We all wonder about the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything. Maybe in october we’ll get it as clear as it can be:

$ echo $((2#$(date -d '10 oct 2010' +"%d%m%y")))
42

Be prepared!

Hi folks,

I have a small LDAP setup running for centralized Linux authentication since years, using the NSS and PAM modules from PADL Software Pty Ltd.

A few weeks ago I found the nss-pam-ldapd from Arthur de Jong and found the architecture is promising and fixes some problems with the design of the PADL modules.

This project needs contributors, so if you

• have time
• know some C
• like LDAP
• have ideas
• can test

it would be nice to see you there.

I also contributed a line or two.

In some discussion about interfaces I followed, somebody said the wise words:

The only truly intuitive interface is the nipple

I’ve never seen it that way…

UPDATE: http://www.greenend.org.uk/rjk/2002/08/nipple.html does some research on it