From c9066072a64879a7f9f0581d9ce918e864c79fa2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Samba Release Account Date: Fri, 18 Oct 1996 14:50:39 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Did some editing, got frustrated, started converting to linuxdoc-sgml --- docs/samba.faq | 50 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 41 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/samba.faq b/docs/samba.faq index ac3d6bc21d4..b00e5419664 100644 --- a/docs/samba.faq +++ b/docs/samba.faq @@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ Contents * SECTION ONE: General information All about Samba - what it is, how to get it, related sources of - information, how to understand the version numbering scheme. + information, how to understand the version numbering scheme, + pizza details * SECTION TWO: Compiling and installing Samba on a Unix host Common problems that arise when building and installing Samba under Unix. @@ -99,6 +100,8 @@ At time of writing, the current version was 1.9.16. If you want to be sure check the bottom of the change-log file. (ftp://samba.anu.edu.au/pub/samba/alpha/change-log) +For more information see question 5, "What do the version numbers mean?" + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * 3: Where can I get it? @@ -128,6 +131,8 @@ 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: + 1) 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 @@ -149,15 +154,15 @@ patch levels are released which give us the pXX series, for example So the progression goes: - 1.9.15p7 - 1.9.15p8 - 1.9.16alpha1 + 1.9.15p7 (production) + 1.9.15p8 (production) + 1.9.16alpha1 (test sites only) : - 1.9.16alpha20 - 1.9.16 - 1.9.16p1 + 1.9.16alpha20 (test sites only) + 1.9.16 (production) + 1.9.16p1 (production) -The above system means that whenever someone looks on our ftp site +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. @@ -271,7 +276,34 @@ it in the next version. If you make changes to the source code, _please_ submit these patches so that everyone else gets the benefit of your work. This is one of the most important aspects to the maintainence of Samba. Send all patches to -samba-bugs@samba.anu.edu.au, not Andrew Tridgell or any other individual. +samba-bugs@samba.anu.edu.au, not Andrew Tridgell or any other individual and +not the samba team mailing list. + +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +* n: Pizza Supply Details + +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. + +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 + +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. + +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 :-) + +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. =============================================================================== SECTION TWO: Compiling and installing Samba on a Unix host -- 2.11.4.GIT