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SME Server:Documentation:Administration Manual:Chapter1 (view source)
Revision as of 23:05, 23 April 2021
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=====History=====
=====History=====
Originally released in 1999 as "e-smith Server and Gateway" right from the start the SME Server adopted the principles that it still follows: simplicity of administration, security by default, and using proven foundations. Originally based on the free version of Red Hat, in early production it rapidly moved to version 4.0 and was widely adopted. The e-smith company was bought in by the enterprise communications supplier Mitel, who offered unified office servers based upon the e-smith, renamed to "Managed Application Server".
Mitel later donated the code base back to the community. Since then development moved to a CentOS base, the same used by Oracle Unbreakable Linux: see [https://linux.oracle.com/switch/centos/ here].
Below are listed the last few generations of Koozali SME Server still showing as in use, point releases are not included. Please note that only the latest release (v.10 pending) is supported with security updates.
* rc1 Mar 2021 - release candidate 1 of SME Server 10.0 which is based on CentOS 7.0
* rc1 Mar 2021 - release candidate 1 of SME Server 10.0 which is based on CentOS 7.0
* 30 Jun 2014 - The stable release of SME Server 9.0 which is based on CentOS 6.5
* 30 Jun 2014 - The stable release of SME Server 9.0 which is based on CentOS 6.5
* 25 May 2012 - The stable release of SME Server 8.0 which is based on CentOS 5.8
* 25 May 2012 - The stable release of SME Server 8.0 which is based on CentOS 5.8
Previous versions were published by e-smith, Mitel and contribs.org, the last of these was:
* 4 March 2006 - The stable release of SME Server 7.0 which is based on CentOS 4.3
Documentation has been continuously developed, and the earlier releases form the underlying basis for this manual.
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