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Latest Samba preview launched

March 23, 2006 A second test version of the open-source software aims to fix bugs and add support for Microsoft's Active Directory protocols. TAGS: Samba, test version, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, open-source software, Microsoft Corp.

Samba will move to GPLv3

July 9, 2007 The Free Software Foundation's new license gets a major endorsement from a major server software project. TAGS: GPLv3, Samba, Free Software Foundation, GPL, GNU, Linux kernel, leader, license, open source, Linux

New Samba beta targets Active Directory

January 25, 2006 The test version of the open-source file-sharing software emulates Microsoft's Active Directory ID management. TAGS: Samba, Kerberos, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, domain controller, identity management, LDAP, implementation, domain, Australia, file-sharing, open source, printing, server, blog, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Novell hires top Samba programmer from HP

April 28, 2005 Software company adds another open-source luminary to its staff. Jeremy Allison says, "These guys know a lot about file sharing." TAGS: Jeremy Allison, Samba, Novell Inc., programmer, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, Novell NetWare, file-sharing, file server, open source, Linux, file system, IBM Corp., server, HP, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Critics: Microsoft server license snubs open source

January 28, 2005 Proposed server interoperability license--demanded by the EU--will shut the door on open-source software such as Samba, say critics. TAGS: Samba, Free Software Foundation, antitrust, license, European Union, critic, open-source software, server software, agreement, open source, server, copy, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows

Novell taps open source for security

February 14, 2005 Company releases code to write programs for its eDirectory software and launches a security appliance based on its SuSE Linux OS. TAGS: Novell eDirectory, Novell Inc., Samba, SuSE Linux, SuSE, open source, security company, Linux, security, virus, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Open-source leader leaving Novell for Google

December 21, 2006 Samba co-founder Jeremy Allison says he objects to Novell's patent pact with Microsoft, heads to search giant. TAGS: Jeremy Allison, Novell Inc., Samba, open source, GPL, Linux, SuSE, Red Hat Inc., co-founder, Google Inc., letter, Microsoft Corp., server

Gosling questions Sun-Microsoft pact

February 3, 2005 The father of Java tells developers that in some ways, the technical agreement with Microsoft is meaning less and less. Video: "We're not a .Net company," Sun's Gosling says TAGS: James Gosling, Sun Microsystems Inc., Samba, agreement, DMCA, digital-rights management, antitrust, father, European Union, Java, open source, Microsoft Corp., Europe, developer, U.S., DVD

Lawyers ride shotgun for open source

February 1, 2005 A law center led by Eben Moglen and others will provide free services to developers who use open-source or free-software methods. TAGS: Open Source Development Labs, Samba, Open Source Risk Management, Free Software Foundation, open source, Linus Torvalds, open-source software, lawyer, SCO Group Inc., consortium, Linux, center, law, intellectual property, Unix, professor

Developers fast to fix open-source bugs

April 4, 2006 Holes in popular open-source packages found in a government-funded scan were plugged swiftly, Coverity says. TAGS: Coverity, open-source project, open source, Samba, defect, bug, developer, flaw, analysis, U.S., database

EU regulators cool on Microsoft open-source move

February 21, 2008 Announcement won't affect its antitrust investigations against the software giant, says European Commission. TAGS: Jeremy Allison, interoperability, commission, announcement, antitrust, European Union, Steve Ballmer, Samba, open-source community, open source, API, Microsoft Corp.
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