<chapter id="samba"> <title>Samba</title> <para> Samba is an Open Source application that provides an SMB implementation for POSIX-compatible operating systems. </para> <para> Providing support for a Windows-based file-sharing protocol on POSIX servers sometimes requires mapping Windows semantics to POSIX semantics. </para> <para> Samba has always been catching up with Microsoft. Here is a list of Samba releases and what they support (or will support). </para> <sect1> <title>Samba 2.2</title> <para>Full CORE and Workgroup support. Somewhat basic NT4-style support.</para> </sect1> <sect1> <title>Samba 3.0</title> <para>Full CORE and Workgroup support. Almost complete NT4-style support. </para> </sect1> <sect1> <title>Samba 3.2</title> <para>FIXME</para> </sect1> <sect1> <title>Samba 4.0</title> <para>Full CORE, Workgroup, NT4 and ADS support.</para> </sect1> </chapter>