[Freeipa-devel] Planning for v2: How to deal with kerberos trusts?

[Ahmed Kamal]

>
> There some key differences indeed, and AD has some neat solutions.
> But the fact is that Linux and other Unices are tied to the POSIX
> model,a nd that's what we have to deal with.
>

*why* does GNU/Linux always has to stick to Ancient And Broken (AAB)
designs! M$ had AAB designs too in the NT era, but they refreshed the
design, introduced very neat solutions, and also introduced a
"compatibility" mode for those who want to stick with older boxes. After
around a decade (which is now) no one is running WinNT in production, no one
simply needs it! Why doesn't GNU/Linux get a chance to brush off old skin
and "evolve" in such ways?
For example, the flat user/group namespace is not a different design, it's a
plain broken design as mentioned multiple times by Jeremy Allison AFAIR, why
aren't we trying to improve the situation while maintaining compatibility
for those who need it for now, instead of sticking to "that's what we have
to deal with"!

Does everyone agree I am wrong :)
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