Author: deryck Date: 2006-03-23 01:41:18 +0000 (Thu, 23 Mar 2006) New Revision: 933
WebSVN: http://websvn.samba.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi?view=rev&root=samba-web&rev=933 Log: Add 4.0.0TP2 announcement to news.samba.org. deryck Added: trunk/news/releases/4.0.0tp2.html Changeset: Added: trunk/news/releases/4.0.0tp2.html =================================================================== --- trunk/news/releases/4.0.0tp2.html 2006-03-22 18:04:18 UTC (rev 932) +++ trunk/news/releases/4.0.0tp2.html 2006-03-23 01:41:18 UTC (rev 933) @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ + <h3><a name="4.0.0tp2">Samba 4.0.0TP2 Available for Download</a></h3> + + <div class="article"> + <p>Samba 4 is the ambitious next version of the Samba suite that is being + developed in parallel to the stable 3.0 series. The main emphasis in + this branch is support for the Active Directory logon protocols used + by Windows 2000 and above.</p> + + <p>Samba 4 is currently <b>not</b> yet in a state where it is usable in + production environments. Note the STATUS file, + which aims to document what should and should not work.</p> + + <p>With 3 years of development under our belt since Tridge first proposed + a new Virtual File System (VFS) layer for Samba3 (a project which + eventually lead to our Active Directory efforts), it was felt that we + should create something we could 'show off' to our users. This is the second + Technology Preview (TP), aimed at allowing users, managers and + developers to see how we have progressed, and to invite feedback and + support.</p> + + <p>The uncompressed tarball and patch files have been signed + with the Samba Release Key (ID 157BC95E). The source code can be + <a href="/samba/ftp/samba4/">downloaded now</a>. See the + <a href="/samba/history/samba-4.0.0tp2.html">release notes</a> + for more information.</p> + </div> +
