| 7 | | <h3 class="CORPAUTHOR">The FreeBSD Project</h3> |
| 8 | | |
| 9 | | <p class="COPYRIGHT">Copyright © 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, |
| 10 | | 2008 The FreeBSD Documentation Project</p> |
| 11 | | |
| 12 | | <p class="PUBDATE">$FreeBSD: src/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/readme/article.sgml,v |
| 13 | | 1.41.2.1.2.1 2009/10/25 01:10:29 kensmith Exp $<br /> |
| 14 | | </p> |
| 15 | | |
| 16 | | <div class="LEGALNOTICE"><a id="TRADEMARKS" name="TRADEMARKS"></a> |
| 17 | | <p>FreeBSD is a registered trademark of the FreeBSD Foundation.</p> |
| 18 | | |
| 19 | | <p>Intel, Celeron, EtherExpress, i386, i486, Itanium, Pentium, and Xeon are trademarks or |
| 20 | | registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and |
| 21 | | other countries.</p> |
| 22 | | |
| 23 | | <p>Motif, OSF/1, and UNIX are registered trademarks and IT DialTone and The Open Group |
| 24 | | are trademarks of The Open Group in the United States and other countries.</p> |
| 25 | | |
| 26 | | <p>Sparc, Sparc64, SPARCEngine, and UltraSPARC are trademarks of SPARC International, Inc |
| 27 | | in the United States and other countries. Products bearing SPARC trademarks are based |
| 28 | | upon architecture developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc.</p> |
| 29 | | |
| 30 | | <p>Many of the designations used by manufacturers and sellers to distinguish their |
| 31 | | products are claimed as trademarks. Where those designations appear in this document, and |
| 32 | | the FreeBSD Project was aware of the trademark claim, the designations have been followed |
| 33 | | by the “™” or the “®” symbol.</p> |
| 34 | | </div> |
| 35 | | |
| 36 | | <hr /> |
| 37 | | </div> |
| 38 | | |
| 39 | | <blockquote class="ABSTRACT"> |
| 40 | | <div class="ABSTRACT"><a id="AEN25" name="AEN25"></a> |
| 41 | | <p>This document gives a brief introduction to FreeBSD 8.0-CURRENT. It includes some |
| 42 | | information on how to obtain FreeBSD, a listing of various ways to contact the FreeBSD |
| 43 | | Project, and pointers to some other sources of information.</p> |
| 44 | | </div> |
| 45 | | </blockquote> |
| 46 | | |
| 47 | | <div class="SECT1"> |
| 48 | | <hr /> |
| 49 | | <h2 class="SECT1"><a id="INTRO" name="INTRO">1 Introduction</a></h2> |
| 50 | | |
| 51 | | <p>This distribution is a snapshot of FreeBSD 8.0-CURRENT, the latest point along the |
| 52 | | 8-CURRENT branch.</p> |
| 53 | | |
| 54 | | <div class="SECT2"> |
| 55 | | <hr /> |
| 56 | | |
| 57 | | <h3 class="SECT2"><a id="AEN30" name="AEN30">1.1 About FreeBSD</a></h3> |
| 58 | | |
| 59 | | <p>FreeBSD is an operating system based on 4.4 BSD Lite for AMD64 and Intel EM64T based |
| 60 | | PC hardware (amd64), Intel, AMD, Cyrix or NexGen “x86” based PC hardware |
| 61 | | (i386), Intel Itanium Processor based computers (ia64), NEC PC-9801/9821 series PCs and |
| 62 | | compatibles (pc98), and <span class="TRADEMARK">UltraSPARC</span>® machines |
| 63 | | (sparc64). Versions for the <span class="TRADEMARK">ARM</span>® (arm), <span |
| 64 | | class="TRADEMARK">MIPS</span>® (mips), and <span |
| 65 | | class="TRADEMARK">PowerPC</span>® (powerpc) architectures are currently under |
| 66 | | development as well. FreeBSD works with a wide variety of peripherals and configurations |
| 67 | | and can be used for everything from software development to games to Internet Service |
| 68 | | Provision.</p> |
| 69 | | |
| 70 | | <p>This release of FreeBSD contains everything you need to run such a system, including |
| 71 | | full source code for the kernel and all utilities in the base distribution. With the |
| 72 | | source distribution installed, you can literally recompile the entire system from scratch |
| 73 | | with one command, making it ideal for students, researchers, or users who simply want to |
| 74 | | see how it all works.</p> |
| 75 | | |
