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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>2 October 2008</h4>
23 <p class="headline">Samba 3.3.0pre2 Available for Download</p>
25 <p>Samba 3.3.0pre2 is now available for download. This is a
26 preview of the next upgrade production release version of Samba.
27 It is intended for testing purposes only. Please test and
28 <a href="https://bugzilla.samba.org/">report any bugs that you
29 find</a>. Our plan is to move to the release candidate stage
30 by the end of October. The final 3.3.0 release is planned for December 15.
31 Please read the changes in the
32 <a href="/samba/ftp/pre/WHATSNEW-3-3-0pre2.txt">Release Notes</a>
33 for details on new features and difference in behavior from
34 previous releases.</p>
36 <p>The <a href="/samba/ftp/pre/samba-3.3.0pre2.tar.gz">Samba 3.3.0pre2
37 source code</a> can be downloaded now. The <a
38 href="/samba/ftp/pre/samba-3.3.0pre2.tar.asc">GnuPG
39 signature is for the for the <em>un</em>compressed tarball</a>.
41 href="/samba/ftp/pre/patch-3.3.0pre1-3.3.0pre2.diffs.gz">patch
42 file against Samba 3.3.0pre1</a>
43 (<a href="/samba/ftp/pre/patch-3.3.0pre1-3.3.0pre2.diffs.asc">GnuPG
44 signature</a>) is also available for download.
45 Please read these <a href="/samba/download/">instructions on
46 how to verify the gpg signature</a>. Precompiled packages will
47 be made available on a volunteer basis and can be found in the
48 <a href="/samba/ftp/Binary_Packages/">Binary_Packages download area</a>.</p>
50 <h4><a name="latest">18 September 2008</a></h4>
51 <p class="headline">Samba 3.2.4 Available for Download</p>
53 <p>This is the latest bug fix release for Samba 3.2 and is the
54 version recommended for all production Samba servers running
55 this release series. The uncompressed tarballs and patch files have been signed
56 using GnuPG (ID 6568B7EA). The source code can be
57 <a href="/samba/ftp/stable/samba-3.2.4.tar.gz">downloaded
58 now</a>. A <a href="/samba/ftp/patches/patch-3.2.3-3.2.4.diffs.gz">patch against Samba 3.2.3</a>
59 is also available. See <a href="/samba/history/samba-3.2.4.html">the
60 release notes for more info</a>.</p>
62 <h4>26 August 2008</h4>
63 <p class="headline">Samba 3.3.0pre1 Available for Download</p>
65 <p>Samba 3.3.0pre1 is available for download. This is a
66 preview of the next upgrade production release version of Samba.
67 It is intended for testing purposes only. Please test and
68 <a href="https://bugzilla.samba.org/">report any bugs that you
69 find</a>. Our plan is to possibly have
70 one more preview release and move to the release candidate stage
71 in September. The final 3.3.0 release is planned for December 15.
72 Please read the changes in the
73 <a href="/samba/ftp/pre/WHATSNEW-3-3-0pre1.txt">Release Notes</a>
74 for details on new features and difference in behavior from
75 previous releases.</p>
77 <p>The <a href="/samba/ftp/pre/samba-3.3.0pre1.tar.gz">Samba 3.3.0pre1
78 source code</a> can be downloaded now. The <a
79 href="/samba/ftp/pre/samba-3.3.0pre1.tar.asc">GnuPG
80 signature is for the for the <em>un</em>compressed tarball</a>.
82 href="/samba/ftp/pre/patch-3.2.2-3.3.0pre1.diffs.gz">large patch
83 file against Samba 3.2.2</a>
84 (<a href="/samba/ftp/pre/patch-3.2.2-3.3.0pre1.diffs.asc">GnuPG
85 signature</a>) is also available for download.
86 Please read these <a href="/samba/download/">instructions on
87 how to verify the gpg signature</a>. Precompiled packages will
88 be made available on a volunteer basis and can be found in the
89 <a href="/samba/ftp/Binary_Packages/">Binary_Packages download area</a>.</p>
91 <h4><a>25 Aug 2008</a></h4>
92 <p class="headline">Samba 3.0.32 Maintenance Release Available</p>
94 <p>This is the latest bug fix release for Samba 3.0 and is the
95 version recommended for all production Samba servers running
96 this release series. The uncompressed tarballs and patch files have been signed
97 using GnuPG (ID 6568B7EA). The source code can be
98 <a href="/samba/ftp/stable/samba-3.0.32.tar.gz">downloaded
99 now</a>. A <a href="/samba/ftp/patches/patch-3.0.31-3.0.32.diffs.gz">patch against Samba 3.0.31</a>
100 is also available. See <a href="/samba/history/samba-3.0.32.html">the
101 release notes for more info</a>.</p>
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105 <p>http://samba.org/ is automatically redirected to one of our US
106 mirrors. To change to a mirror closer to your location, choose a
107 <span class="punch">mirror site</span> from the drop-down menu above.
108 The popularity of Samba puts a strain on our network. By using a
109 mirror site you can do your bit to reduce the load.</p>
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