John Terpstra

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 Conf... (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 r... (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 inquir... (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 ... (more)

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 enjoymen... (more)