https://bugs.openldap.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8618
--- Comment #25 from Howard Chu hyc@openldap.org --- Also: the time to raise objections to a change is before the release. The 2.5 call for testing went out in April 2021. https://lists.openldap.org/hyperkitty/list/openldap-technical@openldap.org/t...
You're about 3 years late complaining about the removal of a feature deprecated 24 years ago. Demanding that volunteers work on what you want the way you want won't fly. Only people who are actively involved will have their concerns listened to.