Tony,
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Why do I feel as if I'm being asked to defend the rational behind NASLite? I don't think that should be necessary, but I will try and clarify.
I'm sorry. My questions were never meant to annoy you, or make you feel like you had to defend NASlite, but rather they were meant to gain insight into why NASlite functions the way it does. Had I not purchased the product I might not be asking why it does what it does or when the newer versions will be available and what they will contain. However, since I did purchase the product, I feel it is my right to ask some pointed questions. I'm sure you feel the same way with software (and hardware) you purchase. If it doesn't live up to your expectations you should have the right to question the supplier.
I guess my main issue with NASlite is the fact that the current version caters to people using old, almost ancient, hardware. Those of us wishing to use NASlite on more powerful hardware appear to be contrained by this limitation. I am glad to see you state that the current version of NASlite is at end of life and that newer versions won't have the same restrictions.
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Now the 4G+ SMB file size and ext3 are most definitely going to be included in v2. That's a promise, but the USB print server will probably have to wait
This is exactly the type of information I was looking for when I asked some of my questions.
With respect to my request for USB print server capabilities, whatever you choose to do is fine. I was just hoping that with the expanded capabilities of NASlite 2.x, that this would be a possibility. As far as your question to me:
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Here is one for you to consider - On that USB print server, where exactly will you spool the print jobs? On a NAS drive? Which one?
I'm not sure why that is an issue. I have a basic USB print server device right now that is about 2 inches X 2 inches that provides network printer capabilities on my LAN. It doesn't have any hard drive/NAS associated with it, yet it functions perfectly. I believe the local client making the print request spools the data. The one thing I am sure of is that the device itself has no capability to spool print jobs.
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What exactly attracted you to NASLite? Was it the features? Fedora and Suse have all the features one may need. Why not use them? Well, you know the answer. That's why you are here.
With respect to why I am using NASlite instead of SuSE or Fedora, the answer is simple: NASlite does 95% of what I need it to do. If 2.x gives me the other 5% then it will be money well spent. If it doesn't, creating my own version of NASlite still remains an option.
Keep up the good work and please don't take offense at customer questions. They are only meant to help improve the product, not as criticisim.