CIFS will be strategic in some settings, but not included in kernel

[Gary Oberbrunner]

George Hunt wrote:
> I think the interface should just work, without installing anything. But
> I realize this is a touchy subject. I'm willing to go along with the
> general thinking on the issue.

I think a "just works" solution for M$ machines, i.e. SMB/CIFS, would be
huge.  Everyone knows how to "share" their folders.  Almost nobody will
set up IIS just to share a few files.  You would get literally 100x as
many users for the former feature as the latter.  IMHO of course.  And
Linux and Mac already implement SMB/CIFS, so it's a solution that works
pretty much universally today.

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Gary Oberbrunner