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New Features In Samba 2.2 And 3.0
chromatic writes "Dustin Puryear has written a nice article summarizing the new and upcoming features of Samba. He's included a nice overview of what will be available when version 3.0 escapes. Let's hear it for interoperability!"
As I understand it, the Microsoft decision said they had to offer access to most protocols (and there was an exception for protocols which affected "security", as I recall). However, Microsoft attached a number of conditions on the agreement one must sign to have access to the documents (no GPL, etc.) made it worse than useless to the Samba team. And the judge did nothing about those conditions, so it seems like it didn't help Samba one bit. Somehow I wasn't suprised.
I asked one of the Samba team that question at a Linux fair in late October. It seems that the TNG team is down to it's one original (and allegedly rather cantankerous) member.
TNG has apparently ground to a halt and has been overtaken by the main Samba branch.
Mielipiteet omiani - Opinions personal, facts suspect.
Maybe you should open your wallet, and buy one of the at least seven (7) thats right SEVEN books available on samba - search for samba on amazon.
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There is no satisfying some people - you get great software like Samba for free, and then complain about the lack of documentation - when plenty of it exists.
Even the samba project itself has a samba books page here
http://au1.samba.org/samba/books.html
Here is a thought. Think about what your life would be like without samba. Then realise how your life is better because of samba, and then realise that you got it for free. Wow.
Be thankful for what you've got.
If you don't think good documentation exists, rather than complaining, give some value back by contributing better documentation.