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ClearOS Community and Professional

Ben Chambers — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:00:07 +0100

With the release of ClearOS 6 drawing closer, we'd like to update the community on the continued evolution and direction of ClearOS.

ClearOS 6 marks a significant step forward on two fronts to engage developers and ISV's currently outside the ClearOS community to develop on the ClearOS 6 platform:

the new webconfig framework
ClearCenter's Marketplace.

Webconfig Framework

The re-factoring of the ClearOS 5 webconfig code to utilize a more modern, secure and extensibleRead More...

ClearOS Enterprise 6.2.0 Beta 2 Release Information

Peter Baldwin — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 18:51:12 +0100

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 apps, this release contiRead More...

ClearOS Enterprise 6.1.0 Beta 1 Released

Peter Baldwin — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 14:49:08 +0100

The ClearOS Enterprise 6.1.0 beta 1 release is here! This release will kickstart 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 apps like Web Proxy and Web Access Control found in this beta 1 release.

You can find download information for both 32-bit and 64-bit versions in the Release Notes. Enjoy!

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ClearOS Enterprise 6.1.0 Alpha 1 Released

Peter Baldwin — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 08:13:48 +0100

The ClearOS Enterprise 6.1.0 alpha 1 release has arrived! This alpha provides a small window into what's in store for the upcoming release.

For end users, Marketplace, the fast web interface engine and usability improvements are the highlights of this release. The Marketplace is up and running and a small set of apps can be installed.

For developers, the new ClearOS App Framework is now stable and ready for use. Whether you want to develop a free tool or a paid Read More...

ClearCenter Marketplace for ClearOS Enterprise

Ben Chambers — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 04:00:00 +0100

With the ClearOS Enterprise Alpha (and shortly thereafter, Beta) image nearing release, there are bound to be questions on one of the major features making its debut in the upcoming release - ClearCenter's Marketplace.

Simply put, ClearCenter's Marketplace is an online store featuring apps and services (both free and paid) for ClearOS Enterprise. For those using or familiar with Android smartphones, there is a good analogy that will help clarify the direction we are taking. Read More...

There's no place like home...

Dave Loper — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 18:14:17 +0100

A couple years ago we were trying to decide the organizational structures of ClearCenter and ClearFoundation. We knew that we had a business to run but we also knew that the open source components that made Clarkconnect unique needed greater community incubation. This is the reason for placing ClearOS Enterprise into ClearFoundation and ClearSDN with ClearCenter. We knew it would be trivial to create ClearCenter but ClearFoundation was a bit different. Let me explain.

Michael Proper inRead More...

ClearOS Core vs. ClearOS Enterprise ... what's the diff?

Dave Loper — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 15:37:39 +0100

If you are confused, it is my fault. I take the blame and I'm sorry. The recent releases of ClearOS Core is causing some confusion and I know why. If you have read every post on all the forums then it is easy to see what is going on but a cursory glance will lead to confusion so I will attempt to spell it out simply. ClearFoundation is releasing a completely different distro (ClearOS Core) and to make matters worse, we are calling nearly the same name as another existing product (ClearOS EnteRead More...

ClearOS Core 6.1 Alpha1 released

Dave Loper — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 05:17:58 +0100

ClearFoundation announces the release of ClearOS Core 6.1 Alpha 1. This release is intended for testing and proof of concept for new line of operating systems for servers and workstations. To download the torrent please visit the download section or visit linuxtracker.org.

ClearOS Core isRead More...

Request for ClearOS Mirrors

Michael Proper — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 04:00:00 +0100

With the release of ClearOS Core the ClearFoundation will need global mirrors (see the TBD section) to help with the distribution effort. We are looking for sites with 100GB available that have a 100Mbps connection, 1Gbps preferred. We hope to be pushing content during the coming month. Sign-up here to help.

Michael Proper & Dave Loper To Appear On TWIT’s Floss Weekly Show

Aaron Bylund — Tue, 31 May 2011 17:30:20 +0100

Michael Proper, ClearCenter CEO and Dave Loper, ClearFoundation President, will appear tomorrow on This Week in Tech's (TWIT) FLOSS Weekly Show to discuss some of the upcoming features in ClearOS and ClearCenter offerings. You can watch or listen to the show’s taping live tomorrow Wednesday, June 1 at 9:30 a.m. PST at http://live.twit.tv or you can download the show at http://twit.tv/FLOSS a day or two later. TWIT has an IRC chat room that can be reached directly at http://irc.twit.tv cRead More...

