Many users report that compared to other SMB implementations Samba is more stable, faster, and compatible with more clients. Administrators of some large installations say that Samba is the only SMB server available which will scale to many tens of thousands of users without crashing. The suite is supplied with full source code under the GNU Public License . A copy of the GPL must always be included in any copy of the package. The primary creator of the Samba suite is Andrew Tridgell.
Later versions incorporate much effort by many net.helpers.
The man pages and this FAQ were originally written by Karl Auer. At time of writing, the current version was 1.9.17. If you want to be sure check the bottom of the change-log file. The Samba suite is available via anonymous ftp from samba.anu.edu.au and many mirror sites. You will get much faster performance if you use a mirror site.