[jcifs] Changes in jCIFS

[Christopher R. Hertel]

I have a vague memory of an e'mail message on the Samba Technical list
recently that explained the file list problem, but I can't seem to find it
now.  This bug may also be a problem on *BSD platforms, but I don't have any
more information than that.

Marco:  Just to add to Mike's point about the LGPL, you are not *required*
to offer your changes back to the project.  The requirement is that anyone
who receives and uses your modified version of jCIFS must have access to
your version of the source.

That said, we always appreciate bug fixes and improvements.  If your fixes
are added to jCIFS, it will become easier for you to maintain your products
and it is a benefit to all those who have contributed to jCIFS over the years.

Thanks.

Chris -)-----

Michael B Allen wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 3:37 AM, Marco Eckert <marco.eckert at hob.de> wrote:
>> Dear Mr. Allen,
>>
>> I work as a software developer for HOB Inc. in Germany (www.hobsoft.com).
>>
>> We did 2 changes to the jcifs source:
>>
>> 1. We added a handler for setting a domain controller name/address, if
>> the domain controller isn't reachable from the domain's name. This
>> change is most likely of no interest for you, it's merely for a better
>> integration into our existing project.
>>
>> 2. We found that, on some samba implementations (e.g. Solaris), the
>> file-list isn't assembled correctly. So that, if a certain file/folder
>> limit is reached, the files will occur multiple times.
>> We found a solution for this, that works in our testing environment.
>>
>> Because the jcifs project is licensed under the LGPL v2.1, we wanted to
>> offer the changes back to you. Please tell us in which format you prefer
>> to get the changes.
> 
> Hi Marco,
> 
> Thanks for the feedback. I would be interested in knowing what change
> you made to correctly decode the errant file-list. If the change is
> not complex I would be happy with a simple explanation of the change
> or a code fragment or a fragment of diff output, etc.
> 
> Otherwise, as per the LGPL, if you distribute a modified package, you
> need to make the source to that package available to the recipient by
> either including it with your product or through a link to your
> website. See the LGPL for details.
> 
> Mike
> 

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