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Update verbage regarding NIS

Eric Andersen 22 years ago
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      docs/Glibc_vs_uClibc_Differences.txt

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docs/Glibc_vs_uClibc_Differences.txt

@@ -35,9 +35,16 @@ authentication information.
 provided by glibc's libresolv is provided internal to uClibc.  Other functions
 provided by glibc's libresolv is provided internal to uClibc.  Other functions
 are not at all implemented.
 are not at all implemented.
 
 
-8) uClibc does not provide libnsl.so.1, and has no support for Network
+8) libnsl provides support for Network Information Service (NIS) which was
-Information Service (NIS).  We therefore, also do not provide any of the 
+originally called "Yellow Pages" or "YP"), which is an extension of RPC
-headers files provided by glibc under /usr/include/rpcsvc.
+invented by Sun to share Unix password files over the network.  I personally
+think NIS is an evil abomination, and should be avoided.  These days, using
+ldap is much more effective mechanism for doing the same thing.  uClibc does
+not provide libnsl.so.1, and has no support for Network Information Service
+(NIS).  We therefore, also do not provide any of the headers files provided by
+glibc under /usr/include/rpcsvc.   I am open to implementing ldap based
+password authentication, but I do not personally intend to implement it (since
+I have no use for it).
 
 
 9) uClibc's locale support is not 100% complete yet.  We are working on it.
 9) uClibc's locale support is not 100% complete yet.  We are working on it.