| 76 | | <p>A large collection of third-party ported software (the “Ports Collection”) |
| 77 | | is also provided to make it easy to obtain and install all your favorite traditional |
| 78 | | <span class="TRADEMARK">UNIX</span>® utilities for FreeBSD. Each “port” |
| 79 | | consists of a set of scripts to retrieve, configure, build, and install a piece of |
| 80 | | software, with a single command. Over 20,000 ports, from editors to programming languages |
| 81 | | to graphical applications, make FreeBSD a powerful and comprehensive operating |
| 82 | | environment that extends far beyond what's provided by many commercial versions of <span |
| 83 | | class="TRADEMARK">UNIX</span>. Most ports are also available as pre-compiled |
| 84 | | “packages”, which can be quickly installed from the installation program.</p> |
| 85 | | |
| 86 | | </div> |
| 87 | | |
| 88 | | <div class="SECT2"> |
| 89 | | <hr /> |
| 90 | | <h3 class="SECT2"><a id="AEN45" name="AEN45">1.2 Target Audience</a></h3> |
| 91 | | |
| 92 | | <p>This snapshot is aimed primarily at early adopters and various other users who want to |
| 93 | | get involved with the ongoing development of FreeBSD. While the FreeBSD development team |
| 94 | | tries its best to ensure that each snapshot works as advertised, 8-CURRENT is very much a |
| 95 | | work-in-progress.</p> |
| 96 | | |
| 97 | | <p>The basic requirements for using this snapshot are technical proficiency with FreeBSD |
| 98 | | and an understanding of the ongoing development process of FreeBSD 8-CURRENT (as |
| 99 | | discussed on the <a href="http://lists.FreeBSD.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current" |
| 100 | | target="_top">FreeBSD-CURRENT mailing list</a>).</p> |
| 101 | | |
| 102 | | <p>For those more interested in doing business with FreeBSD than in experimenting with |
| 103 | | new FreeBSD technology, formal releases (such as 7.0-RELEASE) are frequently more |
| 104 | | appropriate. Releases undergo a period of testing and quality assurance checking to |
| 105 | | ensure high reliability and dependability.</p> |
| 106 | | |
| 107 | | </div> |
| 108 | | </div> |
| 109 | | |
| 110 | | <div class="SECT1"> |
| 111 | | <hr /> |
| 112 | | <h2 class="SECT1"><a id="OBTAIN" name="OBTAIN">2 Obtaining FreeBSD</a></h2> |
| 113 | | |
| 114 | | <p>FreeBSD may be obtained in a variety of ways. This section focuses on those ways that |
| 115 | | are primarily useful for obtaining a complete FreeBSD distribution, rather than updating |
| 116 | | an existing installation.</p> |
| 117 | | |
| 118 | | <div class="SECT2"> |
| 119 | | <hr /> |
| 120 | | <h3 class="SECT2"><a id="AEN54" name="AEN54">2.1 CDROM and DVD</a></h3> |
| 121 | | |
| 122 | | <p>FreeBSD -RELEASE distributions may be ordered on CDROM or DVD from several publishers. |
| 123 | | This is frequently the most convenient way to obtain FreeBSD for new installations, as it |
| 124 | | provides a convenient way to quickly reinstall the system if necessary. Some |
| 125 | | distributions include some of the optional, precompiled “packages” from the |
| 126 | | FreeBSD Ports Collection, or other extra material.</p> |
| 127 | | |
| 128 | | <p>A list of the CDROM and DVD publishers known to the project are listed in the <a |
| 129 | | href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/mirrors.html" |
| 130 | | target="_top">“Obtaining FreeBSD”</a> appendix to the Handbook.</p> |
| 131 | | </div> |
| 132 | | |
| 133 | | <div class="SECT2"> |
| 134 | | <hr /> |
| 135 | | <h3 class="SECT2"><a id="AEN61" name="AEN61">2.2 FTP</a></h3> |
| 136 | | |
| 137 | | <p>You can use FTP to retrieve FreeBSD and any or all of its optional packages from <a |
| 138 | | href="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/" target="_top">ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/</a>, which is the |
| 139 | | official FreeBSD release site, or any of its “mirrors”.</p> |
| 140 | | |
