GNU GSS implements the GSS-API framework and the Kerberos V5 mechanism. GSS-API is used by network applications to provide authentication services in a mechanism-independent way.
The announcement is here:
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-gss/2010-05/msg00000.html
In brief:
The announcement is here:
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-gss/2010-03/msg00012.html
In brief:
The announcement is here:
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-gss/2010-03/msg00003.html
In brief:
The announcement is here:
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-gss/2010-03/msg00000.html
In brief:
The announcement is here:
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-gss/2010-01/msg00000.html
See the release announcement here:
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-gss/2009-04/msg00001.html