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r26500: README: Samba4 is not a technical preview anymore.

Also, clean up some whitespace at the end of some lines that make my vim show
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Kai Blin
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@ -3,8 +3,9 @@ developed in parallel to the stable 3.0 series. The main emphasis in
this branch is support for the Active Directory logon protocols used this branch is support for the Active Directory logon protocols used
by Windows 2000 and above. by Windows 2000 and above.
While we welcome your interest in Samba 4, we don't want you to run your network with it quite yet. Please note the WARNINGS below, and the STATUS file, While we welcome your interest in Samba 4, we don't want you to run your
which aims to document what should and should not work. network with it quite yet. Please note the WARNINGS below, and the
STATUS file, which aims to document what should and should not work.
With 4 years of development under our belt since Tridge first proposed With 4 years of development under our belt since Tridge first proposed
a new Virtual File System (VFS) layer for Samba3 (a project which a new Virtual File System (VFS) layer for Samba3 (a project which
@ -17,12 +18,12 @@ support.
WARNINGS WARNINGS
======== ========
Samba4 TP is currently a pre-alpha technology. That is more a Samba4 is currently at alpha stage. That is more a reference to
reference to Samba4's lack of the features we expect you will need Samba4's lack of the features we expect you will need than a statement
than a statement of code quality, but clearly it hasn't seen a broad of code quality, but clearly it hasn't seen a broad deployment yet. If
deployment yet. If you were to upgrade Samba3 (or indeed Windows) to you were to upgrade Samba3 (or indeed Windows) to Samba4, you would find
Samba4, you would find many things work, but that other key features many things work, but that other key features you may have relied on
you may have relied on simply are not there yet. simply are not there yet.
For example, while Samba 3.0 is an excellent member of a Active For example, while Samba 3.0 is an excellent member of a Active
Directory domain, Samba4 is happier as a domain controller: (This is Directory domain, Samba4 is happier as a domain controller: (This is