See a short video, called CodeSwarm, of the history of code commits for the OpenDS project, courtesy of community manager and architect Ludo Poitou. What an impressive picture!

In a blink, Sun-sponsored free and open-source OpenDS, which delivers a next-generation directory service that complies with Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) and Directory Service Markup Language (DSML) standards, is three years old. It's come a long way and reached many milestones, thanks to the dedicated team members and community. Did you read the January SDN article regarding the project's QA efforts? It's pretty illuminating.