Re: python-ldap hanging for 15 minutes under certain conditions

[James A. <ja...@da...>]

On 04/02/11 03:31, Michael Ströder wrote:
> Michael Wood wrote:
>> On 3 February 2011 18:16, Rich Megginson <ric...@gm...> wrote:
>>> On 02/03/2011 04:34 AM, Michael Wood wrote:
>>>> e.g. Ubuntu Lucid Lynx with libldap2-dev version 2.4.21-0ubuntu5.3 and
>>>> python-ldap 2.3.10-1ubuntu1.
>> [..]
>> But I thought it was worth a try to recompile OpenLDAP and link with
>> OpenSSL instead of GnuTLS.
>>
>> After doing that, the problem went away!
> 
> That was my first idea when I read that you're using Ubuntu (based on Debian).
> There have been so many issues with OpenLDAP linked with GnuTLS during the
> last years. I really wonder why the Debian folks force everybody to use this.
> IMO that's a major issue with Debian.

Debian uses GnuTLS because OpenSSL has the non-GPL compatible
advertising clause, and libldap is linked into many GPL applications. So
the solutions are fix the OpenSSL licensing or make GnuTLS not suck; I
have no hope of either occurring.

James Andrewartha