| 141 | | <p>Lists of locations that mirror FreeBSD can be found in the <a |
| 142 | | href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/mirrors-ftp.html" |
| 143 | | target="_top">FTP Sites</a> section of the Handbook, or on the <a |
| 144 | | href="http://mirrorlist.FreeBSD.org/" target="_top">http://mirrorlist.FreeBSD.org/</a> |
| 145 | | Web pages. Finding a close (in networking terms) mirror from which to download the |
| 146 | | distribution is highly recommended.</p> |
| 147 | | |
| 148 | | <p>Additional mirror sites are always welcome. Contact <code class="EMAIL"><<a |
| 149 | | href="mailto:freebsd-admin@FreeBSD.org">freebsd-admin@FreeBSD.org</a>></code> for |
| 150 | | more details on becoming an official mirror site. You can also find useful information |
| 151 | | for mirror sites at the <a |
| 152 | | href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/hubs/" target="_top">Mirroring |
| 153 | | FreeBSD</a> article.</p> |
| 154 | | |
| 155 | | <p>Mirrors generally contain the ISO images generally used to create a CDROM of a FreeBSD |
| 156 | | release. They usually also contain floppy disk images (for applicable platforms), as well |
| 157 | | as the files necessary to do an installation over the network. Finally mirrors sites |
| 158 | | usually contain a set of packages for the most current release.</p> |
| 159 | | </div> |
| 160 | | </div> |
| 161 | | |
| 162 | | <div class="SECT1"> |
| 163 | | <hr /> |
| 164 | | <h2 class="SECT1"><a id="CONTACTING" name="CONTACTING">3 Contacting the FreeBSD |
| 165 | | Project</a></h2> |
| 166 | | |
| 167 | | <div class="SECT2"> |
| 168 | | <h3 class="SECT2"><a id="AEN75" name="AEN75">3.1 Email and Mailing Lists</a></h3> |
| 169 | | |
| 170 | | <p>For any questions or general technical support issues, please send mail to the <a |
| 171 | | href="http://lists.FreeBSD.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions" target="_top">FreeBSD |
| 172 | | general questions mailing list</a>.</p> |
| 173 | | |
| 174 | | <p>If you're tracking the 8-CURRENT development efforts, you <span class="emphasis"><i |
| 175 | | class="EMPHASIS">must</i></span> join the <a |
| 176 | | href="http://lists.FreeBSD.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current" |
| 177 | | target="_top">FreeBSD-CURRENT mailing list</a>, in order to keep abreast of recent |
| 178 | | developments and changes that may affect the way you use and maintain the system.</p> |
| 179 | | |
| 180 | | <p>Being a largely-volunteer effort, the FreeBSD Project is always happy to have extra |
| 181 | | hands willing to help--there are already far more desired enhancements than there is time |
| 182 | | to implement them. To contact the developers on technical matters, or with offers of |
| 183 | | help, please send mail to the <a |
| 184 | | href="http://lists.FreeBSD.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers" target="_top">FreeBSD |
| 185 | | technical discussions mailing list</a>.</p> |
| 186 | | |
| 187 | | <p>Please note that these mailing lists can experience <span class="emphasis"><i |
| 188 | | class="EMPHASIS">significant</i></span> amounts of traffic. If you have slow or expensive |
| 189 | | mail access, or are only interested in keeping up with major FreeBSD events, you may find |
| 190 | | it preferable to subscribe instead to the <a |
| 191 | | href="http://lists.FreeBSD.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-announce" target="_top">FreeBSD |
| 192 | | announcements mailing list</a>.</p> |
| 193 | | |
| 194 | | <p>All of the mailing lists can be freely joined by anyone wishing to do so. Visit the <a |
| 195 | | href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/mailman/listinfo" target="_top">FreeBSD Mailman Info |
| 196 | | Page</a>. This will give you more information on joining the various lists, accessing |
| 197 | | archives, etc. There are a number of mailing lists targeted at special interest groups |
