Author: deryck Date: 2005-01-13 04:34:49 +0000 (Thu, 13 Jan 2005) New Revision: 503
WebSVN: http://websvn.samba.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi?view=rev&root=samba-web&rev=503 Log: Trying something a little lighter and fun with the testimonials I've been doing on news.samba.org-- Adding a story about Samba's use in music servers, gaming, web design, etc. deryck Added: trunk/news/users/everyday_samba.html Changeset: Added: trunk/news/users/everyday_samba.html =================================================================== --- trunk/news/users/everyday_samba.html 2005-01-13 00:39:37 UTC (rev 502) +++ trunk/news/users/everyday_samba.html 2005-01-13 04:34:49 UTC (rev 503) @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ + <h3><a name="everyday_samba">Testimonials: Samba for Everyday Use</a></h3> + + <div class="article"> + <p>Samba, being the network tool that it is, is most often spoken of in the + context of an enterprise environment. However, lots of people find Samba handy + in everyday use, like sharing files or printers + <a href="http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/5837">with a spouse</a> on a home + network, or using Samba to power a + <a href="http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/ipodtuneshks/chapter/hack31.pdf">Linux music server</a>. + Several people have written us here at news.samba.org to share similar stories + of the usefulness of Samba in all sorts of work.</p> + + <p>Vinicius Kamakura writes about how Samba helps him overcome being tied + to a Windows application in his line of web development:</p> + + <blockquote> + I've samba-shared Apache's document root on my Linux box so I can access it + directly from my code editor in Windows; it speeds up my work so much, since + I'm able to edit the live source files! Can't imagine my life without it. + </blockquote> + + <p>Patrick Blake told us of the role his Samba server plays while he's gaming:</p> + + <blockquote> + Over the past 3 years, I learned how during lan parties I could quickly + swap, configure, and setup an impressive amount of quick serving shares + over a number of network devices. + </blockquote> + + <p>Samba not only enables better game play, but Patrick concludes, "now Samba + helps protect my network." Certainly, Samba offers lots of safe and reliable + possibilities, even when dealing with gaming, music, websites, and home networks.</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> + +