Brad Felmey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Mon, 2002-03-18 at 02:04, Warly wrote: > > ... >> we decided not to include the new kernel in 8.2, given that it is >> not tested, and given our samba maintainer opinion. >> >> The kernel will however be published as update, when tested. >> >> This bug appear when the exported name are encoded in more than 8bits >> characters. > > I'm sorry, but this was a bad decision. Period. Release schedule or no > release schedule, this is a showstopper. It's not like a buggy version > of minesweeper - we're talking about oopsing the kernel with something > as widely used (and depended upon in enterprise environments) as Samba > mounts. How can you *possibly* expect business to take you seriously > when you release something like this?
It only appears when the smb exported name are encoded in 16 bits, if I understood correctly. > There was plenty of time between the reports and final for this to be > fixed and tested. Not one single Mdk developer ever even replied to the > reports. There was plenty of time for you, maybe, but in case you did not notice, I did not feel like lazy last days. > Whomever made this decision should have to wear a dunce cap. Stupidity > personified. So I am, then. -- Warly