| 198 | | not mentioned here; more information can be obtained either from the Mailman pages or the |
| 199 | | <a href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/support.html#mailing-list" target="_top">mailing lists |
| 200 | | section</a> of the FreeBSD Web site.</p> |
| 201 | | |
| 202 | | <div class="IMPORTANT"> |
| 203 | | <blockquote class="IMPORTANT"> |
| 204 | | <p><b>Important:</b> Do <span class="emphasis"><i class="EMPHASIS">not</i></span> send |
| 205 | | email to the lists asking to be subscribed. Use the Mailman interface instead.</p> |
| 206 | | |
| 207 | | </blockquote> |
| 208 | | </div> |
| 209 | | </div> |
| 210 | | |
| 211 | | <div class="SECT2"> |
| 212 | | <hr /> |
| 213 | | <h3 class="SECT2"><a id="AEN93" name="AEN93">3.2 Submitting Problem Reports</a></h3> |
| 214 | | |
| 215 | | <p>Suggestions, bug reports and contributions of code are always valued--please do not |
| 216 | | hesitate to report any problems you may find. Bug reports with attached fixes are of |
| 217 | | course even more welcome.</p> |
| 218 | | |
| 219 | | <p>The preferred method to submit bug reports from a machine with Internet mail |
| 220 | | connectivity is to use the <a |
| 221 | | href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=send-pr&sektion=1&manpath=FreeBSD+8-current"> |
| 222 | | <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span class="REFENTRYTITLE">send-pr</span>(1)</span></a> |
| 223 | | |
| 224 | | command. “Problem Reports” (PRs) submitted in this way will be filed and |
| 225 | | their progress tracked; the FreeBSD developers will do their best to respond to all |
| 226 | | reported bugs as soon as possible. <a |
| 227 | | href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/query-pr-summary.cgi" target="_top">A list of all active |
| 228 | | PRs</a> is available on the FreeBSD Web site; this list is useful to see what potential |
| 229 | | problems other users have encountered.</p> |
| 230 | | |
| 231 | | <p>Note that <a |
| 232 | | href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=send-pr&sektion=1&manpath=FreeBSD+8-current"> |
| 233 | | <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span class="REFENTRYTITLE">send-pr</span>(1)</span></a> |
| 234 | | itself is a shell script that should be easy to move even onto a non-FreeBSD system. |
| 235 | | Using this interface is highly preferred. If, for some reason, you are unable to use <a |
| 236 | | href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=send-pr&sektion=1&manpath=FreeBSD+8-current"> |
| 237 | | <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span class="REFENTRYTITLE">send-pr</span>(1)</span></a> to |
| 238 | | submit a bug report, you can try to send it to the <a |
| 239 | | href="http://lists.FreeBSD.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-bugs" target="_top">FreeBSD |
| 240 | | problem reports mailing list</a>.</p> |
| 241 | | |
| 242 | | <p>For more information, <a |
| 243 | | href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/problem-reports/" |
| 244 | | target="_top">“Writing FreeBSD Problem Reports”</a>, available on the FreeBSD |
| 245 | | Web site, has a number of helpful hints on writing and submitting effective problem |
| 246 | | reports.</p> |
| 247 | | </div> |
| 248 | | </div> |
| 249 | | |
| 250 | | <div class="SECT1"> |
| 251 | | <hr /> |
| 252 | | <h2 class="SECT1"><a id="SEEALSO" name="SEEALSO">4 Further Reading</a></h2> |
| 253 | | |
| 254 | | <p>There are many sources of information about FreeBSD; some are included with this |
| 255 | | distribution, while others are available on-line or in print versions.</p> |
| 256 | | |
| 257 | | <div class="SECT2"> |
| 258 | | |
| 259 | | <hr /> |
| 260 | | <h3 class="SECT2"><a id="RELEASE-DOCS" name="RELEASE-DOCS">4.1 Release |
| 261 | | Documentation</a></h3> |
| 262 | | |
| 263 | | <p>A number of other files provide more specific information about this snapshot |
