Re: [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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