Grouper Developers Forum

["GW Brown, Information Systems and Computing" <>]

I have added a link to 
<http://jasigch.princeton.edu:9000/display/GAP/Grouper> - Comparing the 
uPortal Groups Service and Grouper.

Gary

--On 21 June 2005 09:55 -0500 Tom Barton 
<>
 wrote:

> Matt,
>
> I'm very glad that we're connecting and I also look forward to working
> with you guys to see what grouper might offer for you, and vice versa to
> learn where grouper may need to grow.
>
> Looking over the GAP wiki, it may be that both grouper and signet, the
> privilege management system being developed by I2, should be examined to
> see where and how they each might integrate with the Spinning off GAP
> project. Signet's at <http://middleware.internet2.edu/signet>, and Lynn
> McRae (being CCd) is the project lead.
>
> Should we try to find some synchronous communication time to quickly and
> collectively get up to speed on these technologies and projects (ie, conf
> call or f2f somewhere)? I'll also post some comments to the GAP/Grouper
> wiki in the next couple of days.
>
> Tom
>
> Matt Young wrote:
> > Hi Mark (and everyone else)...
> >
> > Dan Ellentuck of Columbia and I are trying to get up to speed on
> > Grouper in order to see where the work Dan's doing for uPortal and
> > Grouper intersect to see how we can make sure that uPortal conforms  to
> > some meaningful standards.  JA-SIG had a conference early last  week,
> > and in a Developer meeting one of the topics was groups and
> > permissions.  One of the tasks currently underway is to separate out
> > the uPortal Groups and Permissions modules into a standalone
> > application.
> >
> > So, any input that anyone might have on how Grouper could be used to
> > this end would be very welcome.  I'm sure we'll have some discussion
> > topics to bring up and Dan and I learn more about the good work you  all
> > have done so far...
> >
> > We're looking forward to it!  Anything you might want to add to our
> > Wiki page would be great, too.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Matt Young
> > Duke University
> >
> > On Jun 20, 2005, at 3:47 AM, MJ McLaren, Information Systems and
> > Computing wrote:
> >
> > > I noticed this morning that the Grouper project is mentioned on the
> > > JASIG wiki (home of uPortal and CAS authentication).  Anybody with  a
> > > serious interest in uPortal is likely to browse this wiki fairly
> > > regularly.
> > >
> > > If anybody would care to make any improvements to the wiki page  then
> > > I believe anybody can register to use the wiki and do so.
> > >
> > > <http://jasigch.princeton.edu:9000/display/GAP/Grouper>
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > >
> > > Mark
> > >
> > > ----------------------
> > > MJ McLaren, Information Systems and Computing



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