SME Server 7. Alpha 1 review

The SME Server server and gateway is free software (also referred to as open-source software) and is freely available for anyone to d

License: GPL (GNU General Public License) File size: 474608K Developer: Contribs

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The SME Server server and gateway is free software (also referred to as open-source software) and is freely available for anyone to download.

This software is brought to you by the community and contribs.org. Many individuals and organisations (both commercial and non-profit) use the SME Server as their primary network server and gateway.

We would like to remind you that the SME Server software is licensed under the General Public License (GPL). This means that if you alter the software and distribute the altered version, you must make the source code for your altered version freely available.

The GPL is a large part of why free software has made such an impact on the commercial scene. By restricting anyone from making proprietary modifications, the GPL ensures that improvements find their way back to the original code base, thereby creating an explosive rate of technical advance.

The difference between traditional development and GPL development is the difference between a light bulb - where output is radiated in many directions - and a laser - where output is reflected back in a coherent way to produce a greater, more focused result.

Its main design focus is simple, centralized configuration, along with security and ease of installation.

What's New in 7.0 Stable Release:
Version 7.0 of SME Server has been released. The new release represents the culmination of months of hard work by numerous developers and beta testers and is sure to impress those that select it as their server distribution. Some of these features include: the industry leading web server capable of hosting multiple domains; a full featured email server with virus and spam filtering, webmail and secure access; industry standard firewall for intrusion protection; a proxy server with content filtering capability and internet sharing....