[Koha-bugs] [Bug 20340] Ability to use authentication plugin

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https://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=20340

--- Comment #55 from David Cook <dcook at prosentient.com.au> ---
(In reply to Martin Renvoize from comment #49)
> This is a manageable risk. I believe we should end up with a repository of
> signed and trusted plugins as per Alex's response (comment #48) and have a
> granular set of permissions on the server as to what types of plugins may be
> installed via the client.  I've been wanting to work towards this for some
> time, along with adding translations to plugins and generally enhancing the
> system as a whole.. but these things all need sponsorship, time and money.
> 

I love the sound of all of that, and I really relate in terms of time and
money. I know I must sound like a troll by leaving lots of comments and not
"doing" anything about them, but it's all I have time for at the moment. 

> Koha is a well established and highly reliable system these days, relied
> upon by countless libraries. I am a firm believer in our quality assurance
> policies and the both the commit logs and release notes serve to prove that
> the software is still moving forward rapidly with enhancements and new
> features continually being integrated.  Yes, we could always do with more
> hands/eyes on the code and people supporting each other by offering SO and
> QA time. That is something I intend to work on if I am elected to be RM over
> the next two cycles, but I think it's very unfair to suggest one has to have
> extensive influence/power to get code into the community. I believe we are a
> very supportive and friendly community in 99% of cases and I would certainly
> support anyone's efforts to get code in.. sometimes it is hard to pick which
> bugs to focus on and I'm always open to suggestions via any means (email,
> irc, bugzilla priorities)
> 

This is very true. I should have chosen my words more carefully. The Koha
community is very supportive and very friendly. I don't think there's an open
source community that is warmer and receptive than this one. I'm reminded of
that every time I look at the photo of my child in a "Future Koha Developer"
onesie that Katrin sent us when bub was born.

It's true that you don't need extensive influence/power to get code into the
community, and I use my first patch as evidence of that:
http://git.koha-community.org/gitweb/?p=koha.git;a=commitdiff;h=b49af1df17c06cb41d168fa154cb2104798c33cf.
I'd been using Koha for less than 2 months at that point, and I didn't really
know anyone in the Koha community.

I think my earlier comment about influence/power relates to particular
frustrations experienced by individuals that can be discussed elsewhere. 

Good luck with the elections, Martin! Koha would be very safe in your hands!

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