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| 15 <pubdate>$FreeBSD: head/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/readme/article.sgml 134116 2004-08-21 12:34:42Z hrs $</pubdate> | 15 <pubdate>$FreeBSD: head/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/readme/article.sgml 134817 2004-09-05 14:53:34Z hrs $</pubdate> |
| 16 17 <copyright> 18 <year>2000</year> 19 <year>2001</year> 20 <year>2002</year> 21 <year>2003</year> 22 <year>2004</year> | 16 17 <copyright> 18 <year>2000</year> 19 <year>2001</year> 20 <year>2002</year> 21 <year>2003</year> 22 <year>2004</year> |
| 23 <holder role="mailto:doc@FreeBSD.org">The FreeBSD Documentation Project</holder> | 23 <holder role="mailto:doc@FreeBSD.org">The &os; Documentation Project</holder> |
| 24 </copyright> 25 26 <legalnotice id="trademarks" role="trademarks"> 27 &tm-attrib.freebsd; 28 &tm-attrib.intel; 29 &tm-attrib.opengroup; 30 &tm-attrib.sparc; 31 &tm-attrib.general; --- 126 unchanged lines hidden (view full) --- 158 convenient way to obtain &os; for new installations, as it 159 provides a convenient way to quickly reinstall the system if 160 necessary. Some distributions include some of the optional, 161 precompiled <quote>packages</quote> from the &os; Ports 162 Collection.</para> 163 164 <para>A list of the CDROM and DVD publishers known to the 165 project are listed in the <ulink | 24 </copyright> 25 26 <legalnotice id="trademarks" role="trademarks"> 27 &tm-attrib.freebsd; 28 &tm-attrib.intel; 29 &tm-attrib.opengroup; 30 &tm-attrib.sparc; 31 &tm-attrib.general; --- 126 unchanged lines hidden (view full) --- 158 convenient way to obtain &os; for new installations, as it 159 provides a convenient way to quickly reinstall the system if 160 necessary. Some distributions include some of the optional, 161 precompiled <quote>packages</quote> from the &os; Ports 162 Collection.</para> 163 164 <para>A list of the CDROM and DVD publishers known to the 165 project are listed in the <ulink |
| 166 url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/mirrors.html"><quote>Obtaining 167 FreeBSD</quote></ulink> appendix to the Handbook.</para> | 166 url="&url.books.handbook;/mirrors.html"><quote>Obtaining 167 &os;</quote></ulink> appendix to the Handbook.</para> |
| 168 </sect2> 169 170 <sect2> 171 <title>FTP</title> 172 173 <para>You can use FTP to retrieve &os; and any or all of its 174 optional packages from <ulink 175 url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/"></ulink>, which is the official 176 &os; release site, or any of its 177 <quote>mirrors</quote>.</para> 178 179 <para>Lists of locations that mirror &os; can be found in the 180 <ulink | 168 </sect2> 169 170 <sect2> 171 <title>FTP</title> 172 173 <para>You can use FTP to retrieve &os; and any or all of its 174 optional packages from <ulink 175 url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/"></ulink>, which is the official 176 &os; release site, or any of its 177 <quote>mirrors</quote>.</para> 178 179 <para>Lists of locations that mirror &os; can be found in the 180 <ulink |
| 181 url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/mirrors-ftp.html">FTP | 181 url="&url.books.handbook;/mirrors-ftp.html">FTP |
| 182 Sites</ulink> section of the Handbook, or on the <ulink 183 url="http://mirrorlist.FreeBSD.org/"></ulink> Web pages. 184 Finding a close (in networking terms) mirror from which to 185 download the distribution is highly recommended.</para> 186 187 <para>Additional mirror sites are always welcome. Contact 188 <email>freebsd-admin@FreeBSD.org</email> for more details on 189 becoming an official mirror site. You can also find useful 190 information for mirror sites at the <ulink | 182 Sites</ulink> section of the Handbook, or on the <ulink 183 url="http://mirrorlist.FreeBSD.org/"></ulink> Web pages. 184 Finding a close (in networking terms) mirror from which to 185 download the distribution is highly recommended.</para> 186 187 <para>Additional mirror sites are always welcome. Contact 188 <email>freebsd-admin@FreeBSD.org</email> for more details on 189 becoming an official mirror site. You can also find useful 190 information for mirror sites at the <ulink |
