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Smoothwall

Smoothwall (formerly styled as SmoothWall) is a Linux distribution designed to be used as an open source firewall. Smoothwall is configured via a web-based GUI and requires little or no knowledge of Linux to install or use. Smoothwall is also a private software company based in the UK that specializes in the development of web content filtering, safeguarding and internet security solutions, which also maintains the SmoothWall open source project.

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Article summary

Smoothwall (formerly styled as SmoothWall) is a Linux distribution designed to be used as an open source firewall. Smoothwall is configured via a web-based GUI and requires little or no knowledge of Linux to install or use. Smoothwall is also a private software company based in the UK that specializes in the development of web content filtering, safeguarding and internet security solutions, which also maintains the SmoothWall open source project.

Key claims

  1. release date: 2000 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. release date: 2002 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. release date: 2001-11-11 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  4. release date: 2001-12-17 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  5. release date: 2005-06-13 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  6. release date: 2005-05-09 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  7. release date: 1000 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the release date is "2000". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the release date is "2002". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the release date is "2001-11-11". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. The record states that the release date is "2001-12-17". What evidence would count against this claim?
  6. The record states that the release date is "2005-06-13". What evidence would count against this claim?
  7. The record states that the release date is "2005-05-09". What evidence would count against this claim?
  8. The record states that the release date is "1000". What evidence would count against this claim?
  9. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  10. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362232672

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.