James Knott wrote:
Martin Deppe wrote:
Sorry, but ...
Jonathan Brooks wrote:
Am I right in thinking that the only time you'd really want to use SAMBA is if you have to support windows boxes? Can CUPS share printers round the network without SAMBA?
... OF COURSE IT CAN (sorry again, what a question ...)
Well, I need to write some more here:
I mean, what do we need Samba for if and only if for the fact that M$ doesn't comply to the broad standards others are using? I simply guess that M$ doesn't do it because they probably think that they wouldn't sell anything anymore and therefore wouldn't make any money anymore! How about this?
Samba exists only because of the fact that M$ doesn't support all the other stuff (well enough at least or demands loooots of money for it) and - of cause - because some people still want to use Windows (even though they know better).
Yeah, and then M$ probably keeps all others busy to not let them (us) simply overrun M$ in creating much better and more usefull applications and systems. Well, that's at least my opinion. :-D
Windows XP supports IPP, which CUPS uses. W98 requires an update from MS.
Hey, proof me wrong on that, I would like that. Maybe there is really something happening over there ... ? Martin