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Samba is typically -very stable and safe, and this is mostly due to the policy of many -public releases. -</para> - -<para> -How the scheme works: -<simplelist> -<member>When major changes are made the version number is increased. For -example, the transition from 1.9.15 to 1.9.16. However, this version -number will not appear immediately and people should continue to use -1.9.15 for production systems (see next point.)</member> - -<member>Just after major changes are made the software is considered -unstable, and a series of alpha releases are distributed, for example -1.9.16alpha1. These are for testing by those who know what they are -doing. The "alpha" in the filename will hopefully scare off those who -are just looking for the latest version to install.</member> - -<member>When Andrew thinks that the alphas have stabilised to the point -where he would recommend new users install it, he renames it to the -same version number without the alpha, for example 1.9.16.</member> - -<member>Inevitably bugs are found in the "stable" releases and minor patch -levels are released which give us the pXX series, for example 1.9.16p2.</member> -</simplelist> -</para> - -<para> -So the progression goes: - -<programlisting> -1.9.15p7 (production) -1.9.15p8 (production) -1.9.16alpha1 (test sites only) -: -1.9.16alpha20 (test sites only) -1.9.16 (production) -1.9.16p1 (production) -</programlisting> -</para> - -<para> -The above system means that whenever someone looks at the samba ftp -site they will be able to grab the highest numbered release without an -alpha in the name and be sure of getting the current recommended -version. -</para> - -</sect1> - -<sect1> -<title>What platforms are supported?</title> -<para> -Many different platforms have run Samba successfully. The platforms -most widely used and thus best tested are Linux and SunOS.</para> - -<para> -At time of writing, there is support (or has been support for in earlier -versions): -</para> - -<simplelist> -<member>A/UX 3.0</member> -<member>AIX</member> -<member>Altos Series 386/1000</member> -<member>Amiga</member> -<member>Apollo Domain/OS sr10.3</member> -<member>BSDI </member> -<member>B.O.S. (Bull Operating System)</member> -<member>Cray, Unicos 8.0</member> -<member>Convex</member> -<member>DGUX. </member> -<member>DNIX.</member> -<member>FreeBSD</member> -<member>HP-UX</member> -<member>Intergraph. </member> -<member>Linux with/without shadow passwords and quota</member> -<member>LYNX 2.3.0</member> -<member>MachTen (a unix like system for Macintoshes)</member> -<member>Motorola 88xxx/9xx range of machines</member> -<member>NetBSD</member> -<member>NEXTSTEP Release 2.X, 3.0 and greater (including OPENSTEP for Mach).</member> -<member>OS/2 using EMX 0.9b</member> -<member>OSF1</member> -<member>QNX 4.22</member> -<member>RiscIX. </member> -<member>RISCOs 5.0B</member> -<member>SEQUENT. </member> -<member>SCO (including: 3.2v2, European dist., OpenServer 5)</member> -<member>SGI.</member> -<member>SMP_DC.OSx v1.1-94c079 on Pyramid S series</member> -<member>SONY NEWS, NEWS-OS (4.2.x and 6.1.x)</member> -<member>SUNOS 4</member> -<member>SUNOS 5.2, 5.3, and 5.4 (Solaris 2.2, 2.3, and '2.4 and later')</member> -<member>Sunsoft ISC SVR3V4</member> -<member>SVR4</member> -<member>System V with some berkely extensions (Motorola 88k R32V3.2).</member> -<member>ULTRIX.</member> -<member>UNIXWARE</member> -<member>UXP/DS</member> -</simplelist> - -</sect1> - -<sect1> -<title>How do I subscribe to the Samba Mailing Lists?</title> -<para> -Look at <ulink url="http://samba.org/samba/archives.html">the samba mailing list page</ulink> -</para> -</sect1> - -<sect1> -<title>Pizza supply details</title> -<para> -Those who have registered in the Samba survey as "Pizza Factory" will -already know this, but the rest may need some help. Andrew doesn't ask -for payment, but he does appreciate it when people give him -pizza. This calls for a little organisation when the pizza donor is -twenty thousand kilometres away, but it has been done. -</para> - -<para> -Method 1: Ring up your local branch of an international pizza chain -and see if they honour their vouchers internationally. Pizza Hut do, -which is how the entire Canberra Linux Users Group got to eat pizza -one night, courtesy of someone in the US. -</para> - -<para> -Method 2: Ring up a local pizza shop in Canberra and quote a credit -card number for a certain amount, and tell them that Andrew will be -collecting it (don't forget to tell him.) One kind soul from Germany -did this. -</para> - -<para> -Method 3: Purchase a pizza voucher from your local pizza shop that has -no international affiliations and send it to Andrew. It is completely -useless but he can hang it on the wall next to the one he already has -from Germany :-) -</para> - -<para> -Method 4: Air freight him a pizza with your favourite regional -flavours. It will probably get stuck in customs or torn apart by -hungry sniffer dogs but it will have been a noble gesture. -</para> - -</sect1> - -</chapter> |