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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.rmit.EDU.AU!goanna.cs.rmit.EDU.AU!munnari.oz.au!hpg30a.csc.cuhk.hk!cuhknntp!news.uoregon.edu!cs.uoregon.edu!reuter.cse.ogi.edu!uwm.edu!hookup!solaris.cc.vt.edu!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.sprintlink.net!in2.uu.net!newshub1.wanet.net!ucsnews!newshub.sdsu.edu!saturn!larryr From: larryr@saturn.sdsu.edu (Larry Riedel) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Linux Killer App (ksmbfs) Date: 8 Oct 1995 03:13:48 GMT Organization: San Diego State University Lines: 22 Message-ID: <457flc$2iq@hole.sdsu.edu> References: <44cma4$fv4@hole.sdsu.edu> <44f0v9$83@park.uvsc.edu> <44hn74$pbj@hole.sdsu.edu> <454aet$oja@park.uvsc.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: saturn.sdsu.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Terry Lambert (terry@cs.weber.edu) wrote: > larryr@saturn.sdsu.edu (Larry Riedel) wrote: > > While in some applications this kind of security is critical, I think > > there are enough where it is not that something like ksmbfs would be a > > worthwhile addition to FreeBSD. > > [...] > > It is possible to overcome the problems. But the level of effort > required would mean that I would want to be paid for it if you > expected me to do it. This drags in GPL and other issues which > I would rather not get into. > > You may want to get together with others who feel as you do and > make a project of it. I personally don't mind using Linux. I just think something like ksmbfs would be a worthwhile addition to FreeBSD. I am not concerned about who would develop the feature. Larry