Samba is part of ports already, so the eventual improvements that come
as the result of having won the lawsuit and appeal will also be usable
with OpenBSD. So if you know someone with a Windows server, you might
steer them to ports:
samba-3.0.25b
samba-3.0.25b-cups
samba-3.0.25b-cups-ldap
samba-3.0.25b-ldap
samba-docs-3.0.25b
smbldap-tools-0.9.2ap1
It is a step in helping them migrate to open services and protocols.
You might find it more useful to know that AFS is supported more or less
out of the box, as well as kerberos. LDAP can be added.
Regarding those specific protocols mentioned in the lawsuit and the
appeal, here are two links about the context:
http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20071220124013919
http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20070919214307459
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[snip]
...patented...
[snip]
Whether they are or aren't patented is not relevant for many of us. As
you know, software patents are not valid in Europe. That includes
Germany.
For those for whom software patents are relevant, it does not matter if
it is 80%, 20%, 5%, 1% or even just one software patent. All it takes
is one. Besides, software patents are not a developer issue, they
affect the end user.
regards,
-Lars
