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| author | Andrew Bartlett <abartlet@samba.org> | 2008-03-28 13:39:59 +1100 |
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| committer | Andrew Bartlett <abartlet@samba.org> | 2008-03-28 13:39:59 +1100 |
| commit | c818469d3653b8b2d86c6eb1a8f24887e81fe3b3 (patch) | |
| tree | def5700907aad9ce72ae86172d4eae9c2ed62015 | |
| parent | 786deaf9288c77b40892d6639113e580a7be6904 (diff) | |
| parent | 459a8f5a22cbf0daf38a2d366f3eba03eaa06d31 (diff) | |
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Merge branch 'v4-0-local' of git://git.id10ts.net/samba into 4-0-local
(This used to be commit 7d1e922a6879110b7953de7560cc4b51ff36ea10)
| -rw-r--r-- | WHATSNEW.txt | 20 |
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diff --git a/WHATSNEW.txt b/WHATSNEW.txt index f6df1ed9e08..1e8f803f43a 100644 --- a/WHATSNEW.txt +++ b/WHATSNEW.txt @@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ Samba 4 is currently not yet in a state where it is usable in production environments. Note the WARNINGS below, and the STATUS file, which aims to document what should and should not work. -Samba4 alpha3 follows on from our first alpha release, made in -September, and the Technology Preview series we have offered for some -time now. +Samba4 alpha3 follows on from our second alpha release (made in +December), the first alpha release (made in September), and the +Technology Preview series we have offered for some time now. WARNINGS ======== @@ -70,9 +70,11 @@ CHANGES SINCE Alpha2 In the time since Samba4 Alpha2 was released in December 2007, Samba has continued to evolve, but you may particularly notice these areas: - Python Bindings: Bindings for Python are now in place, and used for + Python Bindings: Bindings for Python are now in place, and used for Samba's provision script, slowly displacing EJS as the embedded - scripting language + scripting language. With its increased use, Python is no longer + optional, and configure will generate an error if it cannot locate + an appropriate Python installation. SWAT Disabled: Due to a lack of developer time and without a long-term web developer to maintain it, the SWAT web UI has been @@ -87,6 +89,14 @@ continued to evolve, but you may particularly notice these areas: old (thanks to our long-suffering testers for keeping installations around that long!) + Registry: Samba4 registry interoperability has been improved in + both the client utilities and in the registry service exposed by + the Samba4 server itself. + + Administrative Tools: Many enhancements have been made that allow + better integration with Windows administrative tools, especially + Active Directory Users and Computers. + These are just some of the highlights of the work done in the past few months. More details can be found in our GIT history. |