant performance enhancements throughout + the client and server code base + * Multiple new features in libldap and liblber + * Expanded documentation + - Function-complete manual pages + - Numerous new examples in the Admin Guide + + This release includes the following major components: + + * slapd - a stand-alone LDAP directory server + * -lldap - a LDAP client library + * -llber - a lightweight BER/DER encoding/decoding library + * LDIF tools - data conversion tools for use with slapd + * LDAP tools - A collection of command line LDAP utilities + * Admin Guide, Manual Pages - associated documentation + In addition, there are some contributed components: - The OpenLDAP Project is pleased to announce the availability - of OpenLDAP release 1.1, a suite of the Lightweight Weight - Directory Protocol servers, clients, utilities, and development tools. + * LDAPC++ - a LDAP C++ SDK + * Various slapd modules and slapi plugins - OpenLDAP is derived from University of Michigan LDAP release 3.3. - This release includes the following components: +ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS - - slapd - a stand-alone LDAP directory server - - slurpd - a stand-alone LDAP replication server - - ldapd - an LDAP-to-X.500 gateway server - - centipede - an LDAP centroid generation and maintenance program - - libldap - an LDAP client library - - liblber - a lightweight BER/DER encoding/decoding library - - ldif tools - data conversion tools for use with slapd - - in.xfingerd - a finger-to-LDAP gateway server - - go500 - a gopher-to-LDAP gateway server for searching - - go500gw - a gopher-to-LDAP gateway server for searching and browsing - - rcpt500 - an email-to-LDAP query responder - - mail500 - an LDAP-capable mailer - - fax500 - an LDAP-capable mailer that supports remote printing - - LDAP tools - A collection of shell-based LDAP utility programs + OpenLDAP Software is developed by the OpenLDAP Project. The + Project consists of a team of volunteers who use the + Internet to coordinate their activities. The Project is + an organized activity of the OpenLDAP Foundation. - In addition, there are some contributed components: + OpenLDAP Software is derived from University of Michigan LDAP, + release 3.3. - - gtk-tool - a demonstration ldap interface written gtk - - php3-tool - a demonstration ldap interface written php3 - - saucer - a simple command-line oriented client program - - whois++d - a WHOIS++-to-LDAP gateway - -CHANGES - Changes from OpenLDAP 1.0 - - improved build environment with dynamic library support, - - externally configurable client library support: ldap.conf(5), - - improved password security features include SHA1, MD5, crypt(3) - user and root passwords instead of clear-text password - - integrated SDK and tools for MS NT, - - platforms updates, and - - numerous bug fixes and build changes. - - Changes from U. Mich release 3.3 - - TCP Wrappers support added to slapd, - - Berkeley DB2 compatibility added to slapd, - - ACL enhancements including Access by Group and POSIX regex(3) support, - - platforms updates, and - - numerous bug fixes and build changes. - - See the CHANGES file in the distribution for more details. AVAILABILITY - This software is available under the OpenLDAP Public License. - For download information is available at: - http://www.OpenLDAP.org/software/download/ + This software is available under the OpenLDAP Public License, + an non-restrictive, "free", open-source license. Download + information is available at: + + http://www.OpenLDAP.org/software/download/ + SUPPORT - The software is provided as is without any express or implied - warranty, but there is a bug reporting mail address which is - responded to on a best-effort basis: + OpenLDAP Software is user supported: + + http://www.openldap.org/support/ - OpenLDAP-bugs@OpenLDAP.org + The OpenLDAP Administrator's Guide, which includes quick + start instructions, is available at: + + http://www.openldap.org/doc/admin/ + + The project maintains a FAQ which you may find useful: + + http://www.openldap.org/faq/ In addition, there are also a number of discussion lists - related OpenLDAP. A list of mailing lists is available at: + related to OpenLDAP Software. A list of mailing lists is + available at: + http://www.OpenLDAP.org/lists/ + To report bugs, please use project's Issue Tracking System: + + http://www.openldap.org/its/ The OpenLDAP home page containing lots of interesting information - and online documentation is available at this URL: + and online documentation is available at this URL: http://www.OpenLDAP.org/ + SUPPORTED PLATFORMS - This release has been ported to many UNIX (and UNIX-like) platforms - including AIX, Digital UNIX (OSF/1), FreeBSD, HP-UX, IRIX, Linux, - NetBSD, NexTSTEP, OpenBSD, SCO, Solaris, SunOS, and Ultrix. + This release has been ported to many UNIX (and UNIX-like) + platforms including Darwin, FreeBSD, Linux, NetBSD, OpenBSD + and most commercial UNIX systems. The release has also been + ported (in part or in whole) to other platforms including + Apple MacOS X, IBM zOS, and Microsoft Windows NT/2000/etc. - The client libraries and some clients have also been ported to - MS Windows 95/NT. +--- +OpenLDAP is a registered trademark of the OpenLDAP Foundation. +Copyright 1999-2008 The OpenLDAP Foundation, Redwood City, +California, USA. All Rights Reserved. Permission to copy and +distribute verbatim copies of this document is granted.