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5 <p>Samba is the standard Windows interoperability suite of programs
6 for Linux and Unix.</p>
8 <p>Samba is <a href="http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html">Free
9 Software</a> licensed under the <a href="/samba/docs/GPL.html">GNU
10 General Public License</a>, the Samba project is a member of the
11 <a href="http://conservancy.softwarefreedom.org/">Software Freedom
14 <p>Since <a href="/samba/docs/10years.html">1992</a>, Samba has
15 provided secure, stable and fast file and print services
16 for <em>all</em> clients using the SMB/CIFS protocol, such as all
17 versions of DOS and Windows, OS/2, Linux and many others.</p>
19 <p>Samba is an important component to seamlessly integrate Linux/Unix
20 Servers and Desktops into Active Directory environments using the
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27 <h4><a name="latest">07 April 2010</a></h4>
28 <p class="headline">Samba 3.5.2 Available for Download</p>
30 <p>This is the latest stable release of the Samba 3.5 series</p>
32 <p>The uncompressed tarballs and patch files have been signed
33 using GnuPG (ID 6568B7EA). The source code can be
34 <a href="/samba/ftp/stable/samba-3.5.2.tar.gz">downloaded now</a>.
35 A <a href="/samba/ftp/patches/patch-3.5.1-3.5.2.diffs.gz">patch against Samba 3.5.1</a>
36 is also available. See <a href="/samba/history/samba-3.5.2.html">
37 the release notes for more info</a>.</p>
39 <h4>08 March 2010</h4>
40 <p class="headline">Samba 3.5.1 Available for Download</p>
42 <p>This is a security release to address
43 <a href="/samba/security/CVE-2010-0728.html">CVE-2010-0728</a>,
44 Patches for all current versions and security advisories
45 are available on our <a href="/samba/security/">security
48 <p>The uncompressed tarballs and patch files have been signed
49 using GnuPG (ID 6568B7EA). The source code can be
50 <a href="/samba/ftp/stable/samba-3.5.1.tar.gz">downloaded now</a>.
51 See <a href="/samba/history/samba-3.5.1.html">the release notes for more
54 <h4>08 March 2010</h4>
55 <p class="headline">Samba 3.4.7 Available for Download</p>
57 <p>This is a security release to address
58 <a href="/samba/security/CVE-2010-0728.html">CVE-2010-0728</a>,
59 Patches for all current versions and security advisories
60 are available on our <a href="/samba/security/">security
63 <p>The uncompressed tarballs and patch files have been signed
64 using GnuPG (ID 6568B7EA). The source code can be
65 <a href="/samba/ftp/stable/samba-3.4.7.tar.gz">downloaded now</a>.
66 See <a href="/samba/history/samba-3.4.7.html">the release notes for more
69 <h4>08 March 2010</h4>
70 <p class="headline">Samba 3.3.12 Available for Download</p>
72 <p>This is a security release to address
73 <a href="/samba/security/CVE-2010-0728.html">CVE-2010-0728</a>,
74 Patches for all current versions and security advisories
75 are available on our <a href="/samba/security/">security
78 <p>The uncompressed tarballs and patch files have been signed
79 using GnuPG (ID 6568B7EA). The source code can be
80 <a href="/samba/ftp/stable/samba-3.3.12.tar.gz">downloaded now</a>.
81 See <a href="/samba/history/samba-3.3.12.html">the release notes for more
85 <h4>01 March 2010</h4>
86 <p class="headline">Samba 3.5.0 Available for Download</p>
88 <p>This is the first stable release of the Samba 3.5 series.</p>
90 <p>The uncompressed tarballs and patch files have been signed
91 using GnuPG (ID 6568B7EA). The source code can be
92 <a href="/samba/ftp/stable/samba-3.5.0.tar.gz">downloaded now</a>.
93 See <a href="/samba/history/samba-3.5.0.html">the release notes
94 for more info</a>.</p>
95 A <a href="/samba/ftp/patches/patch-3.5.0rc3-3.5.0.diffs.gz">patch against Samba 3.5.0rc3</a>
96 is also available. See <a href="/samba/history/samba-3.5.0.html">
97 the release notes for more info</a>.</p>
99 <h4>26 February 2010</h4>
100 <p class="headline">Samba 3.3.11 Available for Download</p>
102 <p>This is the latest stable release of the Samba 3.3 series</p>
104 <p>The uncompressed tarballs and patch files have been signed
105 using GnuPG (ID 6568B7EA). The source code can be
106 <a href="/samba/ftp/stable/samba-3.3.11.tar.gz">downloaded now</a>.
