Download OpenAFS 1.6.0 release candidate 6

AFS is a distributed file system originally from Carnegie Mellon University. It was subsequently 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 now released version 1.6.0 release candidate 6 for several platforms. The corresponding announcement looks like this:

OpenAFS 1.6.0 release candidate 6 available

The OpenAFS Gatekeepers announce the availability of the fifth 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/1.6.0pre6/
UNC: \\afs\grand.central.org\software\openafs\candidate\1.6.0pre6\

A large number of bugfixes, a number of new features, and a set of binaries supporting the Demand Attach File Service, are included. A serious defect in the Linux client introduced in an earlier prerelease has also been corrected.

Please assist the gatekeepers by deploying this release and providing positive or negative feedback. Bug reports should be filed to openafs-bugs@openafs.org. Reports of success should be sent to openafs-info@openafs.org.

Derrick Brashear
for the OpenAFS Gatekeepers