Where to for Samba4?

[simo]

On Fri, 2007-09-07 at 09:49 +0200, Stefan (metze) Metzmacher wrote:
> I think it's just a matter of time and patience:-)
> 
> Why is there a need to call something 4.0.0 final, when it is not
> final?
> 
> I think the way to go is to isolate yet working feature of samba4 into
> separate projects like samba4wins, which can stand on their own
> parallel
> to samba3.
> 
> The goals you mentioned in your previews mail perfectly match a
> project
> name of "samba4dc", and it would make a lot of sense to have something
> like this.

I completely agree, I see no reason to rush until it is ready.
What we miss is DC functionality so a samba4dc that can run in parallel
with samba3 is a good idea, anything else is not, a samba 4.0 that can't
substitute a samba3 server in all important aspects is just silly imo.

Simo.

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Simo Sorce
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