svn commit: samba-web r463 - in trunk/news: style users

[deryck at samba.org]

Author: deryck
Date: 2004-12-08 18:15:39 +0000 (Wed, 08 Dec 2004)
New Revision: 463

WebSVN: http://websvn.samba.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi?view=rev&root=samba-web&rev=463

Log:

Add a testimonial piece to news.samba.org.  Also,
a small tweak to news styles.

--deryck

Added:
   trunk/news/users/smooth_transition.html
Modified:
   trunk/news/style/news.css


Changeset:
Modified: trunk/news/style/news.css
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--- trunk/news/style/news.css	2004-12-08 15:34:50 UTC (rev 462)
+++ trunk/news/style/news.css	2004-12-08 18:15:39 UTC (rev 463)
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
 .credit {
 	font-size:small;
 	font-style:italic;
-	margin-bottom:20px;
+	margin:30px 15px 20px 15px;
 }
 h4 {
 	padding:0;

Added: trunk/news/users/smooth_transition.html
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--- trunk/news/users/smooth_transition.html	2004-12-08 15:34:50 UTC (rev 462)
+++ trunk/news/users/smooth_transition.html	2004-12-08 18:15:39 UTC (rev 463)
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+    <h3><a name="smooth_transition">Testimonials: Samba Was a Smooth Transition</a></h3> 
+        
+    <div class="article">
+    <p>Thinking about a move to Samba?  Transitions can be frightening, but good 
+    ones are never forgotten.  Consider the following testimonials.</p>
+
+    <p>Hannu Tikka writes:</p>
+
+    <blockquote>
+    <p>In october 2003, Raahe Business College migrated from Novell
+    NetWare 5.1 to Samba 3.  Migration was quite smooth, of course at the start
+    there were a few issues, partly with the Samba version at that time, but 
+    mainly they were about administrators limited knowledge about windows domain
+    environment.  Our environment is ~200 w2k workstations, ~400 users with 
+    roaming profiles, PDC and BDC samba-servers with replicated OpenLDAP 
+    backend.</p>
+
+    <p>We have moved to linux-servers with small steps.  Starting with web
+    services at 2000, a year after that mail services and finally the Samba
+    migration.  All the time we have been using linux systems the main
+    impression has been excellent reliability, performance and flexibility.
+    Now we have been running our samba-system without any problems for
+    months and we are very satisfied and amazed for the work of the Samba
+    Team.</p>
+    </blockquote>
+
+    <p>Also, Ernesto Arturo Valderrama Blum from CIAT, a small engineering 
+    center in Queretaro, Mexico had good things to say about his experiences
+    with a Samba migration.  He writes:</p>
+
+    <blockquote>
+    <p>When we started, we chose Linux and Samba, because we had a  
+    very small budget. We had around 10,000 US for all our IT  
+    specific needs (hardware and software).  After buying our  
+    network switches, we had zero money left.</p>
+
+    <p>We didn't have enough money for a Windows server, so we used  
+    Linux Redhat 5.2 Cartman and Samba 1.8 or 2.1 (I don't  
+    remember which) to serve 50 HPUX workstations and 20 PCs.</p>
+
+    <p>We quickly discovered how easily Samba is configured to suit our  
+    needs, and its stability.  Now we have around 30 Linux servers, most of 
+    them with Samba, serving 600 machines.  One of our most heavily used servers 
+    has 383 days up and running continuously, interrupting the Samba service  
+    nly briefly when we upgrade samba.</p>
+
+    <p>I'm very grateful to the Samba Team for these 5 years I have  
+    been using Samba. I don't know how things could have been if we hadn't  
+    chosen Samba 5 years ago, but I know we are where we are now in  
+    part because of you.</p>
+    </blockquote>
+
+    <p>And we're just glad people continue to have such success using Samba.
+    Thanks, Hannu and Ernesto, for sharing your stories.</p> 
+
+    <p class="credit">If you have a testimonial about your experience with
+    Samba, please go to our <a href="http://news.samba.org/submit.html">story
+    submission form</a> and let us hear from you.</p>
+    </div>
+        
+