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This commit introduces two modes for a distributed directory, one 'gossip-based' or peer-based and one MLS-based. This change was produced with Claude and is still WIP.
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This PR evolves the Directory Service and makes it distributed, with two models:
In both cases, the concept is that a human administrator decides whether an OCM Server is member of a federation.
Technically, two new notifications are now defined,
OCM_SERVER_ADDEDandOCM_SERVER_REMOVED, which usenotificationasshareType. This is a deliberate choice so thatfederationrefers both to a group of users spanning multiple servers - managed via MLS - and to a group of servers - managed via direct notification or via MLS.