Pure-FTPd

{{ infobox software

| developer = PureFTPd Team

| latest release version = {{wikidata|property|edit|reference|P348}}

| latest release date = {{start date and age|{{wikidata|qualifier|P348|P577}}}}

| operating_system = Cross-platform

| genre = FTP Server

| license = ISC

| website = {{URL|http://www.pureftpd.org/}}

}}

Pure-FTPd is a free (ISC license) FTP Server with a strong focus on software security. It can be compiled and run on a variety of Unix-like computer operating systems including Linux, OpenBSD, NetBSD, FreeBSD, DragonFly BSD, Solaris, Tru64, Darwin, Irix and HP-UX. It has also been ported to Android.{{cite web

| url=http://www.appbrain.com/app/ftpdroid/berserker.android.apps.ftpdroid

| accessdate=2011-08-13

| title=FTPDroid for Android | publisher= AppBrain.com}}

History

Pure-FTPd is based on Troll-FTPd, written by Arnt Gulbrandsen while he was working at Trolltech from 1995 to 1999. When Gulbrandsen stopped maintaining Troll-FTPd, Frank Denis created Pure-FTPd in 2001, and it is currently developed by a team led by Denis.{{cite web

| url=http://www.die.net/doc/linux/man/man8/pure-ftpd.8.html

| last = Denis

| first = Frank

| accessdate=2011-08-13

| title=pure-ftpd(8) - Linux man page}}