An OpenLDAP Followup

After this post I received some feedback and also noticed this post asking why I though Red Hat was dropping support for OpenLDAP.  From a session I attended at FedoraCON, that was the idea I got.  Looking into it further, it seems this is untrue and that Red Hat will likely be supporting both.  I apologize.  I think supporting both is probably best anyway - choice is always good.  The linked post also makes a good point, and one that I actually meant to mention last time but didn't (while I didn't read all 62 pages, I did read the page referenced). Comparing AD and OpenLDAP really isn't fair - AD is a purpose-built system that is a native User Management mechanism in win2003.  Much effort has gone into that integration.  OpenLDAP is not a native User Management mechanism in RHEL, nor has much effort gone into any integration.  Additionally, OpenLDAP is a full featured LDAP implementation that in the end in infinitely more flexible than AD.  I think this brings out one of the great things about the blogosphere.  We can have frank and honest discussions about things and learn from one another.