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Re: Openldap vs. IBM Directory Server

To: Lee <lee_hoffman@brown.edu>, OpenLDAP-software@OpenLDAP.org
Subject: Re: Openldap vs. IBM Directory Server
From: Jon Roberts <jon@mentata.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2003 16:49:02 -0500
In-reply-to: <8877A470-D284-11D7-B91A-000393DBC2CA@brown.edu>
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Lee wrote:

Besides that, it is not a real ldapserver, but an ldap frontend to the DB2 database (which you have to buy!) so the free of IBM is different to the free of IBM.

I was under the impression it came with a free DB2 license for use only with the Directory Server. Are you positive you still have to buy a license?

I've heard you do, although some customers are getting pretty good deals these days.

Just as important a consideration is *administering* a DB2 database. Isn't DBA still a job title?

I was put off by the sheer size of the IBM directory server download: almost .5 GB!

FWIW, the . in the IBM timestamp is frequently followed by numbers representing (I assume) microseconds. Useful? Maybe, but I wouldn't call it a competitive advantage.

My $.02

Jon Roberts
www.mentata.com

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- Re: Openldap vs. IBM Directory Server
  - From: Lee <lee_hoffman@brown.edu>

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