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| 2005-06-03 |
NEW • Development Release: ClarkConnect Gateway 3.1 Beta |
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The first beta release of ClarkConnect Broadband Gateway is now ready for download and testing: "The ClarkConnect 3.1 beta is available. Major features in 3.1 include: Red Hat Enterprise Linux / CentOS 4 core; LAN and system backup; significant firewall speed improvement; new intrusion detection reports; new intrusion prevention features; peer-to-peer bandwidth shaping; PPTP pass-through mode; content filter phrase list configuration; speakup support ... and a few other changes. Please report bugs to bugs at clarkconnect.com or the online forums." More details can be found in the release notes. Download: home-3.1.iso (362MB).
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| About ClearOS
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| ClearOS Enterprise is a server, network, and gateway platform designed for small businesses and distributed enterprise environments. ClearOS Enterprise is based upon ClearOS Core which is a rebuild of Red Hat Enterprise Linux. The distribution is flexible and includes an extensive list of features and integrated services which can be configured through a web-based interface. Some of the tools found in ClearOS Enterprise include anti-virus, anti-spam, VPN, content filtering, bandwidth manager, file services, SMTP services, print services, SSL certification, and web services. ClearOS includes a marketplace which simplifies the installation of software including 3rd party modules. The distribution is provided as a free download, inclusive of basic OS updates with free registration.
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| 2013-04-12 |
Distribution Release: ClearOS 6.4.0 "Community" |
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Peter Baldwin has announced the release of ClearOS 6.4.0 "Community" edition, a cloud-connected server, network and gateway operating system designed for homes, hobbyists and small organisations: "ClearOS Community 6.4.0 is now available. Along with the usual round of bug fixes and enhancements, this release introduces a new reports engine, a storage manager, an anti-malware file scanner, RADIUS, a basic POP/IMAP server, and mail retrieval. What's next? After a bumpy start with ClearOS 6, we are now happy with the stability and maturity of the version. Version 6 required a major overhaul under the hood, but it provided ClearOS with a modern and secure web application platform. So what's currently in the pipeline? A beta release of the new QoS engine; Samba 4 and Samba Directory preview; The ibVPN application...." See the release announcement and release notes for more details and upgrade notes. Download (MD5): clearos-community-6.4.0-x86_64.iso (695MB). |
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| 2013-03-21 |
Development Release: ClearOS 6.4.0 Beta 2 "Community" |
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Peter Baldwin has announced the release of the second beta of ClearOS 6.4 "Community" edition, a CentOS-based server, network and gateway operating system designed for homes, hobbyists and small organisations: "ClearOS Community 6.4.0 Beta 2 has arrived. Along with the usual round of bug fixes and enhancements, this release introduces a new reports engine, a storage manager, an anti-malware file scanner, RADIUS, a basic POP/IMAP server, mail retrieval (Fetchmail) as well as upstream proxy support. Over the last few weeks, there was a lot of focus on squashing bugs and improving little usability issues. From the modernized installer to the easy to use Marketplace, ClearOS 6 has matured to be our best offering. It's not only the core platform that has had a facelift, but also the individual apps and solutions. For example, Zarafa's solution with two great webmail interfaces, Outlook support, and out-of-the-box mobile synchronization." See the release announcement and release notes for further details. Download (MD5): clearos-community-6.4beta2-x86_64.iso (666MB). |
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| 2012-08-03 |
Distribution Release: ClearOS 6.3.0 "Community" |
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Peter Baldwin has announced the release of ClearOS 6.3.0, a CentOS-based distribution for servers: "ClearOS Community 6.3.0 has arrived! Along with the usual round of enhancements, this release introduces new applications focused on the mail server stack. Anchored on the Zarafa for ClearOS solution, you can now implement an on-premise or private cloud mail server using ClearOS. This release includes the following new applications: Zarafa Community for ClearOS, Mail Antivirus, Mail Antispam, Antispam Updates, Greylisting, and more. For businesses and organizations, ClearOS Professional 6.3.0 also includes Zarafa Professional for ClearOS, Mail Antimalware Premium powered by Kaspersky and Gateway Antimalware Premium powered by Kaspersky." See the release announcement and release notes for further information. Download: clearos-community-6.3.0-i386.iso (596MB, MD5), clearos-community-6.3.0-x86_64.iso (633MB, MD5).
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| 2012-04-25 |
Distribution Release: ClearOS 6.2 "Community" |
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Peter Baldwin has announced the release of ClearOS 6.2, a distribution based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 and designed for small business servers and gateways: "ClearOS Community 6 has arrived. A lot of time, resources and development have gone into making ClearOS the best next generation small business server and gateway. The underlying framework was redesigned to make it easy to create new and innovative applications. The new Marketplace now provides a quick way to install both open-source and paid applications. There's also 64-bit support, a shiny new graphical installer, improved usability, better VM support, a modernized build system, and the migration to the latest upstream 6.x version. We stepped back, improved the architecture and software, and are now ready to bring you a slew of new applications in 2012." Here is the full release announcement. Download (MD5): clearos-community-6.2-i386.iso (555MB), clearos-community-6.2-x86_64.iso (591MB).
