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Samba

free software re-implementation of the SMB networking protocol
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Samba

Summary

Samba is an application software[1]. Samba ranks in the top 4% of application_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (685 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Samba's instance of is recorded as application software[3].
  • Samba's instance of is recorded as network file system[4].
  • Samba's instance of is recorded as free software[5].
  • Server Message Block is named after Samba[6].
  • samba is named after Samba[7].
  • Samba's developer is recorded as The Samba Team[8].
  • Samba's copyright license is recorded as Q27016754[9].
  • Samba's copyright license is recorded as GNU Lesser General Public License, version 3.0 or later[10].
  • Samba's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[11].
  • Samba's programmed in is recorded as Q2407[12].
  • Samba's programmed in is recorded as Python[13].
  • Samba's operating system is recorded as Linux[14].
  • Samba's operating system is recorded as OpenVMS[15].
  • Samba's operating system is recorded as macOS[16].
  • Samba's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[17].
  • Samba's software version identifier is recorded as 4.1.16[18].
  • Samba's software version identifier is recorded as 4.2.2[19].
  • Samba's software version identifier is recorded as 4.3.1[20].
  • Samba's software version identifier is recorded as 1.9.17[21].
  • Samba's software version identifier is recorded as 1.9.18[22].
  • Samba's software version identifier is recorded as 4.0.0[23].
  • Samba's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0.0[24].
  • Samba's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0.1[25].
  • Samba's software version identifier is recorded as 2.2.12[26].
  • Samba's software version identifier is recorded as 4.3.3[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include application software[3], network file system[4], and free software[5].

History and Context

Things named after include Server Message Block[6], a computer network protocol[28] and samba[7], a music genre[29], founded in 1914[30].

Why It Matters

Samba ranks in the top 4% of application_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (685 views/month).[2] Samba has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31]

Related Entities

Andrew Tridgell application C++ free software Linux macOS network file system OpenVMS Python SambaEdu Server Message Block Unix-like operating system

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . samba.org. samba.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . samba.org. samba.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . openhub.net. openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . openhub.net. openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . samba.org. samba.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . samba.org. samba.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . samba.org. samba.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . samba.org. samba.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . samba.org. samba.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 4.1.16, 4.2.2, 4.3.1 +120
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|5 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 16654, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
  2. 7d ago · S8321414 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Freebsd port → net/samba48, net/samba410, net/samba411 +2
    Copyright status → —
    Pro-linux.de dbapp id → 3242
    Commons category → —
    + 86 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 4.24.1"
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