107 A <a href="/samba/ftp/patches/patch-3.3.10-3.3.11.diffs.gz">patch against Samba 3.3.10</a>
108 is also available. See <a href="/samba/history/samba-3.3.11.html">
109 the release notes for more info</a>.</p>
111 <h4>24 February 2010</h4>
112 <p class="headline">Samba 3.4.6 Available for Download</p>
114 <p>This is the latest stable release of the Samba 3.4 series.</p>
116 <p>The uncompressed tarballs and patch files have been signed
117 using GnuPG (ID 6568B7EA). The source code can be
118 <a href="/samba/ftp/stable/samba-3.4.6.tar.gz">downloaded now</a>.
119 See <a href="/samba/history/samba-3.4.6.html">the release notes
120 for more info</a>.</p>
121 A <a href="/samba/ftp/patches/patch-3.4.5-3.4.6.diffs.gz">patch against Samba 3.4.5</a>
122 is also available. See <a href="/samba/history/samba-3.4.6.html">
123 the release notes for more info</a>.</p>
125 <h4>19 February 2010</h4>
126 <p class="headline">Samba 3.5.0rc3 Available for Download</p>
128 <p>Samba 3.5.0rc3 is now available for download. This the third
129 release candidate of the next upgrade production release version of Samba.
130 It is intended for testing purposes only. Please test and
131 <a href="https://bugzilla.samba.org/">report any bugs that you
132 find</a>. Please read the changes in the
133 <a href="/samba/ftp/rc/WHATSNEW-3-5-0rc3.txt">Release Notes</a>
134 for details on new features and difference in behavior from
135 previous releases.</p>
137 <p>Plans are to ship the final 3.5.0 release on March 1 if there
138 are no major issues with 3.5.0rc3. Please see
139 <a href="http://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Release_Planning_for_Samba_3.5">
140 Samba 3.5 Release Planning</a> for more information on the current release
143 <h4>5 February 2010</h4>
144 <p class="headline">Samba response to reported security hole</p>
146 <p>The Samba Team has <a href="/samba/news/symlink_attack.html">posted a
147 response</a> to the widely reported symlink attack.</p>
149 <h4>26 January 2010</h4>
150 <p class="headline">Samba 3.5.0rc2 Available for Download</p>
152 <p>Samba 3.5.0rc2 is now available for download. This the second
153 release candidate of the next upgrade production release version of Samba.
154 It is intended for testing purposes only. Please test and
155 <a href="https://bugzilla.samba.org/">report any bugs that you
156 find</a>. Please read the changes in the
157 <a href="/samba/ftp/rc/WHATSNEW-3-5-0rc2.txt">Release Notes</a>
158 for details on new features and difference in behavior from
159 previous releases.</p>
161 <p>Plans are to ship the final 3.5.0 release on February 16 if there
162 are no major issues with 3.5.0rc2. Please see
163 <a href="http://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Release_Planning_for_Samba_3.5">
164 Samba 3.5 Release Planning</a> for more information on the current release
167 <p>The <a href="/samba/ftp/rc/samba-3.5.0rc2.tar.gz">Samba 3.5.0rc2
168 source code</a> can be downloaded now. The <a
169 href="/samba/ftp/rc/samba-3.5.0rc2.tar.asc">GnuPG
170 signature is for the for the <em>un</em>compressed tarball</a>.
171 If you prefer, the <a
172 href="/samba/ftp/rc/patch-3.5.0rc1-3.5.0rc2.diffs.gz">patch
173 file against Samba 3.5.0rc1</a>
174 (<a href="/samba/ftp/rc/patch-3.5.0rc1-3.5.0rc2.diffs.asc">GnuPG
175 signature</a>) is also available for download.
