New Microsoft Knowledgebase article

[Martin Kuhne]

Hey Jeremy & Jeremy,

thanks for this post. I read this list because I am interested in the
technology. The constant hatred and verbal abuse really poisons this - and
it's hard not to take it personally.

You have restored some of my faith :-)

Regards,
Martin
Microsoft GmbH

-----Original Message-----
From: Jeremy Allison [mailto:jeremy at valinux.com]
Sent: Mittwoch, 12. Januar 2000 19:34
To: Multiple recipients of list SAMBA-NTDOM
Subject: Re: New Microsoft Knowledgebase article


Jeremy Jones wrote:

> It seems, however, that some on this list have animosity not only towards
MS
> as a company and NT as an OS, but also towards those of us who administer
NT
> networks.  If you'd like cooperation from NT admins, and are genuinely
> interested in the possibility of heterogeneous networking, why would you
> work so hard to alienate so many of the people you will more than likeley
> need to work with?  It is true that some of us--myself included--are not
as
> technically adept with linux/unix as with NT.  These OSs require different
> skill sets and training.  If an NT admin has not heard of a file called
> "krb5.conf" it does not mean that the NT admin is an imbecil.  It means
the
> NT admin is unfamiliar with configuring kerberos v5 on a Unix box.
> 
> At least some NT admins are interested in interoperability.  And at least
> some of us are not complete morons.  Please keep this in mind.

*Very* good point. I have been watching this thread degenerate
into a "I hate Microsoft" rant (too busy to post anything as I'm
trying to get all the pending patches integrated for 2.0.7. I shouldn't
be posting this :-). Not very inspiring for anyone working with
NT on a daily basis (this includes me !).

Remember, Samba is an outreach tool to help NT and UNIX
interoperate (at least that's how I'd classify it). It's the
glue between UNIX and Windows. I always welcome the chance
to talk to Windows administrators because they are usually
very interested in improving their skillset and see Samba
running on a UNIX system as a good way to move their skills
into the higher paid UNIX world.

Microsoft Certified Professional magazine even commissioned
a front page article on Samba ! Let's help MCSE's to move into
the UNIX/Linux world. Remember, people tend to recommend what
they know, so spread the knowledge around :-).

Let's all just play nice on the same networks, and help
everyone to learn how to do the same.

Regards,

	Jeremy Allison,
	Samba Team.

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