title: can i use LDAP servers like ApacheDS as a persistence solution for desktop applications?
body: <p>a fella recommended me to use ApacheDS as a replacement for my database (MySQL) you can find the discussion <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7377458/lightweight-orm-instead-of-hibernate-robust-and-agile">here</a>
  i am completely new to LDAP and ApacheDS (actually i had no idea about it yesterday), i searched about it and read some articles , finally i got <a href="https://cwiki.apache.org/DIRxSRVx10/11-what-apache-directory-server-is.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this page</a>. </p>
  
  <p>considering LDAP a network protocol (if it is) is it possible or is it a wise choice to use LDAP Servers like ApacheDS as a persistence solution for desktop applications ? </p>
  
  <p>doesn't LDAP need an application server (like tomcat)  to run?
  can you please light me up :)
  thnx</p>