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5 <p>Samba is an <a href="http://www.opensource.org/">Open Source</a>/<a
6 href="http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html">Free Software</a>
7 suite that has, <a href="/samba/docs/10years.html">since 1992</a>,
8 provided file and print services to all manner of SMB/CIFS clients,
9 including the numerous versions of Microsoft Windows operating
10 systems. Samba is freely available under the
11 <a href="/samba/docs/GPL.html">GNU General Public License</a>.</p>
13 <p>The Samba project is a member of the
14 <a href="http://conservancy.softwarefreedom.org/">Software Freedom
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20 <h2>Current Release</h2>
22 <h4><a name="latest">10 Dec 2007</a></h4>
23 <p class="headline">Samba 3.0.28 Available for Download</p>
25 <p>Samba 3.0.28 is a security release to address <a href="/samba/security/">CVE-2007-6015</a>.
27 <p>The <a href="/samba/ftp/stable/samba-3.0.28.tar.gz">Samba 3.0.28</a> source code
28 (<a href="/samba/ftp/stable/samba-3.0.28.tar.asc">GPG
29 signature</a>) can be downloaded now. If you prefer, the
30 <a href="/samba/ftp/patches/patch-3.0.27a-3.0.28.diffs.gz">patch
31 file against previous releases</a>
32 (<a href="/samba/ftp/patches/patch-3.0.27a-3.0.28.diffs.asc">GPG
33 signature</a>) is also available for download.
34 Please read these <a href="/samba/download/">instructions on
35 how to verify the gpg signature</a>. Precompiled packages will
36 be made available on a volunteer basis and can be found in the
37 <a href="/samba/ftp/Binary_Packages/">Binary_Packages download area</a>.</p>
40 <h4>4 September 2007</h4>
41 <p class="headline">Samba 4.0.0 alpha1 Available for Download</p>
43 <p>Samba 4 is the ambitious next version of the Samba suite that is being developed
44 in parallel to the stable 3.0 series. The main emphasis in this branch is
45 support for the Active Directory logon protocols used by Windows 2000 and above.</p>
47 <p>Samba 4 is currently not yet in a state where it is usable in
48 production environments. Note the WARNINGS in WHATSNEW.txt in the source
49 and the STATUS file which aims to document what should and should not work.</p>
51 <p>Samba4 alpha1 is the culmination of 4.5 years of development under our
52 belt since Tridge first proposed a new Virtual File System (VFS) layer
53 for Samba3 (a project which eventually lead to our Active Directory
54 efforts), and 1.5 years since we first released a Technology Preview.
55 We wish to allow users, managers and developers to see how we have
56 progressed, and to invite feedback and support.</p>
58 <p>This release has been signed using GPG with Andrew Barlett's GPG key (28B436BB).
59 The source code can be
60 <a href="/samba/ftp/samba4/samba-4.0.0alpha1.tar.gz">downloaded now</a>.</p>
64 <p>http://samba.org/ is automatically redirected to one of our US
65 mirrors. To change to a mirror closer to your location, choose a
66 <span class="punch">mirror site</span> from the drop-down menu above.
67 The popularity of Samba puts a strain on our network. By using a
68 mirror site you can do your bit to reduce the load.</p>
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