Hi all, PC Week just published a review of Samba 2.0.x. Details (under the dreadful title of "Samba up-tempo performer" :-) at : http://www.zdnet.com/products/stories/reviews/0,4161,394079,00.html Cheers, Jeremy Allison, Samba Team. PS. Full disclaimer here, the review is of Samba on a SGI Origin 200, and I work for SGI. -- -------------------------------------------------------- Buying an operating system without source is like buying a self-assembly Space Shuttle with no instructions. --------------------------------------------------------
I don't get it. They give it a con because of: "Tricky to configure; expensive maintenance." But in the article: "Although Samba is free, SGI charges $1,500 for a maintenance contract that ensures enterprise-level support for any SGI-Samba installation. *This is a low price when compared with NetWare and NT,*" (Emph mine). What gives?> -----Original Message----- > From: Jeremy Allison [mailto:jallison@cthulhu.engr.sgi.com] > Sent: Monday, March 15, 1999 5:36 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list > Subject: Samba 2.0.x review published at PC Week. > > > Hi all, > > PC Week just published a review of Samba 2.0.x. > > Details (under the dreadful title of > "Samba up-tempo performer" :-) at : >http://www.zdnet.com/products/stories/reviews/0,4161,394079,00.html Cheers, Jeremy Allison, Samba Team. PS. Full disclaimer here, the review is of Samba on a SGI Origin 200, and I work for SGI. -- -------------------------------------------------------- Buying an operating system without source is like buying a self-assembly Space Shuttle with no instructions. --------------------------------------------------------
From: Ben Kosse <BKosse@thecreek.com>> > I don't get it. They give it a con because of: > "Tricky to configure; expensive maintenance." > > But in the article: > "Although Samba is free, SGI charges $1,500 for a maintenance contract that > ensures enterprise-level support for any SGI-Samba installation. *This is a > low price when compared with NetWare and NT,*" (Emph mine). > > What gives?Call your hardware supplier with a Samba problem and see what they say. I am not affiliated with SGI, however I have been on the receiving end of Jeremy's prompt and concise support. SGI are offering Samba as a "Fully Supported Product"(or whatever spin the marketeers put on the title) I am very happy to see SGI support Jeremy's work and naturally SGI would like to see a return on their investment. Services is where the Free Software Model is supposed to be compatible with commercial enterprises. There is no limit to how much you can spend on Free Software. SGI are not selling a license to Samba, they are selling a support contract.> > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jeremy Allison [mailto:jallison@cthulhu.engr.sgi.com] > > Sent: Monday, March 15, 1999 5:36 PM > > To: Multiple recipients of list > > Subject: Samba 2.0.x review published at PC Week. > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > PC Week just published a review of Samba 2.0.x. > > > > Details (under the dreadful title of > > "Samba up-tempo performer" :-) at : > > > http://www.zdnet.com/products/stories/reviews/0,4161,394079,00.html > > Cheers, > > Jeremy Allison, > Samba Team. > > PS. Full disclaimer here, the review is of Samba on a > SGI Origin 200, and I work for SGI.-- Anthony David | Save Ferris Anthony David & Associates | Free Truman http://adavid.netinfo.net/ | Redeem Londo
Hi, Its sad to see the rags still touting "If it ain't Microsoft, it ain't good." ZDNet is a prime example. After a year of spewing garbage about Linux, and how a Microsoft world would be better, they too are starting to see that spewing FUD for MS has damaged their rep (what little they had) among the upper echelon of techdom. Turn your back to *true* innovation, thats the real crime. These mags don't realize, the more they spread the FUD, the more they expose themselves as not a true consumer magazine. When I first worked with Samba, I found it very overwhelming... but then all I had to do was read. The Samba book was an excellent idea, and helped grasp the complex concepts. Now, I love using Samba. I think it is one of my most loved apps. :) It is SO flexible, and solid. I've been running Samba for NFS and CD-ROM shares for nearly 6 months at work. There are plans to add more servers with similar functionality. The little P166/32 sits there chugging away with a decent flow of hits from the users, none of which had brought it to its knees. I find Samba coming in to releive spots where NT just up and dies (file/print/apps). In other words, the only thing that the NT can do is Mail (Exchange ugh) and Login. How would that work if you ran a Samba PDC for login, and needed to use Exchange? My feelings is to standardize with the rest of the world, and use sendmail (IBM's secured sendmail prolly) and Innosoft's LDAP for directory services. Regards, Richard Jones ps- These opinions are my own, not my employers. ------------- Original Text From: "Dave Walton" <walton@emusic.com>, on 03/16/99 6:35 PM: On 17 Mar 99, at 7:25, Anthony David wrote:> From: Ben Kosse <BKosse@thecreek.com> > > > > I don't get it. They give it a con because of: > > "Tricky to configure; expensive maintenance." > > > > But in the article: > > "Although Samba is free, SGI charges $1,500 for a maintenance contractthat> > ensures enterprise-level support for any SGI-Samba installation. *Thisis a> > low price when compared with NetWare and NT,*" (Emph mine). > > > > What gives? > > Services is where the Free Software Model is supposed to be compatible > with commercial enterprises. There is no limit to how much you can > spend on Free Software. SGI are not selling a license to Samba, they > are selling a support contract.I think Ben's question is: Why do they give it low marks for "expensive maintenance" when they go on to say "This is a low price when compared with NetWare and NT"? Is it expensive or low-priced? Dave ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dave Walton Webmaster, Postmaster Emusic walton@emusic.com http://www.emusic.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------