Re: some PostgreSQL 12 release notes comments

On 2019-09-17 21:55, Jonathan S. Katz wrote:
>> * Encrypted TCP/IP connections using GSSAPI encryption
>
> +1, though I would s/GSSAPI encryption/ with s/GSSAPI authentcation/

But you're not encrypting the communication using GSSAPI authentication,
you're encrypting it using GSSAPI encryption.

>>> * Discovery of LDAP servers if PostgreSQL is built with OpenLDAP
>>
>> I would remove the "if" part from the major features list, since it's a
>> qualification of minor importance. Instead I'd write something like
>>
>> * Discovery of LDAP servers using DNS SRV
>>
>> which is a clearer concept that people can easily recognize.
>
> I agree it's clearer, I'm not sure if the OpenLDAP semantic above
> changes things? I'm not sure the relative frequency of PostgreSQL being
> built with OpenLDAP vs. other LDAP libs.

I suppose it's not-Windows vs. Windows.

It's OK if we mention OpenLDAP in the release notes, but it doesn't seem
to belong in the major features section.

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