| 191 URL="http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/hubs/">Mirroring 192 FreeBSD</ulink> article.</para> | 191 URL="&url.articles.hubs;/">Mirroring 192 &os;</ulink> article.</para> |
| 193 194 <para>Mirrors generally contain the floppy disk images necessary 195 to begin an installation, as well as the distribution files 196 needed for the install process itself. Many mirrors also 197 contain the ISO images necessary to create a CDROM of 198 a &os; release.</para> 199 200 </sect2> --- 21 unchanged lines hidden (view full) --- 222 223 <para>Please note that these mailing lists can experience 224 <emphasis>significant</emphasis> amounts of traffic. If you 225 have slow or expensive mail access, or are only interested in 226 keeping up with major &os; events, you may find it 227 preferable to subscribe instead to the &a.announce;.</para> 228 229 <para>All of the mailing lists can be freely joined by anyone | 193 194 <para>Mirrors generally contain the floppy disk images necessary 195 to begin an installation, as well as the distribution files 196 needed for the install process itself. Many mirrors also 197 contain the ISO images necessary to create a CDROM of 198 a &os; release.</para> 199 200 </sect2> --- 21 unchanged lines hidden (view full) --- 222 223 <para>Please note that these mailing lists can experience 224 <emphasis>significant</emphasis> amounts of traffic. If you 225 have slow or expensive mail access, or are only interested in 226 keeping up with major &os; events, you may find it 227 preferable to subscribe instead to the &a.announce;.</para> 228 229 <para>All of the mailing lists can be freely joined by anyone |
| 230 wishing to do so. Visit the <ulink url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/mailman/listinfo"> 231 FreeBSD Mailman Info Page</ulink>. This will give you more | 230 wishing to do so. Visit the <ulink url="&url.base;/mailman/listinfo"> 231 &os; Mailman Info Page</ulink>. This will give you more |
| 232 information on joining the various lists, accessing archives, 233 etc. There are a number of mailing lists targeted at special 234 interest groups not mentioned here; more information can be 235 obtained either from the Mailman pages or the <ulink | 232 information on joining the various lists, accessing archives, 233 etc. There are a number of mailing lists targeted at special 234 interest groups not mentioned here; more information can be 235 obtained either from the Mailman pages or the <ulink |
| 236 url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/support.html#mailing-list">mailing | 236 url="&url.base;/support.html#mailing-list">mailing |
| 237 lists section</ulink> of the &os; Web site.</para> 238 239 <important> 240 <para>Do <emphasis>not</emphasis> send email to the lists 241 asking to be subscribed. Use the Mailman interface 242 instead.</para> 243 </important> 244 </sect2> --- 20 unchanged lines hidden (view full) --- 265 266 <para>Note that &man.send-pr.1; itself is a shell script that 267 should be easy to move even onto a non-&os; system. Using 268 this interface is highly preferred. If, for some reason, you 269 are unable to use &man.send-pr.1; to submit a bug report, you 270 can try to send it to the &a.bugs;.</para> 271 272 <para>For more information, <ulink | 237 lists section</ulink> of the &os; Web site.</para> 238 239 <important> 240 <para>Do <emphasis>not</emphasis> send email to the lists 241 asking to be subscribed. Use the Mailman interface 242 instead.</para> 243 </important> 244 </sect2> --- 20 unchanged lines hidden (view full) --- 265 266 <para>Note that &man.send-pr.1; itself is a shell script that 267 should be easy to move even onto a non-&os; system. Using 268 this interface is highly preferred. If, for some reason, you 269 are unable to use &man.send-pr.1; to submit a bug report, you 270 can try to send it to the &a.bugs;.</para> 271 272 <para>For more information, <ulink |
| 273 url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/problem-reports/"><quote>Writing 274 FreeBSD Problem Reports</quote></ulink>, available on the &os; Web | 273 url="&url.base;/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/problem-reports/"><quote>Writing 274 &os; Problem Reports</quote></ulink>, available on the &os; Web |
