SAMBA_TNG branch [was Re: dce/rpc "client" api]

[Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton]

> A prototype is designed to be learned from and thrown 
> away.  So again I say either TNG is a development prototype
> or it is a fork.  Now which one is it? 

it started _out_ as a prototype - three years ago, pretty much to the day.

several sections have been replaced with production-quality designs and
code, thanks to the assistance and testing done by numerous people.

not all of those production-quality components are recognised as such.

there is also much work left to be done.