March 2011


FreeIPA and GUI and Javascript and Software30 Mar 2011 05:59 pm

I’m an object oriented kind of developer.  I likes a strong domain model, a clear separation of responsibility, and all of the goodness that makes code clean.  Why, then, am I so resistant to introducing a domain model into the FreeIPA WebUI?


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FreeIPA and Networking and Software and Sysadmin25 Mar 2011 11:26 am

The FreeIPA Project (http://freeipa.org) is proud to present FreeIPA
version 2.0.

FreeIPA is an integrated security information management solution
combining Linux (Fedora), 389 Directory Server, MIT Kerberos and NTP.
FreeIPA binds together a number of technologies and adds a web interface
and command-line administration tools.


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IofC and Software15 Mar 2011 11:55 am

The FreeIPA UI approach attempts to use a  Domain Specific languages for UI definition.  While I like how it has emerged thus far, I don’t feel we are yet where we need it to be.


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FreeIPA and GUI and Software11 Mar 2011 09:10 pm

Having worked on the FreeIPA GUI from inception through GA (well, RC3,  soon to be GA)  here’s what I’ve learned about the writing a web application using today’s technologies.


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FreeIPA10 Mar 2011 02:17 pm

Reposted from the FreeIPA devel list.

To all freeipa-interest, freeipa-users and freeipa-devel list members,

The FreeIPA project team is pleased to announce the availability of the Release Candidate 3 release of freeIPA 2.0 server [1]. This should be the last release candidate, becoming the final release if no critical problems are found.


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FreeIPA and Sysadmin08 Mar 2011 07:41 pm

P is for Policy.  One aspect of policy management that has the potential to be the killer feature is centralized SUDO.


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