System / What is Samba ?

1. Samba

1.1. Samba

1.1.1. is a free software

1.1.2. was originally developed by

1.1.2.1. Andrew Tridgell.

1.1.2.1.1. Also know for

1.2. Samba provides

1.2.1. file

1.2.2. print services

1.2.3. for

1.2.3.1. various Microsoft Windows clients

1.2.3.2. can integrate with a Microsoft Windows Server domain

1.2.3.2.1. either as a

1.3. Samba runs on

1.3.1. most Unix

1.3.2. OpenVMS

1.3.3. Unix-like systems

1.3.3.1. such as

1.3.3.1.1. Linux

1.3.3.1.2. Solaris

1.3.3.1.3. AIX

1.3.3.1.4. BSD variants

1.4. Samba is standard on

1.4.1. nearly all distributions of Linux and

1.4.1.1. is commonly included as

1.4.1.1.1. a basic system service on other Unix-based operating systems as well.

1.5. Samba is released under the terms of

1.5.1. the GNU General Public License.

1.6. The name Samba comes from

1.6.1. SMB (Server Message Block),

1.6.1.1. the name of the standard protocol used by the Microsoft Windows network file system.

1.7. Sources

1.7.1. Wikipedia

1.7.1.1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samba_(software)

1.8. Resources

1.8.1. System / What is Samba ? (This MindMapping)

1.8.1.1. http://jgwill.com/sl/samba/what-is

1.9. Further Researches

1.9.1. How To

1.9.1.1. Mount a Samba Share on Mac OS X

1.9.2. RSYNC

1.9.2.1. was originally developed by

1.9.2.1.1. Andrew Tridgell.