diff --git a/servers/slapd/schema/core.schema b/servers/slapd/schema/core.schema
index 37cccba582..e5403ba8a8 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/schema/core.schema
+++ b/servers/slapd/schema/core.schema
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@
 #	RFC2251-RFC2256 (LDAPv3)
 #	RFC2079 (URI)
 #
+# and other "core" items
+#   ldapsubentry draft
+#	named referrals draft
+#	alias draft
+#
 
 # Standard X.501(93) Operational Attribute Types from RFC2252
 
diff --git a/servers/slapd/schema/openldap.schema b/servers/slapd/schema/openldap.schema
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c4711fc589
--- /dev/null
+++ b/servers/slapd/schema/openldap.schema
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# $OpenLDAP$
+#
+# This file contains schema items specific to OpenLDAP software.
+#
+
+#
+# This file *should* only depend upon core.schema
+#
+
+# 
+# slapd cn=monitor items
+#
+
+# 
+# slapd cn=config items
+#
+
+#
+# other slapd items
+#