From be17dc9ca66855e88a9acffecce507eaa8c9f63c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: James Morrison <ja2morri@csclub.uwaterloo.ca>
Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 18:27:24 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Samba talk by Dan.

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 events.xml | 22 +++++++++++++++++++---
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diff --git a/events.xml b/events.xml
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@@ -1167,10 +1167,26 @@ CSC, will be giving a talk on the evil depths of the black art known as C++.
     </abstract>
   </eventitem>
 
-  <eventitem date="2002-11-21" time="4:30pm" room="MC4060"
-   title="Samba and you">
+  <eventitem date="2002-11-21" time="4:30pm" room="MC2066"
+   title="Samba and You">
     <short>A talk by Dan Brovkovich, Mathsoc's Computing Director</short>
-    <abstract>No abstract available yet.</abstract>
+    <abstract><p>
+Samba is a free implementation of the Server Message Block (SMB)
+protocol. It also implements the Common Internet File System (CIFS)
+protocol, used by Microsoft Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP to share files and
+printers. </p><p>
+SMB was originally developed in the early to mid-80's by IBM and was
+further improved by Microsoft, Intel, SCO, Network Appliances, Digital
+and many others over a period of 15 years. It has now morphed into CIFS,
+a form strongly influenced by Microsoft. </p><p>
+Samba is considered to be one of the key projects for the acceptance of
+GNU/Linux and other Free operating systems (e.g. FreeBSD) in the
+corporate world: a traditional Windows NT/2000 stronghold. </p><p>
+We will talk about interfacing Samba servers and desktops with the
+Windows world.  From a simple GNU/Linux desktop in your home to the
+corporate server that provides collaborative file/printer sharing,
+logons and home directories to hundreds of users a day. </p>
+    </abstract>
   </eventitem>
 
   <eventitem date="2002-10-26" time="1:30PM" room="MC2066"