Blog entries

ClearOS Enterprise 5.1 Service Pack 1 Released

Peter Baldwin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:21:33 +0100

March is here and so is Service Pack 1 for ClearOS Enterprise 5.1!

From time to time, Service Packs are released with all the latest updates and bug fixes included. If you have the original release installed, there is no need to re-install or upgrade. All you need to do is install the updates from the ClearCenter > Software Updates page in webconfig and you will have an up-to-date system. You can find technical information in the
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Call For Participation From The Russian Community

Aaron Bylund — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:30:19 +0100

The following is an excerpt from a message read last week in our first developers web conference. The ClearFoundation exists to facilitate collaboration between all types of peoples and cultures to advance the usability and proliferation of ClearOS around the world.

"My name is Valeria and I am representing Pavel Vorko from Dimitrovgrad (Russia) and Maxim Savin from Moscow (Russia) who are here to represent the Russian speaking community of ClearOS and we are glad to greet Read More...

ClearOS Development Meetings - Update

Peter Baldwin — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:40:20 +0100

Hello everyone. This is a follow up to the previous announcement.

The meeting time has been moved 90 minutes to accommodate commute times in Europe and the west coast of North America. It is now scheduled for Friday, February 19 @ 12:30 pm Eastern time. Apologies for the time change! We will be using the Dimdim online web-conferencing tool for the meeting. You can learn more about Dimdim and sign up for the meeting here.

ClearOS Development Meetings - Kickoff Event

Peter Baldwin — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:54:42 +0100

The Development Team is organizing regular online meetings to discuss ClearOS milestones and roadmap topics. The meetings are open to everyone and are a chance for developers, beta testers, translators, neoentomologists, documentation gurus and anyone interested in ClearOS development to openly discuss the state of the platform.

The first part of all meetings are high level discussions on ClearOS. This is a chance for the non-geeks to participate in important policy deciRead More...

ClearFoundation Issues Patch For Security Issue With Samba

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:24:22 +0100

ClearFoundation has issued a patch to Samba for ClearOS. Samba provides much of the file service and Windows networking components for ClearOS. Earlier today the Samba team issued a statement indicating that all versions of Samba should have a key configuration parameter updated. The security risk is not high because the file access requires both a secure connection (LAN or VPN, not the Internet) and valid username/password into Samba section of the ClearOS system. Data on tRead More...

ClearCenter Gives To Mercy Corps

Aaron Bylund — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:47:35 +0100

One of our customers is Mercy Corps in Portland, OR. They are a global relief agency helping those in need around the world. During a recent conversation, they described their first hand knowledge of the devastation in Haiti. They are on the ground delivering needed supplies and resources.

ClearCenter Unveils Global Network of Cloud-Based Services via ClearSDN

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:32:09 +0100

ClearSDN is live!
Headline: ClearSDN global data centers connect to ClearOS installations to monitor and update software, content, resources and services
We are proud to announce that the ClearSDN service is live and in full service. Each ClearOS installation can be registered to receive software updates as well as valuable content updates and monitoring services. One of our most popular services is content filter updates to keep your Internet traffic contRead More...

The Small Business Server Replacement is Clear(OS)

Aaron Bylund — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:10:20 +0100

Microsoft still has a stranglehold on the desktop and servers for small business. While wheels are in motion for the former, the answer to the latter may already be here.

When it comes to the Internet, Linux is a big win.

Mail and web servers, databases, computational clusters and supercomputers all belong to the domain of free software. When it comes to embedded devices, Linux is also king of the roost.

There are two main areas where Linux has still not broken tRead More...

ClearFoundation Infrastructure and Developer Tools

Peter Baldwin — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:01:37 +0100

A late happy new year to everyone!

We are making progress on building out the necessary infrastructure to develop ClearOS. Some of the infrastructure is new, while other parts are migrating over from the old ClarkConnect system.

On January 14 2010, the Bug Tracker was added to the web site. If you suspect that you have found a bug, we really do appreciate it when you take the time and effort to report them. Without the feedback, it makes it difficulRead More...

ClearOS 5.1 Final Version and ClearSDN Beta Released

Aaron Bylund — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:40:49 +0100

ClearOS 5.1 software and ClearSDN services are live! We're live and the doors are open! ClearFoundation released the ClearOS Enterprise 5.1 final version, and ClearCenter has opened ClearSDN services (beta) for business. We want to thank all the beta testers, partners and customers who have offered such valuable feedback on the launch of the products and services. Enjoy! What's new: AntiphishingWindows 7 SupportGraphical Console ToolImproved Usability Read More...

