On Fri, 2006-05-05 at 15:06 -0600, Joseph Kocherhans wrote: > That sounds about right. I've been developing a new authentication > system for django since PyCon that allows for different or even > multiple backends... the api has been pretty unstable so far, but it's > getting close. I've written some docs, but I'm sure they could use > some more work. Now that magic-removal has been merged I'm going to > request a branch to finish it up. If you're interested in going that > route and providing feedback, I'll speed up my efforts. I have a patch > available you could use, but maintaining a patched version of django > is a PITA to put it lightly.
I would be interested in this, and in following the branch and providing feedback and possibly patches. I'd also be willing to work on docs. > > Does it make more sense to base this project on the Floating Sargasso > > branch, or to take one of those desperate measures? > > That would also work. It'd be better than mokeypatching IMO. If you > aren't using the admin system you're probably best off just rolling > your own authentication. In the long run, basing the project on Floating Sargasso is probably not sustainable. Doing my own auth would not be hard, and would work fine for the main app, since regular users will not be using admin functionality. However, they will, probably, be using various apps integrated into one site, so it just makes more sense to be using django authentication --- in the best case, I'd have to duplicate everything associated with django authentication (like DjangoContext putting request.user in the context), and in the worst, I'd have to do that plus modify various (possibly third-party) apps to use it instead of django auth. Let me know when and how I can help on the new-auth branch. -- +----------------------------------------------------------------+ | Jason F. McBrayer [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | "If you wish to make Pythocles wealthy, don't give him more | | money; rather, reduce his desires." -- Epicurus | --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