| 275 site, has a number of helpful hints on writing and submitting 276 effective problem reports.</para> 277 </sect2> 278 </sect1> 279 280 <sect1 id="seealso"> 281 <title>Further Reading</title> 282 --- 20 unchanged lines hidden (view full) --- 303 some cursory notes about obtaining a 304 distribution.</para> 305 </listitem> 306 307 <listitem> 308 <para><filename>EARLY.TXT</filename>: A guide for early 309 adopters of &os; &release.current;. Highly recommended 310 reading for users new to &os; &release.branch; and/or the | 275 site, has a number of helpful hints on writing and submitting 276 effective problem reports.</para> 277 </sect2> 278 </sect1> 279 280 <sect1 id="seealso"> 281 <title>Further Reading</title> 282 --- 20 unchanged lines hidden (view full) --- 303 some cursory notes about obtaining a 304 distribution.</para> 305 </listitem> 306 307 <listitem> 308 <para><filename>EARLY.TXT</filename>: A guide for early 309 adopters of &os; &release.current;. Highly recommended 310 reading for users new to &os; &release.branch; and/or the |
| 311 5.<replaceable>X</replaceable> series of releases.</para> | 311 6.<replaceable>X</replaceable> series of releases.</para> |
| 312 </listitem> 313 314 <listitem> 315 <para><filename>RELNOTES.TXT</filename>: The release 316 notes, showing what's new and different in &os; 317 &release.current; compared to the previous release (&os; 318 &release.prev;).</para> 319 </listitem> --- 46 unchanged lines hidden (view full) --- 366 <para>It is extremely important to read the errata for any 367 given release before installing it, to learn about any 368 <quote>late-breaking news</quote> or post-release problems. 369 The errata file accompanying each release (most likely right 370 next to this file) is already out of date by definition, but 371 other copies are kept updated on the Internet and should be 372 consulted as the <quote>current errata</quote> for this 373 release. These other copies of the errata are located at | 312 </listitem> 313 314 <listitem> 315 <para><filename>RELNOTES.TXT</filename>: The release 316 notes, showing what's new and different in &os; 317 &release.current; compared to the previous release (&os; 318 &release.prev;).</para> 319 </listitem> --- 46 unchanged lines hidden (view full) --- 366 <para>It is extremely important to read the errata for any 367 given release before installing it, to learn about any 368 <quote>late-breaking news</quote> or post-release problems. 369 The errata file accompanying each release (most likely right 370 next to this file) is already out of date by definition, but 371 other copies are kept updated on the Internet and should be 372 consulted as the <quote>current errata</quote> for this 373 release. These other copies of the errata are located at |
| 374 <ulink url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/"></ulink> (as | 374 <ulink url="&url.base;/releases/"></ulink> (as |
| 375 well as any sites which keep up-to-date mirrors of this 376 location).</para> 377 </note> 378 </sect2> 379 380 <sect2> 381 <title>Manual Pages</title> 382 --- 14 unchanged lines hidden (view full) --- 397 398 <sect2> 399 <title>Books and Articles</title> 400 401 <para>Two highly-useful collections of &os;-related information, 402 maintained by the &os; Project, 403 are the &os; Handbook and &os; FAQ (Frequently Asked 404 Questions document). On-line versions of the <ulink | 375 well as any sites which keep up-to-date mirrors of this 376 location).</para> 377 </note> 378 </sect2> 379 380 <sect2> 381 <title>Manual Pages</title> 382 --- 14 unchanged lines hidden (view full) --- 397 398 <sect2> 399 <title>Books and Articles</title> 400 401 <para>Two highly-useful collections of &os;-related information, 402 maintained by the &os; Project, 403 are the &os; Handbook and &os; FAQ (Frequently Asked 404 Questions document). On-line versions of the <ulink |
| 405 url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/">Handbook</ulink> | 405 url="&url.books.handbook;/">Handbook</ulink> |
| 406 and <ulink | 406 and <ulink |
| 407 url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/">FAQ</ulink> | 407 url="&url.books.faq;/">FAQ</ulink> |
