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Samba 4 Reaches "Susan" Stage

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i-love-that-description dept.

superfebs writes "Some day ago Samba4 reached a pretty serious test stage. Promises are beautiful: full SMB protocol implementation, Active Directory Domain Controller facility, and more; here's a full roadmap."

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  1. Heavyweight Protocol. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Samba 4 Reaches "Susan" Stage"

    So what happens when it reaches the "CowboyNeal" stage?

    1. Re:Heavyweight Protocol. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      When it hits CowboyNeal, everyone starts complaining about the bloat.

    2. Re:Heavyweight Protocol. by DARKFORCE123 · · Score: 5, Funny

      I am more in the mood for a lightweight protocol . Get back with me when it reaches the 'Mary Kate Olsen' stage.

    3. Re:Heavyweight Protocol. by xanadu-xtroot.com · · Score: 3, Funny
      So what happens when it reaches the "CowboyNeal" stage?

      1. We start seeing duplicate releases of the same version...
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  2. Re:Some dayS by pe1rxq · · Score: 3, Funny

    What is a 'sentance'?

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  3. Call me when by mboverload · · Score: 4, Funny

    Call me when it gets to the Pamela Anderson stage.

  4. Re:susan ? by nsayer · · Score: 3, Funny

    To this day my wife gives me a look when I tell her I need to work on AMANDA.

  5. Re:susan ? by DrSkwid · · Score: 2, Funny

    no because my partner is an adult

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  6. Re:susan ? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    gf? you must be new here.

  7. Thanks for the roadmap, Samba guys! by teamhasnoi · · Score: 4, Funny
    I've already given coders the order to embrace this improved version for inclusion into Longhorn.

    I'd like to extend my heartfelt thanks for working so hard on this.

    Thanks again!
    Bill Gates

  8. Re:susan ? by Lispy · · Score: 2, Funny

    even worse: My exgirlfriends name is Susann, and I am actively deploying a Samba Server next week.

    I guess I'd better stick with Samba3 or else my girl thinks I am out latin-dancing with my exgirlfriend...

  9. Stages by thomasj · · Score: 3, Funny
    So these are the stages of Samba versions:
    • Andrew: There is a branch tag. Some lines of code has been written, and it can print the word "Samba" in a log file
    • Susan: Core things work. That is, you can see a share folder, and when MS-Word crashes, it is not clear, if it is the Samba pile that caused it
    • Alpha: Susan threw it out! Andrew is now pestering his paying customers to use it. Status is: what works, works. Features are missing (like reading from files)
    • Beta: Paying customers threw it out! Andrew is seeking the Linux distributors to try it out.
    • Distro: Some advanced stuff doesn't come out right. The distributors release it anyhow in the hope that some geek will fix it.
    • Limbo: The geek fixed it and made an obscure backdoor. He is now using your host for compiling his kernel
    • Retro: Most people revert to an earlier version, with a better backdoor. The geek has now a nextdoor neighbor geek to compile X on the host
    • Fiasco: Well, yeah. Your drop Windows service.
    Sorry, got a bit carried away...
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  10. Re:several additional daemons by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    "...would anyone DREAM of merging postfix, cyrus, nntpd and apache into a single daemon?? "

    Jeeze, you call yourself a developer and you've apparently never heard of emacs?

    Seriously, thanks for your effort and your postings. I may be forced to move away from Novell for my middling-small lab soon, and samba is the only acceptable alternative to me. It's seriously nice to have that alternative.

  11. Re:Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton by T-Ranger · · Score: 2, Funny

    First, I have no idea who you are, nor do I know anything about SAMBA politics. For that matter, I don't know much about SAMBA either.

    Here is an idea. Learn how to use your shift key. I've only read about 10 of your posts in this discussion, and I have already decided that the other guy is right.

  12. Re:Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton by Etyenne · · Score: 2, Funny

    You are an interesting and insightful person. I volunteer to buy you a keyboard with working Shift keys; it would make reading your intervention so much more enjoyable.

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