[Samba] how legal is samba

[Jason Adams]

I understand that the smb protocol is not in any violation, what i was 
talking about was does setting up a samba box to authenticate windows 
users conflict with any laws, seeing as how you are now negating the 
requirement for a licensed windows server. I would love to get rid of 
our Win2k pdc but my manager is a little sketchy since we have been in 
the eyes of the BSA for some time now (another story).
Jason

Philip Edelbrock wrote:

> SMB is a spec from IBM, if I remember right.  M$ implements it (or a 
> flavor of it anyway), but they don't 'own' it or have some proprietary 
> closed hold on the standard.  I.e., Samba is not reverse-engineered, 
> if that's what you are thinking.  It also can't be(?) used to 
> circumvent copyright, which is what the DMCA is all about, right?
>
> Be careful about posting stuff like this to the list.  It's flame bait 
> for sure. ;')
>
> Take care.
>
>
> Phil
>
> Jason Adams wrote:
>
>> With all this DMCA crud, is samba a target for a IP case from MS
>>
>> Jason Adams
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