From 28dd0d9081cac660876a7891c037939b2c264ca8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alexander Bokovoy Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 21:20:11 +0000 Subject: Docbook XML conversion: faq (This used to be commit 6378451733bfddd3732dc3bbc7b814e625eaf649) --- docs/docbook/faq/general.xml | 131 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 131 insertions(+) create mode 100644 docs/docbook/faq/general.xml (limited to 'docs/docbook/faq/general.xml') diff --git a/docs/docbook/faq/general.xml b/docs/docbook/faq/general.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..54c620b382 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/docbook/faq/general.xml @@ -0,0 +1,131 @@ + +General Information + + +Where can I get it? + +The Samba suite is available at the samba website. + + + + +What do the version numbers mean? + +It is not recommended that you run a version of Samba with the word +"alpha" in its name unless you know what you are doing and are willing +to do some debugging. Many, many people just get the latest +recommended stable release version and are happy. If you are brave, by +all means take the plunge and help with the testing and development - +but don't install it on your departmental server. Samba is typically +very stable and safe, and this is mostly due to the policy of many +public releases. + + + +How the scheme works: + +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.) + +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. + +When the release manager, currently Jerry, 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. + +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. + + + + +So the progression goes: + + +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) + + + + +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. + + + + + +What platforms are supported? + +Many different platforms have run Samba successfully. The platforms +most widely used and thus best tested are Linux and SunOS. + + +At time of writing, there is support (or has been support for in earlier +versions): + + + +A/UX 3.0 +AIX +Altos Series 386/1000 +Amiga +Apollo Domain/OS sr10.3 +BSDI +B.O.S. (Bull Operating System) +Cray, Unicos 8.0 +Convex +DGUX. +DNIX. +FreeBSD +HP-UX +Intergraph. +Linux with/without shadow passwords and quota +LYNX 2.3.0 +MachTen (a unix like system for Macintoshes) +Motorola 88xxx/9xx range of machines +NetBSD +NEXTSTEP Release 2.X, 3.0 and greater (including OPENSTEP for Mach). +OS/2 using EMX 0.9b +OSF1 +QNX 4.22 +RiscIX. +RISCOs 5.0B +SEQUENT. +SCO (including: 3.2v2, European dist., OpenServer 5) +SGI. +SMP_DC.OSx v1.1-94c079 on Pyramid S series +SONY NEWS, NEWS-OS (4.2.x and 6.1.x) +SUNOS 4 +SUNOS 5.2, 5.3, and 5.4 (Solaris 2.2, 2.3, and '2.4 and later') +Sunsoft ISC SVR3V4 +SVR4 +System V with some berkely extensions (Motorola 88k R32V3.2). +ULTRIX. +UNIXWARE +UXP/DS + + + + + +How do I subscribe to the Samba Mailing Lists? + +Look at the samba mailing list page + + + + -- cgit