Re: Ganymede?

Harlan asks:

> Has anybody looked at Ganymede?  <http://www.arlut.utexas.edu/gash2/> ?

Well, I peeked.

It's a GPL'd "portable and customizable network directory
management system", predating LDAP and which I expect has
had some of the wind taken out of its sails by LDAP.
However, it allows for "local intelligence", e.g. "if person
X is in class Y they should be on mailing-list Z", which is
cool.

Personally, I quite liked FAQ #2 :-)

   2. Great! Then I can just jump right in and use it, right?

   Um, no. Ganymede itself is an extensible and customizable
   system that can do a tremendous amount for you, but right
   now it is not an 'out-of-the-box' admin package.

Incidentally, on things like this, feel free to check in an
entry into ARK/webpages/related.htma.  (I've got a
"Ganymede" entry queued up)

Will