| 408 are always available from the <ulink | 408 are always available from the <ulink |
| 409 url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/docs.html">FreeBSD Documentation | 409 url="&url.base;/docs.html">&os; Documentation |
| 410 page</ulink> or its mirrors. If you install the 411 <filename>doc</filename> distribution set, you can use a Web 412 browser to read the Handbook and FAQ locally.</para> 413 414 <para>A number of on-line books and articles, also maintained by 415 the &os; Project, cover more-specialized, &os;-related topics. 416 This material spans a wide range of topics, from effective use 417 of the mailing lists, to dual-booting &os; with other 418 operating systems, to guidelines for new committers. Like the 419 Handbook and FAQ, these documents are available from the &os; 420 Documentation Page or in the <filename>doc</filename> 421 distribution set.</para> 422 423 <para>A listing of other books and documents about &os; can be 424 found in the <ulink | 410 page</ulink> or its mirrors. If you install the 411 <filename>doc</filename> distribution set, you can use a Web 412 browser to read the Handbook and FAQ locally.</para> 413 414 <para>A number of on-line books and articles, also maintained by 415 the &os; Project, cover more-specialized, &os;-related topics. 416 This material spans a wide range of topics, from effective use 417 of the mailing lists, to dual-booting &os; with other 418 operating systems, to guidelines for new committers. Like the 419 Handbook and FAQ, these documents are available from the &os; 420 Documentation Page or in the <filename>doc</filename> 421 distribution set.</para> 422 423 <para>A listing of other books and documents about &os; can be 424 found in the <ulink |
| 425 url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bibliography.html">bibliography</ulink> | 425 url="&url.books.handbook;/bibliography.html">bibliography</ulink> |
| 426 of the &os; Handbook. Because of &os;'s strong &unix; heritage, 427 many other articles and books written for &unix; systems are 428 applicable as well, some of which are also listed in the 429 bibliography.</para> 430 </sect2> 431 </sect1> 432 433 <sect1 id="acknowledgements"> 434 <title>Acknowledgments</title> 435 436 <para>&os; represents the cumulative work of many hundreds, if not 437 thousands, of individuals from around the world who have worked 438 countless hours to bring about this &release.type;. For a 439 complete list of &os; developers and contributors, please see 440 <ulink | 426 of the &os; Handbook. Because of &os;'s strong &unix; heritage, 427 many other articles and books written for &unix; systems are 428 applicable as well, some of which are also listed in the 429 bibliography.</para> 430 </sect2> 431 </sect1> 432 433 <sect1 id="acknowledgements"> 434 <title>Acknowledgments</title> 435 436 <para>&os; represents the cumulative work of many hundreds, if not 437 thousands, of individuals from around the world who have worked 438 countless hours to bring about this &release.type;. For a 439 complete list of &os; developers and contributors, please see 440 <ulink |
| 441 url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/contributors/"><quote>Contributors 442 to FreeBSD</quote></ulink> on the &os; Web site or any of its | 441 url="&url.articles.contributors;/"><quote>Contributors 442 to &os;</quote></ulink> on the &os; Web site or any of its |
| 443 mirrors.</para> 444 445 <para>Special thanks also go to the many thousands of &os; users 446 and testers all over the world, without whom this &release.type; 447 simply would not have been possible.</para> 448 </sect1> 449</article> 450 451<!-- 452 Local Variables: 453 mode: sgml 454 sgml-indent-data: t 455 sgml-omittag: nil 456 sgml-always-quote-attributes: t 457 End: 458--> | 443 mirrors.</para> 444 445 <para>Special thanks also go to the many thousands of &os; users 446 and testers all over the world, without whom this &release.type; 447 simply would not have been possible.</para> 448 </sect1> 449</article> 450 451<!-- 452 Local Variables: 453 mode: sgml 454 sgml-indent-data: t 455 sgml-omittag: nil 456 sgml-always-quote-attributes: t 457 End: 458--> |