Samba is an Open Source/Free Software suite that has, since 1992, provided file and print services to all manner of SMB/CIFS clients, including the numerous versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems. Samba is freely available under the GNU General Public License.
The Samba project is a member of the Software Freedom Conservancy.
Latest News
- 1 May 2008 Latest Samba volunteer job postings
- 28 April 2008 Samba Mashup Report for April 28
- 25 April 2008 Samba 3.2.0pre3 Available for Download
- 15 April 2008 Samba 4.0.0alpha3 Available for Download
- 20 March 2008 Now Accepting Student Applications for GSoC 2008
- 9 March 2008 Andrew Bartlett on Samba4 at SearchEnterpriseLinux
- 8 March 2008 Samba 3.0.28a Released
- 5 March 2008 Samba 3.2.0pre2 Available for Download
- 17 January 2008 Samba 4.0.0alpha2 Available for Download
- 16 January 2008 Samba eXPerience 2008 - Call for Papers
Current Release
25 April 2008
Samba 3.2.0pre3 Available for Download
This is the third preview release of Samba 3.2.0. This is *not* intended for production environments and is designed for testing purposes only. Please report any defects via the Samba bug reporting system at https://bugzilla.samba.org/.
Please be aware that Samba is now distributed under version 3 of the new GNU General Public License. You may refer to the COPYING file that accompanies the release source for further licensing details.
The uncompressed tarballs and patch files have been signed using GnuPG (ID 6568B7EA). The source code can be downloaded now. See the release notes for more info. Binary packages will be made available on a volunteer basis and can be found in the Binary_Packages download area.
15 April 2008
Samba 4.0.0alpha3 Available for Download
Samba 4 is the ambitious next version of the Samba suite that is being developed in parallel to the stable 3.0 series. The main emphasis in this branch is support for the Active Directory logon protocols used by Windows 2000 and above.
Samba 4 is currently not yet in a state where it is usable in production environments. Note the WARNINGS below, and the STATUS file, which aims to document what should and should not work.
Samba4 alpha3 follows on from our second alpha release (made in December), the first alpha release (made in September), and the Technology Preview series we have offered for some time now.
The uncompressed tarball and patch files have been signed using Andrew Bartlett's GnuPG key (ID 28B436BB). The source code can be downloaded now. See the release notes for more information.
8 March 2008
Samba 3.0.28a Available for Download
This is the latest bug fix release for Samba 3.0 and is the version recommended for all production Samba servers. Among other fixes and enhancements, this release address some interoperability problems with Windows Vista (including Service Pack 1 Release Candidates).
The uncompressed tarballs and patch files have been signed using GnuPG (ID 6568B7EA). The source code can be downloaded now. See the release notes for more info.
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