Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2017 10:46:54 +0200 From: Gary Jennejohn <gljennjohn@gmail.com> To: Julian Elischer <julian@freebsd.org> Cc: Matt B <theunusualmatt@gmail.com>, Rick Macklem <rmacklem@uoguelph.ca>, "freebsd-fs@freebsd.org" <freebsd-fs@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: SMBv1 Deprecation Message-ID: <20170623104654.07e5a3e0@ernst.home> In-Reply-To: <9b556cbe-f9f3-ab15-6fcd-71397d18c126@freebsd.org> References: <CALJ5sFkKMGvhgRYzegikDTiTTyV1xtA_WYJW_gLkHFN9Oh0OqA@mail.gmail.com> <YTXPR01MB01893E3AAB21A03677998D2FDDDB0@YTXPR01MB0189.CANPRD01.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM> <CALJ5sFnMWGAGS8oyUvzXfq_Z4ZeRzgs==EDZf%2BqO-4O269qdiw@mail.gmail.com> <9b556cbe-f9f3-ab15-6fcd-71397d18c126@freebsd.org>
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On Fri, 23 Jun 2017 13:03:31 +0800 Julian Elischer <julian@freebsd.org> wrote: > On 23/6/17 8:14 am, Matt B wrote: > > I totally understand. I try to support the FreeBSD Foundation with > > donations as often as I can as well as reporting bugs promptly as I am sure > > resources are spread thin. My skill set isn't really that of a programmer > > though. I am working right now at checking the Darwin/OS X code for > > mount_smbfs and other modules associated with smbfs in the hopes of > > possibly getting something viable for BSD, even if it has to be a port due > > to license issues. Progress is slow just due to lack of knowledge in the > > programming arena. > > That's how we all started out.. some personal itch that had to be scratched. > You do some work on it. > From that you build up an expertise in that field, and then you start answering > questions when people ask about that area, and then you find you've > a commit bit and are spending serious time on it, and then a company offers you serious > money to fix something (*) and before you know it... > > (*) seriously that happens. > Companies have itches too but instead of spare time, they have cash. > You might consider trying /usr/ports/net/samba46, which is at version 4.6.4 and appears to support SMB2 out of the box. This opinion is based on looking at the source, which has lots of smb2-specific code. I don't use Windows Shares, so I have no persoanl experience with this port. -- Gary Jennejohn
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