| 264 | | distribution. These files are provided in various formats. Most distributions will |
| 265 | | include both ASCII text (<tt class="FILENAME">.TXT</tt>) and HTML (<tt |
| 266 | | class="FILENAME">.HTM</tt>) renditions. Some distributions may also include other formats |
| 267 | | such as Portable Document Format (<tt class="FILENAME">.PDF</tt>).</p> |
| 268 | | |
| 269 | | <ul> |
| 270 | | <li> |
| 271 | | <p><tt class="FILENAME">README.TXT</tt>: This file, which gives some general information |
| 272 | | about FreeBSD as well as some cursory notes about obtaining a distribution.</p> |
| 273 | | |
| 274 | | </li> |
| 275 | | |
| 276 | | <li> |
| 277 | | <p><tt class="FILENAME">RELNOTES.TXT</tt>: The release notes, showing what's new and |
| 278 | | different in FreeBSD 8.0-CURRENT compared to the previous release (FreeBSD |
| 279 | | 7.0-RELEASE).</p> |
| 280 | | </li> |
| 281 | | |
| 282 | | <li> |
| 283 | | <p><tt class="FILENAME">HARDWARE.TXT</tt>: The hardware compatibility list, showing |
| 284 | | devices with which FreeBSD has been tested and is known to work.</p> |
| 285 | | </li> |
| 286 | | |
| 287 | | <li> |
| 288 | | <p><tt class="FILENAME">ERRATA.TXT</tt>: Release errata. Late-breaking, post-release |
| 289 | | information can be found in this file, which is principally applicable to releases (as |
| 290 | | opposed to snapshots). It is important to consult this file before installing a release |
| 291 | | of FreeBSD, as it contains the latest information on problems which have been found and |
| 292 | | fixed since the release was created.</p> |
| 293 | | |
| 294 | | </li> |
| 295 | | </ul> |
| 296 | | |
| 297 | | <br /> |
| 298 | | <br /> |
| 299 | | <p>On platforms that support <a |
| 300 | | href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=sysinstall&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+8-current"> |
| 301 | | <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span class="REFENTRYTITLE">sysinstall</span>(8)</span></a> |
| 302 | | (currently amd64, i386, ia64, pc98, and sparc64), these documents are generally available |
| 303 | | via the Documentation menu during installation. Once the system is installed, you can |
| 304 | | revisit this menu by re-running the <a |
| 305 | | href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=sysinstall&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+8-current"> |
| 306 | | <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span class="REFENTRYTITLE">sysinstall</span>(8)</span></a> |
| 307 | | utility.</p> |
| 308 | | |
| 309 | | <div class="NOTE"> |
| 310 | | <blockquote class="NOTE"> |
| 311 | | <p><b>Note:</b> It is extremely important to read the errata for any given release before |
| 312 | | installing it, to learn about any “late-breaking news” or post-release |
| 313 | | problems. The errata file accompanying each release (most likely right next to this file) |
| 314 | | is already out of date by definition, but other copies are kept updated on the Internet |
| 315 | | and should be consulted as the “current errata” for this release. These other |
| 316 | | copies of the errata are located at <a href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/" |
| 317 | | target="_top">http://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/</a> (as well as any sites which keep |
| 318 | | up-to-date mirrors of this location).</p> |
| 319 | | </blockquote> |
| 320 | | |
| 321 | | </div> |
| 322 | | </div> |
| 323 | | |
| 324 | | <div class="SECT2"> |
| 325 | | <hr /> |
| 326 | | <h3 class="SECT2"><a id="AEN147" name="AEN147">4.2 Manual Pages</a></h3> |
| 327 | | |
| 328 | | <p>As with almost all <span class="TRADEMARK">UNIX</span> like operating systems, FreeBSD |
| 329 | | comes with a set of on-line manual pages, accessed through the <a |
| 330 | | href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=man&sektion=1&manpath=FreeBSD+8-current"><span |
