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diff --git a/WHATSNEW.txt b/WHATSNEW.txt index 279e77e60d..0ce24fb60f 100644 --- a/WHATSNEW.txt +++ b/WHATSNEW.txt @@ -10,12 +10,9 @@ Samba 4 is currently not yet in a state where it is usable in production environments. Note the WARNINGS below, and the STATUS file, which aims to document what should and should not work. -Samba4 alpha2 is the culmination of 4.5 years of development under our -belt since Tridge first proposed a new Virtual File System (VFS) layer -for Samba3 (a project which eventually lead to our Active Directory -efforts), and 1.5 years since we first released a Technology Preview, -we wish to allow users, managers and developers to see how we have -progressed, and to invite feedback and support. +Samba4 alpha2 follows on from our first alpha release, made in +September, and the Technology Preview series we have offered for some +time now. WARNINGS ======== @@ -58,7 +55,7 @@ annotation information (in streams) and NT ACLs in particular. The VFS is backed with an extensive automated test suite. A new scripting interface has been added to Samba 4, allowing -JavaScript programs to interface to Samba's internals. +Python programs to interface to Samba's internals. The Samba 4 architecture is based around an LDAP-like database that can use a range of modular backends. One of the backends supports |