[Twisted-Python] Lies, Damn Lies, and Stable Interfaces

Tommi Virtanen tv at twistedmatrix.com
Tue Jun 17 13:54:16 MDT 2003


On Mon, Jun 16, 2003 at 05:28:46AM -0500, Glyph Lefkowitz wrote:
> Portal
> ======

> Mind
> ====

> The name may seem rather unusual, but considering that a Mind is 
> representative of the entity on the "other end" of a network connection 
> that is both receiving updates and issuing commands, I believe it is 
> appropriate.

> Realm
> =====

> Avatar
> ======

	Man. You need to let let *go* of that pipe. You've been
	puffing a bit too much.

	I'd really appreciate it if Twisted would contain bad naming
	puns in the edges and things only used by Twisted developers,
	but not in the core facilities. I've already had trouble
	selling it due to the "twisted" name :)

> checker mechanisms soon.  (If somebody were to write an 
> ActiveDirectory-compatible LDAP login, they would be my best friend for 
> EVER.)

	Sooo.. what does ActiveDirectory need to check a users
	passphrase? If it's anywhere near what basic LDAP usage is,
	I'm already your friend.

	(And no, I will not look for myself. I can smell it already,
	I'm not going closer without bribery.)




	For those readers, who don't have a clue what I'm talking about:

	Ldaptor is a pure-python LDAP library, utilities and
	applications.

	apt-get install ldaptor-utils ldaptor-webui
	http://tv.debian.net/software/ldaptor/
	http://ldaptor.bkbits.net/

	It contains a fully-featured LDAP client library, a just-added
NEW-->	initial LDAP server support, a web server that allows users to
	browse/edit LDAP content, and a set of command line tools for
	e.g. doing LDAP searches, changing passwords, etc.

	Also a lot of infrastructure exists: Ldaptor groks Samba LDAP
	entries, DNS SRV, etc.

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