[Freeipa-devel] "Commit comments log" functionality in IPA

[Dmitri Pal]

Simo Sorce wrote:
> Ok let me reply first on the "log" nature of this information, will
> answer to other stuff in a separate email.
>
>   
>> On Thu, 2008-11-06 at 13:47 -0500, Dmitri Pal wrote:
>>
>> "DPal 11/05/08 12:15PM: Added new group "contractors" to the SUDOERS 
>> policy according to the decision made by the security board on 10/28/08"
>> "SSorce 11/17/08 2:47PM: Removed group "contractors" from the SUDOERS 
>> policy to fix a security problem reported in ticket #2131209"
>>     
>
> This loloks like, a log, smells like a log, there fore it is a log.
>
> It is probbaly not an "application generated log", but it is at all
> effects what in english you would call a log [1].
>
> So please let's call stuff with its name. It is a log, it maybe some
> special kind of log, but it is nothing more than a log.
>
> It maybe so special that it will require a special way to handle it, I
> perfectly agree not all logs are created equal, but let's not fight on a
> definition.
>
> [1] http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/log
>
> Simo.
>
>   
Ok. You are right but this is semantics. The main point is the handling. 
DS already has similar kind of data. Just one more - not a big deal.
Let us not waste more time on this now.
I guess I will explore it more and come up with prototype some time later.
It I see that it is much harder than I anticipate I will step back and 
admit.
If it deems to be simple we will continue this discussion.

Thank you everybody for the input.
Dmitri