macOS Server5.11.1

Absolute utter trash. There are FAR better apps out there for free and Apple is charging $20.00 for this trash?? This dumpster fire doesn't even work on Apples own new OS?!? WTF???

Tim Cook needs to be iFired. Apple is just over-priced, glued together novelty junk now. Pains me to say it.

Apple removed the open source stuff in the last version 5.7.1 It is now pretty useless for me.

The following Apple guide tells you how to replace Server App with open source code. It is only 42 pages, what could be simpler than that? ;-) https://developer.apple.com/support/macos-server/macOS-Server-Service-Migration-Guide.pdf In case you are wondering, I’m not serious about this being simple. Although it does open a third party opportunity for those with programming skills to fill the void, left by Apple.

v5.6.1 was released April 16, 2018. Unfortunately, the page here at MU only describes v5.6. Apple has released an updated 'What's New' specific to v5.6.1 here:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208646

MU shouldn't feel bad about not yet updating their 'What's New' information. Apple hasn't either over at their Mac App Store! (o_O) Disappointing.

Side Comments:
-> The panic over Apple pulling open source software from macOS Server is overblown. All of it is still available as, for course, open source software available to all. What's lost is the convenience of accessing these programs from within the macOS Server installation. However, Server does "guide customers to acquire these same services directly from the open source providers."
-> Of late, Apple has developed a POOR reputation for supporting the Mac. Part of the problem is obviously Intel's repeatedly slipping CPU release schedule, making the release of new CPU Macs slower. For the time being, Moore's Law is clearly dead. But the continual Apple Bungles®™ regarding macOS 10.13 High Sierra, APFS, the lack of a Mac mini update, as well as the delayed repair of the ongoing mess that is Mac Pro have all brought shame on Apple. I consider this to be a management problem. Reorganization is in order as well as sending all executives back to Jobs school.

I like how all the panicky/hostile reviews this month don't bother quoting the whole message from Apple. For those with reading comprehension issues, here's the rest: "To help prepare for this transition, these services -- which are still included in macOS Server 5.6 --will no longer be visible in the Server App sidebar for new installations. Existing installations that update to macOS Server 5.6 will be unaffected and will continue to work as usual. We continue to actively develop and support the other features of macOS Server, including Open Directory, Profile Manager and Xsan management." So let's review for the slow ones in the back: 1. The open source stuff will no longer be bundled in, BUT Apple will include guidance on how to get these things directly. 2. So that means Server users can keep these vital components updated much more quickly than waiting for Apple to issue a new version of Server. GEE THAT SOUNDS AWFUL. 3. The parts of Server that Apple develops will continue to be developed. ERMAGERD WHAT A DISASTER. So as it turns out NOTHING is deprecated, but security is considerably improved by letting admins update the open source components as they are updated rather than having to wait.

People need to begin seeing the truth. Apple is not killing the Macintosh Server; Apple is killing the Macintosh in it its entirety. It is a process. First they kill AppleScript on Pages, Numbers, etc., calling it an improvement, then they slowly stop supporting the OS itself, then they kill Server, etc. Eventually they will stop making Macintosh. Their money is in iPhones/iPads/ etc. When Steve Jobs died, Apple died. Apple never learns. This is what nearly killed Apple post Jobs the first time, and it is what will eventually be the downfall of Apple in the future. Jobs had vision in a company he loved, Cook has a job that pays him millions in a company that is nothing more to him but a cash cow..

It was too great, so apple decided to abandon it.

"This Fall, Apple plans to cease bundling the open source services (Calendar Server, Contacts Server, Messages Server, Mail Server, DNS, DHCP, VPN Server, and Websites) in macOS Server" I want my money back!

Is this a joke? Apple is killing server app. All the services "Calendar Server, Contacts Server, Messages Server, Mail Server, DNS, DHCP, VPN Server, and Websites" will be disabled. I want my money back. How can I now sync contacts and calendar with apple tools and not use their could services which I will not use?