Author: deryck Date: 2004-12-08 18:15:39 +0000 (Wed, 08 Dec 2004) New Revision: 463
WebSVN: http://websvn.samba.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi?view=rev&root=samba-web&rev=463 Log: Add a testimonial piece to news.samba.org. Also, a small tweak to news styles. --deryck Added: trunk/news/users/smooth_transition.html Modified: trunk/news/style/news.css Changeset: Modified: trunk/news/style/news.css =================================================================== --- trunk/news/style/news.css 2004-12-08 15:34:50 UTC (rev 462) +++ trunk/news/style/news.css 2004-12-08 18:15:39 UTC (rev 463) @@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ .credit { font-size:small; font-style:italic; - margin-bottom:20px; + margin:30px 15px 20px 15px; } h4 { padding:0; Added: trunk/news/users/smooth_transition.html =================================================================== --- trunk/news/users/smooth_transition.html 2004-12-08 15:34:50 UTC (rev 462) +++ trunk/news/users/smooth_transition.html 2004-12-08 18:15:39 UTC (rev 463) @@ -0,0 +1,61 @@ + <h3><a name="smooth_transition">Testimonials: Samba Was a Smooth Transition</a></h3> + + <div class="article"> + <p>Thinking about a move to Samba? Transitions can be frightening, but good + ones are never forgotten. Consider the following testimonials.</p> + + <p>Hannu Tikka writes:</p> + + <blockquote> + <p>In october 2003, Raahe Business College migrated from Novell + NetWare 5.1 to Samba 3. Migration was quite smooth, of course at the start + there were a few issues, partly with the Samba version at that time, but + mainly they were about administrators limited knowledge about windows domain + environment. Our environment is ~200 w2k workstations, ~400 users with + roaming profiles, PDC and BDC samba-servers with replicated OpenLDAP + backend.</p> + + <p>We have moved to linux-servers with small steps. Starting with web + services at 2000, a year after that mail services and finally the Samba + migration. All the time we have been using linux systems the main + impression has been excellent reliability, performance and flexibility. + Now we have been running our samba-system without any problems for + months and we are very satisfied and amazed for the work of the Samba + Team.</p> + </blockquote> + + <p>Also, Ernesto Arturo Valderrama Blum from CIAT, a small engineering + center in Queretaro, Mexico had good things to say about his experiences + with a Samba migration. He writes:</p> + + <blockquote> + <p>When we started, we chose Linux and Samba, because we had a + very small budget. We had around 10,000 US for all our IT + specific needs (hardware and software). After buying our + network switches, we had zero money left.</p> + + <p>We didn't have enough money for a Windows server, so we used + Linux Redhat 5.2 Cartman and Samba 1.8 or 2.1 (I don't + remember which) to serve 50 HPUX workstations and 20 PCs.</p> + + <p>We quickly discovered how easily Samba is configured to suit our + needs, and its stability. Now we have around 30 Linux servers, most of + them with Samba, serving 600 machines. One of our most heavily used servers + has 383 days up and running continuously, interrupting the Samba service + nly briefly when we upgrade samba.</p> + + <p>I'm very grateful to the Samba Team for these 5 years I have + been using Samba. I don't know how things could have been if we hadn't + chosen Samba 5 years ago, but I know we are where we are now in + part because of you.</p> + </blockquote> + + <p>And we're just glad people continue to have such success using Samba. + Thanks, Hannu and Ernesto, for sharing your stories.</p> + + <p class="credit">If you have a testimonial about your experience with + Samba, please go to our <a href="http://news.samba.org/submit.html">story + submission form</a> and let us hear from you.</p> + </div> + +