samba netbios / namedpipes domination: a comparison with linux having a proprietary web server built-in

Jean Francois Micouleau Jean-Francois.Micouleau at dalalu.fr
Tue Jan 8 14:18:06 GMT 2002


On Tue, 8 Jan 2002, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton wrote:

> On Tue, Jan 08, 2002 at 08:14:32AM -0800, Simo Sorce wrote:

[snip]

> > It has been created as a file and print sharing tool, where MS forced then
> > to add support of a little amount of dce/rpc
>
> them?  them?  _they_ didn't write the dce/rpc code, _i_ did!
>
> and _i_ fully intended that code to evolve into a full dce/rpc
> implementation!
>
> > (and lately ldap) to maintain compatibility, this is the only reason why rpc made it's way into samba I think.
>
>  no, you are incorrect.
>
>  it was _Me_ that has developed the foundation for samba's dce/rpc code.
>
>  the samba 2.0 dce/rpc code and all subsequent versions is on MY
>  initiative, not theirs.
>
>  please get your facts right, simo.

Please get your memory right luke !

Have you forgotten Paul Ashton ?
Have you forgotten Danny Braniss ?
Have you forgotten Matty ?

I could make the list longer, much longer, much much longer.

You're pleased to tell your truth Luke, you've done it.

thanks.

	J.F.






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