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diff --git a/ANNOUNCEMENT b/ANNOUNCEMENT new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ddcdcab --- /dev/null +++ b/ANNOUNCEMENT @@ -0,0 +1,111 @@ +A N N O U N C E M E N T -- OpenLDAP 2.4 + + The OpenLDAP Project is pleased to announce the availability + of OpenLDAP Software 2.4, a suite of the Lightweight Directory + Access Protocol (v3) servers, clients, utilities, and + development tools. + + This release contains the following major enhancements: + + * Slapd(8) enhancements + - Syncrepl enhancements, including push-mode and + Multi-Provider support + - Dynamic configuration enhancements, including + online schema editing and full access control + - Dynamic monitoring enhancements, including + cache usage information + * New overlays + - Attribute value constraints + - Dynamic Directory Services (RFC2589) + - Reverse Group Membership maintenance (memberof) + * Clients and tools + - Full support of request/response controls + - New ldapexop tool for arbitrary extend operations + - Support of DNS SRV records for default server + * Significant performance enhancements throughout + the client and server code base + * Multiple new features in libldap and liblber + * Expanded documentation + - Function-complete manual pages + - Numerous new examples in the Admin Guide + + This release includes the following major components: + + * slapd - a stand-alone LDAP directory server + * -lldap - a LDAP client library + * -llber - a lightweight BER/DER encoding/decoding library + * LDIF tools - data conversion tools for use with slapd + * LDAP tools - A collection of command line LDAP utilities + * Admin Guide, Manual Pages - associated documentation + + In addition, there are some contributed components: + + * LDAPC++ - a LDAP C++ SDK + * Various slapd modules and slapi plugins + + +ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS + + OpenLDAP Software is developed by the OpenLDAP Project. The + Project consists of a team of volunteers who use the + Internet to coordinate their activities. The Project is + an organized activity of the OpenLDAP Foundation. + + OpenLDAP Software is derived from University of Michigan LDAP, + release 3.3. + + +AVAILABILITY + + This software is available under the OpenLDAP Public License, + an non-restrictive, "free", open-source license. Download + information is available at: + + http://www.OpenLDAP.org/software/download/ + + +SUPPORT + + OpenLDAP Software is user supported: + + http://www.openldap.org/support/ + + The OpenLDAP Administrator's Guide, which includes quick + start instructions, is available at: + + http://www.openldap.org/doc/admin/ + + The project maintains a FAQ which you may find useful: + + http://www.openldap.org/faq/ + + In addition, there are also a number of discussion lists + related to OpenLDAP Software. A list of mailing lists is + available at: + + http://www.OpenLDAP.org/lists/ + + To report bugs, please use project's Issue Tracking System: + + http://www.openldap.org/its/ + + The OpenLDAP home page containing lots of interesting information + and online documentation is available at this URL: + + http://www.OpenLDAP.org/ + + +SUPPORTED PLATFORMS + + This release has been ported to many UNIX (and UNIX-like) + platforms including Darwin, FreeBSD, Linux, NetBSD, OpenBSD + and most commercial UNIX systems. The release has also been + ported (in part or in whole) to other platforms including + Apple MacOS X, IBM zOS, and Microsoft Windows NT/2000/etc. + +--- +OpenLDAP is a registered trademark of the OpenLDAP Foundation. + +Copyright 1999-2021 The OpenLDAP Foundation, Redwood City, +California, USA. All Rights Reserved. Permission to copy and +distribute verbatim copies of this document is granted. |