176 Please read these <a href="/samba/download/">instructions on
177 how to verify the gpg signature</a>. Precompiled packages will
178 be made available on a volunteer basis and can be found in the
179 <a href="/samba/ftp/Binary_Packages/">Binary_Packages download area</a>.</p>
181 <h4>19 January 2010</h4>
182 <p class="headline">Samba 3.4.5 Available for Download</p>
184 <p>This is the latest stable release of the Samba 3.4 series.</p>
186 <p>The uncompressed tarballs and patch files have been signed
187 using GnuPG (ID 6568B7EA). The source code can be
188 <a href="/samba/ftp/stable/samba-3.4.5.tar.gz">downloaded now</a>.
189 See <a href="/samba/history/samba-3.4.5.html">the release notes
190 for more info</a>.</p>
191 A <a href="/samba/ftp/patches/patch-3.4.4-3.4.5.diffs.gz">patch against Samba 3.4.4</a>
192 is also available. See <a href="/samba/history/samba-3.4.5.html">
193 the release notes for more info</a>.</p>
195 <h4>14 January 2010</h4>
196 <p class="headline">Samba 3.3.10 Available for Download</p>
198 <p>This is the latest stable release of the Samba 3.3 series</p>
200 <p>The uncompressed tarballs and patch files have been signed
201 using GnuPG (ID 6568B7EA). The source code can be
202 <a href="/samba/ftp/stable/samba-3.3.10.tar.gz">downloaded now</a>.
203 A <a href="/samba/ftp/patches/patch-3.3.9-3.3.10.diffs.gz">patch against Samba 3.3.9</a>
204 is also available. See <a href="/samba/history/samba-3.3.10.html">
205 the release notes for more info</a>.</p>
207 <h4>07 January 2010</h4>
208 <p class="headline">Samba 3.5.0rc1 Available for Download</p>
210 <p>Samba 3.5.0rc1 is now available for download. This the first
211 release candidate of the next upgrade production release version of Samba.
212 It is intended for testing purposes only. Please test and
213 <a href="https://bugzilla.samba.org/">report any bugs that you
214 find</a>. Please read the changes in the
215 <a href="/samba/ftp/rc/WHATSNEW-3-5-0rc1.txt">Release Notes</a>
216 for details on new features and difference in behavior from
217 previous releases.</p>
219 <p>The <a href="/samba/ftp/rc/samba-3.5.0rc1.tar.gz">Samba 3.5.0rc1
220 source code</a> can be downloaded now. The <a
221 href="/samba/ftp/rc/samba-3.5.0rc1.tar.asc">GnuPG
222 signature is for the for the <em>un</em>compressed tarball</a>.
223 If you prefer, the <a
224 href="/samba/ftp/rc/patch-3.5.0pre2-3.5.0rc1.diffs.gz">patch
225 file against Samba 3.5.0pre2</a>
226 (<a href="/samba/ftp/rc/patch-3.5.0pre2-3.5.0rc1.diffs.asc">GnuPG
227 signature</a>) is also available for download.
228 Please read these <a href="/samba/download/">instructions on
229 how to verify the gpg signature</a>. Precompiled packages will
230 be made available on a volunteer basis and can be found in the
231 <a href="/samba/ftp/Binary_Packages/">Binary_Packages download area</a>.</p>
233 <h4>07 January 2010</h4>
234 <p class="headline">Samba 3.4.4 Available for Download</p>
236 <p>This is the latest stable release of the Samba 3.4 series.</p>
238 <p>The uncompressed tarballs and patch files have been signed
239 using GnuPG (ID 6568B7EA). The source code can be
240 <a href="/samba/ftp/stable/samba-3.4.4.tar.gz">downloaded now</a>.
241 See <a href="/samba/history/samba-3.4.4.html">the release notes
242 for more info</a>.</p>
243 A <a href="/samba/ftp/patches/patch-3.4.3-3.4.4.diffs.gz">patch against Samba 3.4.3</a>
244 is also available. See <a href="/samba/history/samba-3.4.4.html">
245 the release notes for more info</a>.</p>
247 <h4>25 December 2009</h4>
249 <p class="headline">Samba Team Blog #3</p>
251 <p>The latest Samba Team Blog can be read <a href="http://news.samba.org/developers/Samba_Team_Blog_3/">
252 here.</a>It includes advice on using Samba in your file serving product, news
253 about Samba 4 and an explaination of how our release schedules work.</p>
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