joko's topics

--- joko/doc/topics.html 2003/01/21 20:06:55 1.4 +++ joko/doc/topics.html 2003/02/24 18:29:19 1.12 @@ -1,15 +1,48 @@ + + + joko's topics + +

+ projects/modules - active:

+ synchronization
+
- synchronization.html
+
+ Inventory
+
- NfoBackendRefactor
- home2web
+
+ Data::Identifier - Builds/handles/manipulates identifiers for arbitrary Data.
+ Maybe implement Data::Transform::Builder to build a (ldap-)dn
+ from an object "X" containing properties "Y" (using Data::Identifier::Dn?).
+ What about Data::Transfer::Sync::Identifier or
+ Data::Transfer::Identifier or (most simple) Data::Identifier???
+ Yes! Data::Identifier is the "base class / root object", Data::Identifier::Dn acts as a plugin - mechanisms shown elsewhere. +
Data::Transform::Container::HierarchyOperation - Manipulate the Hierarchy of arbitrary Containers.
Data::Transform::Container::ItemOperation - Manipulate Items in arbitrary Containers. (move|copy)
maybe enhance to: duplicate|map|mungle-with-expression|serialize - whatever that means....
Data::Transform::Map - Have mappings stored in csv-files, perl-Modules, XML-Files or LDAP-Containers.
Torus - Migrate off Outlook

Data::Transfer::Sync - Synchronize arbitrary data sources with each other.
- + currently integrated with: +
  - x Tangram
  - + o DBI
    + x MySQL (via DBD::mysql)
    + x csv-files (via DBD::CSV)
    +
  - o MAPI
  - o LDAP
  +
- also interesting / integrate with:
  - - Siemens SL45 - Data Exchange Software, QuickSync and SMS Manager
    + Devices/Software:
    + o Nokia Communicator
    + o s25@once
    + o Siemens SL45 - Data Exchange Software, QuickSync and SMS Manager (S45Sync.exe)
    + o SyncML - see sync4j below
  - @@ -102,6 +154,27 @@ Main Scope: connects to MS Exchange Server 2000
  - + LDAP Account Sync - LDAP Account Synchronization Project
    + LDAP Account Sync project's goal is to synchronize windows user account information
    + and passwords in a OpenLDAP server and vice-versa.
    + This is not authorization, but rather synchronization of the account information. +
  - + nsswitch/OpenLDAP/Kerberos5 - Migration Scripts
    +
  - + P-Synch™ - P-Synch™ Password Management Software
    +
  - + MS SQL Sync ToolKit
    + MS SQL Sync Toolkit is a wonderful tool which you can use to compare
    + and synchronize the structure and contents of SQL Server databases. +
- Data::Transform::Deep
- Data::Storage - Access arbitrary data storage implementations/APIs.
- - umltools - Build linux-filesystems to kickstart UML (user-mode-linux).
  - jonen helped to get the filesystem image building process completely automated. + umltools - Build linux-filesystems to kickstart user-mode-linux.
  + jonen helped to get the filesystem image building process completely automated. (unattended mode)
- flib - php libraries built on top of PEAR and smarty.
- @@ -121,9 +197,44 @@ Wrapper around rsync program to provide an easy calling syntax for rsyncing against a probably predefined target.
  AIM: make backup on windows as *easy* as possible: "right-click on file|directory|item and - guess it - go..."
- receiveMail - Some simple mail filters and gateways done with Perl-Module "Mail::Audit".
- + dispatchmail - Some simple mail filters and gateways done with a Perl-Module "Mail::Audit::Dispatch".
  +
```
+    x based on ...
+      o procmail
+      x CPAN's "Mail::Audit"
+      o sieve
+    x features:
+      x mail2folder
+      x mail2news
+      o mail2fax
+    
```
  +
  - README
  - INSTALL
  - ChangeLog
  - TODO
  +
+
+ +on stack - 2003-01 (sample todo-list) - "howto handle/process todo-lists": +
- have all items stored in other applications conveniently.
- be able to have items or references to them *archived* centrally
- + be able to access informations via *one* interface.
  + - actually *multiple* interfaces should be possible
  + - the aim here is to get everything together (INTEGRATE!) (mnoGoSearch first! Torus::Archive later?)
  +
+ +
+ projects/modules - suspended:
- phpChoPro - A PHP script to convert CHORD input files to HTML.
  @@ -133,6 +244,8 @@
- vops - virtual object persistency system (elib/vops).
+
+ projects - neighbourhood:
- FunctionSelector for glimmer - by jonen
- raBit's rapid racers - by rabit
+
patches:
- patches to RPC_XML on PEAR
+
+ netfrag.org:
- ~rabit
- ~dust
+
+ misc:
- OEF

--> + +

 programs/tools:
 
@@ -191,21 +314,29 @@
   - for Office:
     - MS Office
     - Ximian Evolution
+    - MS Outlook Express
   
   - for Development for/under Linux:
+    - Nautilus
     - glimmer
     - cvs
     - LinCvs
     - Mozilla
-    - phpMyAdmin
-    - SQirrelL SQL
-    - LDAP Browser/Editor
+    - phpMyAdmin (PHP)
+    - SQirrelL SQL (Java)
+    - LDAP Browser/Editor (Java)
   
   - for Development for/under Windows:
+    - MS Explorer
+    - MS Notepad
+    - UltraEdit
+    - cmd.exe
     - cygwin
     - WinCvs
-    - UltraEdit
+    - putty
     - MS Internet Explorer
+    - VMware Workstation
+    - Mozilla
     - MS Visual Studio 6
 
 languages:
@@ -213,22 +344,70 @@
   - Perl
 
 libraries:
-  - Perl CPAN
   - OpenSSH
+  - CPAN (Perl)
+  - PEAR (PHP)
+  - smarty (PHP)
 
 daemons:
   - Apache
-  - MySQL
+  - Sendmail
   - OpenSSH
+  - MySQL
   - OpenLDAP

+ Mottos: +
- Free people from writing html and sql
- + Build solutions that integrate Linux with MS as a desktop platform + and write some tools that get you the last bits needed for integration on the Linux side. (hey sysadmins!) +
- Write these tools using free and open source software
+
+ What's all that stuff about - really? Making in-process queries to an OpenLDAP daemon (slapd) or other daemons (inn, etc.). +
- + implement features: +
  - Have complex routing information stored in some LDAP-containers
  +
- + look at "Lightweight Trigger Access Process" (LTAP) + see http://ltap.bell-labs.com/
  + [...]
  + LDAP directories are passive repositories that do not provide active monitoring and alerting facilities,
  + i.e., triggers. LTAP adds active facilities in a portable manner to LDAP servers.
  + Active facilities are necessary for LDAP servers to monitor accesses to directories and then take appropriate actions.
  + Such functionality is crucial for making Directory Enabled Networks (DENs) real.
  + [...]
  +
- + not possible ;-( with dispatchmail: + when run via smrsh it looks like we can not connect to inn via CPAN's Net::NNTP. + => ex-process! +
+