From 04ff63f0f8db73f148b7c7560f037f8a422a0f97 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eric Andersen <andersen@codepoet.org>
Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2002 08:28:17 +0000
Subject: Update verbage regarding NIS

---
 docs/Glibc_vs_uClibc_Differences.txt | 13 ++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

(limited to 'docs')

diff --git a/docs/Glibc_vs_uClibc_Differences.txt b/docs/Glibc_vs_uClibc_Differences.txt
index 2a36be939..e0e1e6af4 100644
--- a/docs/Glibc_vs_uClibc_Differences.txt
+++ b/docs/Glibc_vs_uClibc_Differences.txt
@@ -35,9 +35,16 @@ authentication information.
 provided by glibc's libresolv is provided internal to uClibc.  Other functions
 are not at all implemented.
 
-8) uClibc does not provide libnsl.so.1, and has no support for Network
-Information Service (NIS).  We therefore, also do not provide any of the 
-headers files provided by glibc under /usr/include/rpcsvc.
+8) libnsl provides support for Network Information Service (NIS) which was
+originally called "Yellow Pages" or "YP"), which is an extension of RPC
+invented by Sun to share Unix password files over the network.  I personally
+think NIS is an evil abomination, and should be avoided.  These days, using
+ldap is much more effective mechanism for doing the same thing.  uClibc does
+not provide libnsl.so.1, and has no support for Network Information Service
+(NIS).  We therefore, also do not provide any of the headers files provided by
+glibc under /usr/include/rpcsvc.   I am open to implementing ldap based
+password authentication, but I do not personally intend to implement it (since
+I have no use for it).
 
 9) uClibc's locale support is not 100% complete yet.  We are working on it.
 
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