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Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2002 15:08:59 -0800 (PST)
From: Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org>
To: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com>
Cc: Chris Costello <chris@FreeBSD.ORG>,
	Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@ofug.org>, arch@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: OpenPAM
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On Fri, 22 Feb 2002, Terry Lambert wrote:

> Julian Elischer wrote:
> > The advantages to using linux_pam is obviously that we get to piggyback
> > off them for new kinds of pam modules etc. Is this still the case?
> 
> Yes.  Pam is just an API.
> 
> > can a linux_pam module be used (once compiled for FreeBSD) on a FreeBSD
> > system?
> 
> Yes.
> 
> > how much work is it to convert the source for a Linux Pam module to a
> > BSD-PAM module?
> 
> Same as now; most of the time, it's just a recompile, unless
> there are unexpected Linux-isms in the code to hamper it being
> portable between UNIX systems.
> 
> > The deliberatly gave the Linux-poam stuff a BSD copyright originally
> > to allow us to use it.. WHy does it need to be rewritten?
> 
> I'll let DES answer that one... though have you looked at the
> Linux-PAM code?

It was derived from Mr Tso's PAM code (unveiled at USENIX
a few years ago.) He was adamant it was Dual Licensed.
(at that time at least).


> 
> -- Terry
> 


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