ClearOS Enterprise and ClearOS Core

Dave Loper — Sat, 21 May 2011 03:25:22 +0100

ClearFoundation is excited for the latest release of new upstream sources. We are grateful to hardware providers that enable us to rebuild these sources quickly. Since we are already building sources for our expected release of 6.0 we have merged the newly released sources and have already begun rebuilding our 6.0 tree against upstream 6.1 sources. At the time of this writing, we are already nearly complete in our build from sources. This has turned out to be great timing for us as we Read More...

Going Back To Our Red Hat Roots

Michael Proper — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 04:00:00 +0100

ClearFoundation announces the development of an open source application repository to provide pre-built packages for ClearOS and other related Linux distributions.

This application package repository will be used in conjunction with newer distribution models to provide enterpriRead More...

New installer slated for ClearOS 6.0

Dave Loper — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 14:31:45 +0100

With the upcoming release of ClearOS 6.0 there will be a new graphical installer. This installer will be more flexible than previous versions and will support Linux Volume Manager (LVM) and Kickstart. These additions bring greater robustness, flexibility, and scalability to the ClearOS platform.

LVM allows administrators Read More...

ClearOS Enterprise 6.0 Developer Preview

Peter Baldwin — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 21:10:41 +0100

Just in time for the holidays!

As most of you already know, much of ClearOS 6.0 will be built off of source code from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and CentOS 6 releases. The new Red Hat version was more than 3 years in the making and was just released a few weeks ago (November 2010). There are a lot of new goodies in the new release - especially for the enterprise - and you can read about them here.

The CentOS team went to work the day of the Red Hat release and isRead More...

ClearOS Enterprise 5.2 Service Pack 1 Released!

Peter Baldwin — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 15:41:48 +0100

October is here and so is Service Pack 1 for ClearOS Enterprise 5.2! We have added a couple of new features in this release:

The ability to enable services (for example, Content Filter Updates) on the fly.
The ability to install software modules from the ClearOS community and third party vendors.

The third party software modules integration in the service pack is just a start. We are working away on the next generation in ClearOS 6.0.

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ClearFoundation Appoints President Loper

Aaron Bylund — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 19:17:34 +0100

ClearFoundation's Community Oversight Committee is pleased to announced today that Dave Loper has been named President of ClearFoundation. Mr. Loper will manage the development and maintenance of the ClearFoundation community. His technology background and expertise will be valuable in defining the future plans and continued flourishment of ClearFoundation and ClearOS.

We would like to thank John Terpstra for his service and involvement with ClearFoundation. We appreciate his continuedRead More...

Cast Your Wishes - ClearOS Home

Michael Proper — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 04:42:25 +0100

Cast your wish for ClearOS Home edition and help focus the scope, features and road map priority.

ClearCenter Signs Simple Soft Products As Exclusive Partner For The Benelux Region

Aaron Bylund — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:42:31 +0100

Simple Soft Products signs Value Added Distributor Agreement after success with ClearOS and ClearBOX Solutions

San Antonio, TX - September 1, 2010 - ClearCenter, a leading provider of open source Linux Server, Network and Gateway solutions, welcomed Simple Soft Products today as an Exclusive Value Added Distributor in the Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg) region.

“Simple Soft Products brings the kind of resources, commitment and expertise ClearCenter needs in the Read More...

Quickbooks Enterprise 10 On ClearOS

Dave Loper — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:06:20 +0100

A salesman comes to you and says, 'I have a client that is really excited about using ClearOS and getting rid of their over-complex environment.' Well maybe not this excited, but you get the point.

You start to ask the technical questions and you find out that they are running Quickbooks Enterprise 10 (QBE10) in their environment. As the engineer you start to think of all the creative ways you can get this done, virtualization, running the DB engine from a workstation that stays on, keRead More...

The Samba-Microsoft Bug Is Dead

Aaron Bylund — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:10:05 +0100

Many thanks go out to a number of people who have helped to close a bug which caused an error message to display when joining a Samba domain. What is significant and noteworthy about this bug and the resolution is that it required a team of people to solve it from multiple companies. The bug is described here at this link.

I'd like to thank the partners of ClearCenter who originally reported the bug, the Samba team members who confirmed and tested the bug, and special thanks to the eRead More...