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@@ -3,42 +3,39 @@ Copyright (C) 1997-1998 - Samba-Team
The Samba-Team are committed to an agressive program to deliver quality
controlled software to a well defined roadmap.
-The current Samba release 1.9.18 is called the "Oplock Release"
-The following development objectives are in place:
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-Please Note: Development of the 1.9.19 and 1.9.20 releases is presently
- well ahead of schedule. This means that the release program
- may very well change radically from what is outlined below.
+The current Samba release 2.0.0 is called the "Domain Client Release"
- If present developments continue then 1.9.19 will feature
- improved authentication and security capabilities as well as
- the long promised GUI (Web) based management tools.
+It correctly implements the Windows NT specific SMB calls,
+and will operate correctly as a client in a Windows NT
+Domain environment.
- This being the case, then version 2.0 may become the long
- awaited Windows NT Domain Controller Release and version 2.1
- will become the Directory Services update.
+In addition, the first implementation of the Web-based GUI
+management tool ships with 2.0.0, thus fullfilling some of
+the commitments made in the 1.9.18 release Roadmap document.
- Should 1.9.19 roll out ahead of schedule then there will
- likely be a delay of up to 6 months before the NT Domain
- Controller release will be ready for prime-time business use.
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+Some work has been done on ensuring compatibility with
+Windows NT 5.0 (now Windows 2000 :-) although this is
+a somewhat (slowly) moving target.
-Version / Codename Notes
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-1.9.19 An authentication update release to offer improved
-"Auth Code Release" security and password synchronisation capabilities.
- Also, support for Windows NT specific SMB calls.
+The following development objectives for future releases
+are in place:
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+2.0.x - "NT Security update" - Allowing Windows NT Clients to
+ manipulate file security and ownership using native tools.
-1.9.20 Introduction of new managment tools
-"GUI Config Release" Improved multi-language support.
+2.0.xx - "Thin Server" mode, allowing a Samba server to be
+ inserted into a network with no UNIX setup required.
+ Some management capabilities for Samba using native NT tools.
-2.0 The next generation Directory Services update
-"DSA Release"
+2.X - "Domain Controller" - able to serve as a Windows NT PDC.
-While no release date or content promises are made we are hoping to release
-the remainder of the 1.9 series relases within short time frame.
+X.XX - "Full Domain Integration" - allowing both PDC and BDC modes.
-Should a budding contributor spring into gear and deliver any of the above
-ahead of the above release sequence then we reserve the option to make an
-out of sequence release (but always keeping to a logical sequence code number).
+Note that it is a given that the Samba Team will continue to track
+Windows (NT/2000) update releases, ensuring that Samba will work
+well with whatever "Beta" releases Redmond throws our way :-).
+You may also note that the release numbers get fuzzier the
+further into the future the objectives get. This is intentional
+as we cannot yet commit to exact timeframes.