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German state decides to move away from Microsoft to Linux and LibreOffice
Submitted 8 months ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to technology@lemmy.zip
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Blaze@lemmy.zip 8 months ago
jqubed@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Currently, there are a few Microsoft products for which the local government cannot find an open-source alternative such as Microsoft Active Directory, as such it is looking to conceive and develop an open source based directory service which will replace this in the future.
No good alternative for Active Directory? Isn’t that what LDAP does and aren’t there a number of FOSS projects for that? What does Active Directory have that they don’t?
BestBouclettes@jlai.lu 8 months ago
Active Directory is a lot more than just an LDAP though. You have GPOs, and Kerberos built-in. It can do Linux and Unix authentication too and some more. Personally it’s one of the few Microsoft products I have a lot of respect for.
mojo_raisin@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Apache Directory Studio (UI for LDAP) is pretty good and easy to use.
homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Smart.
stoy@lemmy.zip 8 months ago
This again?