diff --git a/news/gayoub/2011-04-25@22:10:59.rst b/news/gayoub/2011-04-25@22:10:59.rst new file mode 100644 index 00000000..a4361b38 --- /dev/null +++ b/news/gayoub/2011-04-25@22:10:59.rst @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +Two Features and One New Roadmap +================================ + +Two features have just reached the master branch, and the roadmap has been +refreshed. + +LDAP Authentication +------------------- + +Thanks to Corentin, the LDAP authentication is now included in Radicale. The +support is experimental and may suffer unstable connexions and security +problems. If you are interested in this feature (a lot of people seem to be), +you can try it and give some feedback. + +No SSL support is included yet, but this may be quite easy to add. By the way, +serious authentication methods will rely on a "real" HTTP server, as soon as +Radicale supports WSGI. + +Journal Entries +--------------- + +Mehmet asked for the journal entries (aka. notes or memos) support, that's +done! This also was an occasion to clean some code in the iCal parser, and to +add a much better management of multi-lines entries. People experiencing crazy +``X-RADICALE-NAME`` entries can now clean their files, Radicale won't pollute +them again. + +New Roadmap +----------- + +Except from htpasswd and LDAP, most of the authentication backends (database, +SASL, PAM, user groups) are not really easy to include in Radicale. The easiest +solution to solve this problem is to give Radicale a CGI support, to put it +behind a solid server such as Apache. Of course, CGI is not enough: a WSGI +support is quite better, with the FastCGI, AJP and SCGI backends offered by +`flup `_. Quite exciting, isn't it? + +That's why it was important to add new versions on the roadmap. The 0.6 version +is now waiting for the Apple iCal support, and of course for some tests to kill +the last remaining bugs. The only 0.7 feature will be WSGI, allowing many new +authentication methods and a real multithread support. + +After that, 0.8 may add CalDAV rights and filters, while 1.0 will draw +thousands of rainbows and pink unicorns (WebDAV sync, CardDAV, Freebusy). A lot +of funky work is waiting for you, hackers! + +Bugs +---- + +Many bugs have also been fixed, most of them due to the owner-less calendars +support. Radicale 0.6 may be out in a few weeks, you should spend some time +testing the master branch and filling the bug tracker.