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| 2012-04-03 |
Development Release: ClearOS 6.2 RC1 "Community" |
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Peter Baldwin has announced the availability of the first release candidate for ClearOS 6.2, a specialist server distribution based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2: "ClearOS Community 6.2.0 release candidate 1 has arrived. Along with the usual round of bug fixes and enhancements, RC1 includes the following new applications: Remote Server Backup, Web Server, Certificate Manager, User Certificates, User Profile, OpenVPN and Dashboard. End users can now login to the web-based administration tool to change their passwords and manage their security certificates. For those of you who missed the recent announcement, ClearOS now comes in two different flavors: Community and Professional. That 'Enterprise' name was a holdover from the old days and it has always caused some confusion." See the release announcement and release notes for more details. Download: clearos-community-6.2rc1-i386.iso (550MB, MD5), clearos-community-6.2rc1-x86_64.iso (585MB, MD5).
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| 2012-03-01 |
Development Release: ClearOS 6.2 Beta 3 "Community" |
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Peter Baldwin has announced the availability of the third beta release of ClearOS 6.2 "Community" edition (formerly known as "Enterprise" edition), a server-oriented operating system based on CentOS: "ClearOS Community 6.2.0 beta 3 has arrived! Along with the usual round of bug fixes and enhancements, beta 3 includes the following new applications: Content Filter, Flexshare, Samba, Remote Server Backup, Print Server, Password Policies and Network Visualizer. New applications in the Professional edition include: Google Apps Synchronization, Active Directory Connector and Central Management. This will be the last beta as we head toward a final release. For those of you who missed the recent announcement, ClearOS now comes in two different flavors: Community and Professional. That 'Enterprise' name was a holdover from the old days and it has always caused some confusion." Here is the brief release announcement. Download links: clearos-community-6.2beta3-i386.iso (536MB, MD5), clearos-community-6.2beta3-x86_64.iso (568MB, MD5).
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| 2011-12-23 |
Development Release: ClearOS 6.2 Beta 2 "Enterprise" |
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Peter Baldwin has announced the availability of a new beta release of ClearOS 6.2 "Enterprise" edition, a network and gateway server designed for small organizations and distributed environments, based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2: "ClearOS Enterprise 6.2.0 beta 2 has arrived. Hey, what happened to the version number - wasn't it version 6.1.0? Well, the latest ClearOS release is built on source code from a prominent North American Linux vendor. This upstream vendor released their 6.2 update earlier this month and we quickly followed suit. For the curious, you can find more information on ClearOS version numbering here. Along with the release of more than a dozen new applications, this release continues the process of creating a stable base system - installer, RPM packages, users, groups, system tools, LDAP, network, firewall, framework, and Marketplace." Read the release announcement and the release notes for a list of known issues and screenshots. Download (MD5): clearos-enterprise-6.2beta2-i386.iso (518MB), clearos-enterprise-6.2beta2-x86_64.iso (554MB).
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| 2011-09-24 |
Development Release: ClearOS 6.1 Beta 1 "Enterprise" |
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Peter Baldwin has announced the availability of the first beta release of ClearOS 6.1 "Enterprise" edition, a network and gateway server based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux: "The ClearOS Enterprise 6.1.0 beta 1 release is here! This release will kick-start the process of creating a stable base system: installer, RPM packages, users, groups, system tools, LDAP, network, firewall, framework, and Marketplace. At the same time, we will start rolling out more applications like Web Proxy and Web Access Control found in this beta 1 release. So what can you expect in the final release of ClearOS Enterprise 6? Base system built from Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1 source code, 64-bit support, graphical installer, intelligent RAID configuration, wireless networking support (ClearBOX), Windows BDC support, application developer framework, Google application synchronization, Active Directory connector...." Read the release announcement and release notes for a more detailed overview of features. Download (MD5): clearos-enterprise-6.1beta1-i386.iso (488MB), clearos-enterprise-6.1beta1-x86_64.iso (530MB).
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| 2011-06-06 |
Development Release: ClearOS 6.1 Alpha 1 "Core" |
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Dave Loper has announced the availability of the first alpha release of ClearOS 6.1 "Core" edition. Previously ClearOS was a small distribution for network and gateway servers, but starting with this release, the project now also offers a full-featured operating system for servers and workstations built from source packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux. From the release announcement: "ClearFoundation announces the release of ClearOS Core 6.1 Alpha 1. This release is intended for testing and proof of concept for the new line of operating systems for servers and workstations. ClearOS Core is an enterprise Linux distribution for server and desktop environments. The goal is to provide near binary equivalence and functionality that exists in the upstream distribution, including bugs. Additionally, ClearFoundation strives to release versions, updates and patches in a timely and professional manner (the goal for updates is 48 hours or less)." Download: clearos-core-6.1alpha1-x86_64.iso (3,616MB, SHA256, torrent).
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