* Daniel Lawson <daniel(a)meta.net.nz> [2004-07-01 00:46]:
In the beginning, there was a large Windows network, with many clients and several servers. Into this world, the fresh new Linux
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I know why it's here now. I don't see why we perpetuate it.
Because this "here now" is not here and not now for a lot of people -- when it eventually happens, they will have the same needs. To me, Samba, along with its continuing existence, accompanied by continuing catching up, is inevitable. I'm not saying I like this; but I don't see how it could be avoided.
Another problem: I've never heard of any reasonably usable networked FS for Windows besides SMB/CIFS.
NFS ;).
The Nightmare File System? :-)
Perry mentioned AFS,
Yeah, and see ensuing discussion. I guess this is an area for interested people to pour in work. Regards, -- Aristotle "If you can't laugh at yourself, you don't take life seriously enough."