r12659: Add some more information for potential users. Please supplement / amend

where necessary.
(This used to be commit 3296b11d7ad4f4c44d41b8c1c399ae0383d6d0dc)

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index e189f54574d1115b2468f34dc7b7d0f14f2c7d31..86ce60c586f519185399e66ec705287e592e6f1f 100644 (file)
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -22,8 +22,12 @@ Introduction of LDB
 Samba now stores most of its persistent data in a LDAP-like database 
 called LDB (see ldb(7) for more info). 
 
 Samba now stores most of its persistent data in a LDAP-like database 
 called LDB (see ldb(7) for more info). 
 

+Built-in LDAP server
+====================
+FIXME
+

 Much improved SWAT
 Much improved SWAT

-===============
+==================

 SWAT has had some rather large improvements and is now more then just a 
 direct editor for smb.conf. Its layout has been improved. SWAT can now also 
 be used for editing run-time data - maintaining user information, provisioning,
 SWAT has had some rather large improvements and is now more then just a 
 direct editor for smb.conf. Its layout has been improved. SWAT can now also 
 be used for editing run-time data - maintaining user information, provisioning,


@@ -37,7 +41,9 @@ Changed configuration options
 =============================
 Several configuration options have been removed in Samba4 while others have 
 been introduced. This section contains a summary of changes to smb.conf and 
 =============================
 Several configuration options have been removed in Samba4 while others have 
 been introduced. This section contains a summary of changes to smb.conf and 

-where these settings moved.
+where these settings moved. Configuration options that have disappeared may be 
+re-added later when the functionality that uses them gets reimplemented in 
+Samba 4.

 
 The 'security' parameter has been split up. It is now only used to choose 
 between the 'user' and 'share' security levels (the latter is not supported 
 
 The 'security' parameter has been split up. It is now only used to choose 
 between the 'user' and 'share' security levels (the latter is not supported 

diff --git a/README b/README
new file mode 100644 (file)
index 0000000..d527283
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+Samba 4 is the ambitious next version of the Samba suite that is being 
+developed in parallel to the stable 3.0 series. The main emphasis in 
+this branch is full support for being a Active Directory domain controller.
+
+Samba 4 is currently not yet in a state where it is usable in production 
+environments. The STATUS file aims to document what should and should not 
+work.
+
+Those familiar with Samba 3 can find a list of user-visible changes 
+since that release series in the NEWS file. A short guide to setting up 
+Samba 4 can be found in the howto.txt file in this directory.
+
+Bugs can be filed at https://bugzilla.samba.org/. Please
+look at the STATUS file before filing a bug to see if a particular 
+is supposed to work yet.
+
+Development and general discussion about Samba 4 happens mainly on 
+the #samba-technical IRC channel (on irc.freenode.net) and 
+the samba-technical mailing list (see http://lists.samba.org/ for 
+details).

diff --git a/STATUS b/STATUS
new file mode 100644 (file)
index 0000000..3e72ef6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/STATUS
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+This file documents the features that are known to work or known to 
+still need work in the current version of Samba 4.

diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/TODO
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+source/build/smb_build/TODO
+source/lib/registry/TODO
+source/lib/tdr/TODO
+source/pidl/TODO