OpenAFS

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OpenAFS
Basic data

developer OpenAFS gatekeepers
Current  version 1.8.2
(September 11, 2018)
operating system Linux , Unix , Mac OS X , Windows , FreeBSD , OpenBSD , AIX , Solaris , NetBSD , Darwin
programming language C.
category File system
License mostly IBM Public License
German speaking No
www.openafs.org

OpenAFS is an open source implementation of the Andrew File System (AFS) network protocol for distributed network file systems that is available for various operating systems. AFS was originally developed at Carnegie Mellon University , and later by IBM . On August 15, 2000, IBM announced its intention to release its implementation under the IBM Public License .

development

In OpenAFS the name developers who write access to the source code have gatekeeper . The following people are:

  • Jeffrey Altman
  • Derrick Brashear

Commercial support

Although OpenAFS is open source, the following companies offer support and development for OpenAFS:

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. [OpenAFS-announce] OpenAFS release 1.8.2 and 1.6.23 available. In: openafs.org. September 11, 2018, accessed October 18, 2018 .
  2. The openafs Open Source Project on Open Hub: Languages ​​Page . In: Open Hub . (accessed on July 18, 2018).
  3. ^ Opening up AFS
  4. OpenAFS. In: openafs.org. Retrieved March 4, 2014 .