[Fedora-directory-users] Advantages of using FDS vs OpenLDAP?

[Arshad Noor]

For what its worth, while I have not worked with OpenLDAP at all, I
vigorously support Howard's argument for concise, precise & clear
documentation.  The state of technical documentation today is
pathetic - designed more for people to navigate GUI's than to impart
information about how things work.  Its reminiscent of cotton candy
- a lot more air than content.  Another artifact of the Microsoft
age....

Arshad Noor
StrongAuth, Inc.


Howard Chu wrote:

> Yes, the OpenLDAP documentation is sparse, and this is a fatal flaw.
> Yes, what documentation exists is terse, and this is a vital strength.
> Nobody likes to spend time wading thru docs, and there's nothing gained
> from saying in 5 sentences what can be stated in only one. Certainly we
> need to work on expanding the scope of the documentation to cover the
> numerous holes. But good documentation is concise and to the point, and
> the docs I've written are precise. There may be a problem with imprecise
> readers, who skim and skip over things when every single word is
> crucial, but that's not our fault.
>