This could go way of topic quick. I'll simply say that in my
professional opinion that if Samba 4 can get to a stable and usable
version prior to Vista SP1, Samba will not just make an inroad to
enterprises, but pave a 10 lane interstate. If it makes it before Vista
gets out the door altogether, I can't fathom the potential impact as
there are pet projects in data centers all over the place with Samba as
it is now (based on anecdotal and non-scientific experience).
Rashkae wrote:
On Wed, Oct 04, 2006 at 12:12:46PM -0400, Aaron Kincer wrote:
The EULA for XP Home explicitly states a maximum of five (5) users to
connect for file/print sharing services. XP Professional is ten (10).
This is software independent. Installing a Windows version of Samba (if
one exists now or in the future) would not provide you a legal way
around this limit even if it does provide a technical one.
Bottom line is that legal validity notwithstanding, you can't use Samba
as a bypass for these limits.
I find it deliciously ironic that Windows Networking got a huge head start by
bypassing Novell Client Access limiations. (ie, a single Windows Server would
connect to the Novell Server, and re-share the data to all the clients on the
network. MS was boldly advertising this tactict.) I wonder if there's
traction to do the same thing with Samba :)
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