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An update long overdue. Please edit this further guys.

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Copyright (C) 1997-1999 - Samba-Team Copyright (C) 1997-2003 Samba-Team
The Samba-Team are committed to an aggressive program to deliver quality The Samba-Team are committed to an aggressive program to deliver quality
controlled software to a well defined roadmap. controlled software to a well defined roadmap.
The current Samba release 2.0.4 is called the "NT Security update". The current Samba Beta series of Samba 3.0.0 is called the "Domain Integration"
release.
It correctly implements the Windows NT specific SMB calls,
and will operate correctly as a client in a Windows NT
Domain environment.
In addition, the first implementation of the Web-based GUI
management tool ships with 2.0.0, thus fullfilling some of
the commitments made in the 1.9.18 release Roadmap document.
Some work has been done on ensuring compatibility with
Windows NT 5.0 (now Windows 2000 :-) although this is
a somewhat (slowly) moving target.
The following development objectives for future releases The following development objectives for future releases
are in place: are in progress:
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2.0.x - "NT Security update" - Allowing Windows NT Clients to Samba-3.0.0 The Domain Integration Release
manipulate file security and ownership using native tools.
Note that the "NT Security update" part of the Roadmap has been Samba-3.0.x Refinments to the User and Group IDMAP facility and
achieved with the Samba 2.0.4 release. general code stabilization work.
2.0.xx - "Thin Server" mode, allowing a Samba server to be Samba-3.x.x Improvements in Management and Migration tools,
inserted into a network with no UNIX setup required. the introduction of further integration capabilities.
Some management capabilities for Samba using native NT tools.
Provision of command-line equivalents to native NT tools.
2.X - "Domain Controller" - able to serve as a Windows NT PDC. Samba-4 Danger Will Robinson, a big code clean up with major
system redesign. More will be announced as this work
starts to take shape.
X.XX - "Full Domain Integration" - allowing both PDC and BDC modes.
Note that it is a given that the Samba Team will continue to track Note that it is a given that the Samba-Team will continue to track
Windows (NT/2000) update releases, ensuring that Samba will work Windows (NT/200x) update releases, ensuring that Samba will work
well with whatever "Beta" releases Redmond throws our way :-). well with whatever "Beta" releases Redmond throws our way :-).
You may also note that the release numbers get fuzzier the You may also note that the release numbers get fuzzier the