Download OpenAFS 1.6.0 prerelease 4

AFS is a file system originally from Carnegie Mellon University. It was then further developed and published by Transarc Corporation, which in turn was acquired by IBM in the mid-1990s. In 2000, IBM released an open source version of AFS released, under the catchy name OpenAFS. For more information, please refer to this page. The developers of OpenAFS have released version 1.6.0 prerelease 4 for various platforms. The corresponding announcement looks like this:

OpenAFS 1.6.0 release candidate 4 available

The OpenAFS Gatekeepers announce the availability of the fourth release candidate for OpenAFS version 1.6.0. Source files and available binaries can be accessed via the web at:

or via AFS at:
UNIX: /afs/grand.central.org/software/openafs/candidate/1.6.0pre4/
UNC: \\afs\grand.central.org\software\openafs\candidate\1.6.0pre4\

Sites running previous release candidate fileservers are urged to upgrade.

A number of other bug fixes are included.

Binaries for additional platforms, including Windows installers, will be made available as they are ready.

Please assist the gatekeepers by deploying this release and providing positive or negative feedback. Bug reports should be filed to [email protected] . Reports of success should be sent to [email protected] .

Derrick Brashear
for the OpenAFS Gatekeepers