TNG back from the dead [if we get some decent doctors...]

[Adegboyega S. I. Kassim]

rszczesniak at mis.com.pl wrote:

> Are you essentially want to test TNG ?
> Head/2.2 branch might need testing.
> Especially 2.2, because official launch is getting progresively closer ...
>
> Rafa³
>
> "Philip Quinney" <philquinney at hotmail.com>
> Wys³ane przez: samba-ntdom-admin at us4.samba.org
> 00-10-06 20:50
>
>
>         Do:     samba-ntdom at samba.org
>         DW:
>         Temat:  Re: TNG back from the dead [if we get some decent doctors...]
>
> Hi Everyone,
>
> I would just like to say that I am more than willing to provide a
> playground
> for TNG to be tested in. Despite my age (16 years old) I think I have
> plenty
> to offer as a tester, including a non critical environment in which to
> test
> it and a variety of hardware / software.
>
> Hope this will help,
>
> Phil Quinney
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: "Hilbert Mostert" <hilbert_mostert at hotmail.com>
> To: "Sander Striker" <striker at dcerpc.org>, "samba-ntdom"
> <samba-ntdom at samba.org>, "samba-technical" <samba-technical at samba.org>,
> <sidlc at samba.org>
> Subject: Re: TNG back from the dead [if we get some decent doctors...]
> Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2000 10:17:54 +0200
>
> ehm..... isnt it that samba TNG is integrated with the Samba Source tree?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sander Striker" <striker at dcerpc.org>
> To: "samba-ntdom" <samba-ntdom at samba.org>; "samba-technical"
> <samba-technical at samba.org>; <sidlc at samba.org>
> Sent: Friday, October 06, 2000 7:06 AM
> Subject: TNG back from the dead [if we get some decent doctors...]
>
>  > Hi people,
>  >
>  > As you all (might) know, TNG is on the floor bleeding to death.
>  > Within time all there will be left is a dried out corpse with
>  > internal organs cloned and transplanted.
>  >
>  > I for one don't want TNG to vanish and with a little help
>  > from you (the fine doctors :-)) we can pull it off. We are
>  > starting TNG as a subproject of an open source DCE/RPC library/
>  > toolkit. This may sound weird, but TNG is ideal for this
>  > because a great part of RPC code is in place in TNG and
>  > can all be replaced to use the library in time. This means
>  > great cleanup (= more stability) and easier intregration of
>  > extra services (Exchange comes to mind). This also makes
>  > it easier for external parties to write services.
>  >
>  > Our main aims for TNG:
>  >  - expanding the PDC functionality (we want (full) w2k support)
>  >  - adding printing support
>  >  - adding interopability features (like: an endpoint mapper)
>  >
>  > Anyhow, the first goal is keeping TNG alive and kicking and
>  > therefor we need your help. We are in search of:
>  >
>  > Non-coders:
>  >  - Documenters
>  >     - Write (good) documentation (examples: man pages and
>  >       a HOWTO)
>  >  - Public speakers
>  >     - Appearing on mailing lists and trying to answer most of
>  >       the questions.
>  >     - Routing irrelevant bugreports to the FAQ department
>  >  - Interims between core developers and public
>  >     - Filtering of patches and making sure they come to the
>  >       right person.
>  >     - Keeping users and developers in 'touch', for example by
>  >       asking developers regularly, what they're currently up to,
>  >       and what they think, how long a feature/bug will take,
>  >       until it is done.
>  >  - Web designers/maintainers
>  >     - Desinging and maintaining a website (update regularly).
>  >     - Keeping FAQs and other public files in sync.
>  >  - Mailing list subscribers :-D
>  >     - Giving (founded) feedback on technical issues.
>  >  - Testers
>  >     - Testing release and cvs versions on a regular basis.
>  >
>  > Coders:
>  >  - Mergers
>  >     - Follow the samba-cvs list and merge relevant changes into
>  >       TNG. Especially bug-fixes ;-)
>  >     - Applying patches
>  >  - 'Helping hands'
>  >     - Like in the period Luke asked for people who could rewrite
>  >       all of the daemons like he had done for one :-) A bit of:
>  >       "Here's an example: we need that also here and here and here."
>  >
>  > Coders and non-coders combined:
>  >  - API spec and documentation writers
>  >     - Like an MSDN for TNG
>  >
>  > Do you think you can do one of these jobs? You can make a difference.
>  >
>  > Sander Striker
>  >
>  >
>  >
>
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I'd also like to be considered for some testing. I've got a nice heterogenous
environment here at work.
I've made some headway with deploying samba-tng throughout the company with some
functionality.
It'd be nice to get a crack at full functionality.

--
Adegboyega Kassim
System and Network Administrator
Comview Corporation
1-877-333-5880


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