ClearOS Enterprise 5.1 Release Candidate 2

Peter Baldwin — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:22:01 +0100

ClearOS Enteprise 5.1 Release Candidate 2 is now available! This second release candidate has all the features available and is ready for production use. You won't be able to register the system with ClearCenter quite yet... please stay tuned!

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ClearFoundation Named Finalist in 2010 SC Magazine Awards for Best Security Software ...

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 04:42:52 +0100

Salt Lake City, Utah, December 8, 2009 – ClearFoundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to the proliferation of ClearOS, a leading open source network, gateway and server operating system, has been named a finalist in the Best Security Software Development Solution category in the 2010 SC Awards for outstanding achievement in information technology (IT) security. ClearOS was named as a premiere solution in the Reader Trust Award competition, which honors best-Read More...

ClearOS Enterprise 5.1 Release Candidate 1

Peter Baldwin — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 22:40:03 +0100

The ClearOS Enterprise 5.1 Release Candidate #1 is here! Though there are a handful of low impact items to address, the software is stable and ready for the masses. The highlights since the last beta release include:

A new antiphishing engineImproved Windows 7 supportImproved menu systemUpdated bandwidth management engine

Please review the release notes for more details.

The registration and ClearSDN services will be activated in the next week so you will hRead More...

ClearOS Sneak Peek....Exclusive Screenshots

Aaron Bylund — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:56:40 +0100

We thought we'd drop you all an early Christmas gift and release some screenshots of the new ClearOS interface. We won't say when it will be released....just that it is coming soon!

The interface has been tested in all major browsers and will be accessible via netbook, laptop, desktop, tablet and even mobile devices (Android/iPhone).

You'll notice that we've changed up the menu items a bit. This reflects the complete solution ClearOS brings to SMBs to manaRead More...

ClearOS Is Coming....

Aaron Bylund — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:56:22 +0100

After living in beta for over a month, the time is drawing near for the final version release of ClearOS 5.1! The usual suspects have been working very hard to ensure that the software is ready to go. ClearFoundation is excited to share this new release with the world, and it will be available very soon. Stay tuned to www.ClearFoundation.com for updates.

A CLEAR New OS Concept.

Aaron Bylund — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:43:32 +0100

This blog posted courtesy of ClearFoundation Community Member Shane Shields. Originally posted on Toolbox for IT

First of all I guess I should do the obligatory disclosure according to the American FTC which is just a guide but has lawful penalties (how do they figure that one out?) I received this product for free from the Clear Foundation. In return I am going to do a review of their product.

That being said they are giving their product away for free to everyone. In tyRead More...

Open Source Gets DOD’s Long-Awaited Blessing

Michael Proper — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:45:22 +0100

Open Source projects complete (and often exceed) commercial software. If the United States Department of Defense (US DOD) can put open source on equal footing with commercial software, the entire market is shifting to a new paradigm of software development. The writing on the wall? "All software will soon be open source. The software market needs to shift its business model from license to services." Check out this directive from the US DOD CIO: ClearFoundaRead More...

ClearOS Enterprise 5.1 Beta 2

Peter Baldwin — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:19:28 +0100

The second beta has arrived! Along with the usual bug fixes, the two significant changes from beta 1 are:

Updated base system to CentOS 5.4 (released just last week).Updated Samba to prepare for improved Windows 7 support.

You can find more details in the release notes. Please remember, this is still beta software.

ClearFoundation Attends Utah Open Source Conference

Aaron Bylund — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:34:52 +0100

This past week ClearFoundation made an appearance at the Utah Open Source Conference. It was a great opportunity to show off ClearOS!

Thursday was full of booth visitors, classes and meeting new friends, and later that night the opensource learning came to a pause, and a new sort of education ensued, a Lego building competition! The ClearFoundation tRead More...

ClearOS 5.1 Beta Launches

Aaron Bylund — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 22:07:03 +0100

ClearOS 5.1 Beta is hot out of the oven and ready to be downloaded! Come and get it!

We are excited to announce that ClearOS 5.1 Beta has just been released. This is an important day for the ClearFoundation Community as we take the next step on our journey together.

ClearOS 5.1 Beta is available for immediate download at this link:
http://www.clearfoundation.com/Software/downloads

You are invited to evaluate ClearOS 5.1 Beta and join in theRead More...