Re: Deprecating smbfs(5) and removing it before FreeBSD 14

On Wed, Jun 5, 2024 at 12:52 AM John Hixson <jhixson@freebsd.org> wrote:
>
> I am working on a from scratch implementation of smbfs. I do not have
> any kind of time estimate since it is in my spare time. I chose this
> route after spending considerable time looking at Apple and Solaris
> implementations and wanting something without all of the legacy 1.0
> crap. I do have a very minimal working FUSE version at this point, but
> there is much to do, and even more to abide by the various
> specifications.
>
> I just thought I'd share in case anyone is interested.
>
> - John

Thanks for sharing.
We're building a FreeBSD based product and SMB2/3 support is very
important to us. Maybe we can combine our efforts on this matter?

I also contacted the FreeBSD Enterprise Working Group about this. The
Greg's reply was

> The verbal offer to donate an up to date fork of this still stands, but the timing remains unclear. I continue asking.

It is still unclear to me if the code is already written by some party
and now the negotiation is going on about licensing it as BSD.