Samba 4.0 Released: the First Free Software Active Directory Compatible Server 343
Jeremy Allison - Sam writes "We released Samba 4.0 today, containing the first compatible Free Software implementation of Microsoft's Active Directory protocols. 'Samba 4.0 comprises an LDAP directory server, Heimdal Kerberos authentication server, a secure Dynamic DNS server, and implementations of all necessary remote procedure calls for Active Directory. Samba 4.0 provides everything needed to serve as an Active Directory Compatible Domain Controller for all versions of Microsoft Windows clients currently supported by Microsoft, including the recently released Windows 8. The Samba 4.0 Active Directory Compatible Server provides support for features such as Group Policy, Roaming Profiles, Windows Administration tools and integrates with Microsoft Exchange and Free Software compatible services such as OpenChange.'"
Full release notes are available, and you grab the files from the download page.
Re:Too Late (Score:5, Funny)
Where the fuck do you think all that web-based administration plugs into, a unicorn?
Re:How does Microsoft feel about this? (Score:5, Funny)
In the words of Francis Urquart:
"You might think that. I couldn't possibly comment.." :-).
Re:fsck yeah! (Score:5, Funny)
I'm going to take a wild stab in the dark and assume you're a sysadmin.
Re:fsck yeah! (Score:5, Funny)
Or he's into some really bizarre porn.
"Ooh yeah baby. That's it. Shove that NTFS ACL into a Posix ACL. Come on, harder... deeper... Oooh yeah! Map it to that sticky bit, baby! Map it!"
Re:Can someone mod this gentleman up please? (Score:3, Funny)
Can someone mod this gentleman up please?
It's a sad reflection on slashdot if it's languishing at +2. Sort it out mods!
Will do.
Re:fsck yeah! (Score:5, Funny)
Ah, POSIX porn. Most people never even thought it existed, yet there it is, already a standard.
Re:GPLv3 (Score:2, Funny)
Yep, thinking the same thing. Well, at least the ACs are still around.
Donkey balls.