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OwnCloud Server 9.0 Officially Released (softpedia.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the self-hosting-cloud-server dept.

prisoninmate writes: OwnCloud Server 9.0 is without any doubt the biggest release of the world's leading file sharing and sync solution, which is used by over 8 million users around the globe. It promises to bring the collaboration and federation features to new levels thanks to the addition of new, innovative tools, as well as to improve the software's scalability. One of ownCloud 9.0's new features is code signing, which promises to offer users with a safer home for all their data by verifying the integrity of their ownCloud installations during upgrades or when installing apps, which also need to follow the new code signing specifications. The community edition of ownCloud Server 9.0 is available for download right now via Softpedia as a source package that you can deploy on your Linux kernal-based server, or straight from the project's website as binary packages for various GNU/Linux operating systems. OwnCloud Server 9.0 Enterprise Edition will be released in April 2016.

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  1. Or you could post the direct links. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Ironic, since the news mentions code signings and you're pointing us to Softpedia.

    News: https://owncloud.org/nine/
    Download: https://owncloud.org/install

  2. Is this an ad? by JustAnotherOldGuy · · Score: 4, Informative

    Is this an ad? Because it sure reads like an ad.

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    Just cruising through this digital world at 33 1/3 rpm...
    1. Re:Is this an ad? by Potor · · Score: 1, Informative

      This is an ad.

    2. Re:Is this an ad? by 110010001000 · · Score: 2, Informative

      It is probably a malware laden download from Softpedia. Otherwise they would just link to the direct download from owncloud.

    3. Re:Is this an ad? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Informative

      If you follow the story link, it has a brown bar.

      This "prisoninmate" seems to have a 100% submission history.

      Guess it's an in-house (maybe "outhouse"?) spam submitter account.

      Captcha: "disobey" OK, will do...

  3. Re:Misleading press release masquerading as story by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

    Can you show me where to download the dropbox server install then? Not the client. The actual server.

  4. Slashdot's New Owner Was Supposed to Improve It by Bruce+Perens · · Score: 5, Informative

    Remember, hey it was just last month, how Slashdot's new owner said they'd listen to us, and get rid of the problems that had cropped up with Dice, etc.?

    Well, listen guys. This doesn't have a red bar or any indication that it's paid, but it's obviously a press release, it points to people we don't trust for file downloads rather than the people who make the software that is being discussed, and it contains obvious falsehoods (like OwnCloud's acceptance next to things like DropBox).

    So, this is just an isolated problem that slipped through the cracks, right?

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    Bruce Perens.