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What Platforms Does It Run On?

Samba is distributed with full source code (written in C) and is available under the GNU General Public License. If you are unfamiliar with the GPL, read the section later in this hour that covers the details.

Because it is distributed with source, it can be compiled on just about any existing UNIX variant including

If Samba does not compile on your particular UNIX, report the problems via email to samba-bugs@samba.org, and someone will try to work things out. One of the wonderful things about OSS projects is fixing the problems yourself. "Luke, use the source!" If you do find or fix bugs in the source code, please report them as well to samba-bugs@samba.org.

In addition to the UNIX main distribution, Samba has been successfully ported to the following operating systems:

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