DCE/DFS

[tom_gall@vnet.ibm.com]

linas at us.ibm.com wrote:
> 
> I find the comments below a little surprising.  From the linux-dce mailing list,
> its clear that it took a lot of work to get the 'free tog sources' ported,
> compiling, debugged on linux (mostly problems with dce-threads).  As to a DFS
> port for linux, I think there is a version 0.01 which I understand is mostly an
> outline of work to be done.  The lead on the dce port is gone, and the lead on
> the dfs port has been hired away and can't work on dfs due to conflict of
> interest.

Seems to me that DFS is a bit complicated and a linux port probably
isn't going 
to happen anytime soon in the Open Source community short of a major
miracle. 
That said at least transarc has a Linux AFS client, makes you wonder how
much clammoring at their door it would take to get a DFS client as well
for
linux. 

Additionally given a choice between AFS and DFS, I must admit my
preference is
for AFS. To me AFS seems faster, and easier to use. I've heard that DFS
is much
easier on SysAdmins but that's only 2nd hand knowledge....

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