I'd like to support you on this since I personally like your work and
the topics sound really interesting but as PMC chair I have two *BIG*
problems with this:
(1) You've been MIA and don't support your code when it comes to Java
docs, external docs, test cases or community. We have had several users
that post to the ML asking about things that no one can respond to. You
think you're job is to just dump code here and everyone else is
responsible for cleaning it up and making sure the build, doco and site
is working. Your behavior with respect to this community essentially
reeks of a prima donna. You might consider becoming a team player
before asking the team for supporting presentations on topics you've
made it impossible for us to support. This leads to point 2 ...
(2) You seem to consistently misunderstand that at Apache we're not
about technology but rather about community. I do admit that these are
interesting topics technically and I would love to overlook your
community faults and just engage you pleasantly on these topics.
However you have not discussed any of these topics or these capabilities
on this mailing list. We integrated the Kerberos code base and you came
on to the PMC but all your actions with respect to sharing and being
involved with the community are antithetical to that role. Now you're
doing presentations on features and functionality at ApacheCon that
cannot really be supported by this community. Yes no one knows about
this stuff because you never engaged us about any of it on this mailing
list. What will happen when people see your presentation and post to
our mailing list and no one is capable of supporting them? You
consistently don't think of these things which is the responsibility of
a PMC member.
Having a solid community that users and developers can rely on is the
key to the health and survival of an Apache project. By doing these
presentations at ApacheCon you're advertising features that you've added
(or plan to add) without consulting the community and this does everyone
on this project a disservice.
You're putting us in a tough spot so you can goto Amsterdam and have a
nice presentation at the expense of our community.
This is something we all don't appreciate.
Alex
Enrique Rodriguez wrote:
Hi, Directory developers,
Today is the CFP for ApacheCon EU 2007. The CFP site accepted my
submissions, so I don't think I missed the cut-off! Anyway, both of
my talks have to do with Directory-backed authentication: (AD1853) is
the Kerberos talk I've given a couple times and (AD1854) basically
replaces Kerberos with CardSpace technologies (WS-Trust, WS-Mex, and
SAML). So, if either or both talks interest you and you have CFP
website access, then I would appreciate the support. Log in and
there's a link to "Rate the session proposals." My abstracts are
below.
Enrique
AD1853
Title: Secure Single-Sign-On with Apache Directory and Apache Kerberos
Abstract: The lead developer of the Kerberos protocol provider for
the Apache Directory will discuss the use of Apache Directory as a
"realm controller" for Linux and Windows machines. This talk will
provide an overview of the Kerberos and Change Password protocol
workflow. Significant time will be spent on the configuration of trust
relationships and the configuration of both Linux and Windows machines
to use Apache Directory as a Key Distribution Center (KDC). Hint:
those attending this session should be interested in network
authentication ("single-sign-on") using Kerberos realms. Prior
experience with Kerberos is recommended.
AD1854
Title: Using Apache Directory as an Identity Provider STS for CardSpace
Abstract: A member of the Apache Directory PMC will discuss the use
of Apache Directory as a CardSpace Identity Provider "Security Token
Service" (STS) for cross-platform web authentication. This talk will
introduce CardSpace and discuss the basics of the Subject, Relying
Party, and Identity Provider roles. Significant time will be spent on
live demonstrations of an Identity Provider provisioning Managed Cards
online and validating one-time password (OTP) tokens based on open
standards (OATH).
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