Welcome to John Terpstra's Samba Column, where you'll find the latest news on
Samba. Over the next six months, John will provide a running update based on
field experience and feedback, with full updates on new features and
deployment options as well as hot tips for your enjoyment.
Samba-3.0.0 has finally emerged from its cage. This is news to some, while
others have responded with a sigh. Open source software follows a convoluted
development path – code is ready when the developers reach agreement that
it's time to ship. Samba-3 has been in the works for a long time. The real
roadmap was set in August 2002, at a time when many were hoping it would soon
ship.
Samba is not an average open source Joe! Over the past two-year development
cycle the networking environment tha... (more)
It's fascinating that so much has happened since the last Samba Update. To
those of us close to the action it seems that development just continues at a
steady pace. This edition of the Samba Update update reports on the roadmap
for Samba-3, the decisions made at the SambaXP Conference, and the exciting
new documentation for Samba-3. Roadmap and SambaXP Conference UpdateThe
latest patch ... (more)
Here is the set of questions we sent out to a number of the many Linux
luminaries that we know and admire. Following the questions are the responses
we received from Eric Raymond and John Terpstra (of the Samba team).
The questions: Which Linux application area do you believe will grow the
fastest in 2004? Will 2004 *finally* be the year when Linux makes significant
in-roads on the desktop... (more)
It's over. Finally, sigh, Samba-3.0.0 has been released. How does it feel for
those who worked for so long to make this happen? We are all relieved. And
now that we are over the short-lived euphoria, it's back to work we go!
I was recently asked, "How does it all work?" The inquirer was wondering how
the development of Samba works within the Samba-Team. The danger of answering
the questio... (more)
By the time you receive this update Samba-3 will be four months old.
Amazingly, the first update took three months. Samba-3.0.1 shipped December
19, and Samba-3.0.2 shipped in February.
How many bugs were squashed in 3.0.1? There were approximately 160 CVS
updates that fixed a range of nuisance issues. The most serious issues
addressed since 3.0.0 in 3.0.1 are: Improved interoperability w... (more)
John Terpstra is a cofounder of the Samba-Team. He is heavily involved in creating the strategy behind Samba and plays a central role in answering user questions and writing the resulting documentation. He is also a full-time consultant providing business process and mentoring services.
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