| 331 | | class="CITEREFENTRY"><span class="REFENTRYTITLE">man</span>(1)</span></a> command or |
| 332 | | through the <a href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi" target="_top">hypertext manual |
| 333 | | pages gateway</a> on the FreeBSD Web site. In general, the manual pages provide |
| 334 | | information on the different commands and APIs available to the FreeBSD user.</p> |
| 335 | | |
| 336 | | <p>In some cases, manual pages are written to give information on particular topics. |
| 337 | | Notable examples of such manual pages are <a |
| 338 | | href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=tuning&sektion=7&manpath=FreeBSD+8-current"> |
| 339 | | <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span class="REFENTRYTITLE">tuning</span>(7)</span></a> (a |
| 340 | | guide to performance tuning), <a |
| 341 | | href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=security&sektion=7&manpath=FreeBSD+8-current"> |
| 342 | | <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span class="REFENTRYTITLE">security</span>(7)</span></a> (an |
| 343 | | introduction to FreeBSD security), and <a |
| 344 | | href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=style&sektion=9&manpath=FreeBSD+8-current"> |
| 345 | | <span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span class="REFENTRYTITLE">style</span>(9)</span></a> (a |
| 346 | | style guide to kernel coding).</p> |
| 347 | | |
| 348 | | </div> |
| 349 | | |
| 350 | | <div class="SECT2"> |
| 351 | | <hr /> |
| 352 | | <h3 class="SECT2"><a id="AEN165" name="AEN165">4.3 Books and Articles</a></h3> |
| 353 | | |
| 354 | | <p>Two highly-useful collections of FreeBSD-related information, maintained by the |
| 355 | | FreeBSD Project, are the FreeBSD Handbook and FreeBSD FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions |
| 356 | | document). On-line versions of the <a |
| 357 | | href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/" |
| 358 | | target="_top">Handbook</a> and <a |
| 359 | | href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/" target="_top">FAQ</a> are |
| 360 | | always available from the <a href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/docs.html" |
| 361 | | target="_top">FreeBSD Documentation page</a> or its mirrors. If you install the <tt |
| 362 | | class="FILENAME">doc</tt> distribution set, you can use a Web browser to read the |
| 363 | | Handbook and FAQ locally. In particular, note that the Handbook contains a step-by-step |
| 364 | | guide to installing FreeBSD.</p> |
| 365 | | |
| 366 | | <p>A number of on-line books and articles, also maintained by the FreeBSD Project, cover |
| 367 | | more-specialized, FreeBSD-related topics. This material spans a wide range of topics, |
| 368 | | from effective use of the mailing lists, to dual-booting FreeBSD with other operating |
| 369 | | systems, to guidelines for new committers. Like the Handbook and FAQ, these documents are |
| 370 | | available from the FreeBSD Documentation Page or in the <tt class="FILENAME">doc</tt> |
| 371 | | distribution set.</p> |
| 372 | | |
| 373 | | <p>A listing of other books and documents about FreeBSD can be found in the <a |
| 374 | | href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bibliography.html" |
| 375 | | target="_top">bibliography</a> of the FreeBSD Handbook. Because of FreeBSD's strong <span |
| 376 | | class="TRADEMARK">UNIX</span> heritage, many other articles and books written for <span |
| 377 | | class="TRADEMARK">UNIX</span> systems are applicable as well, some of which are also |
| 378 | | listed in the bibliography.</p> |
| 379 | | |
| 380 | | </div> |
| 381 | | </div> |
| 382 | | |
| 383 | | <div class="SECT1"> |
| 384 | | <hr /> |
| 385 | | <h2 class="SECT1"><a id="ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS" name="ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS">5 |
| 386 | | Acknowledgments</a></h2> |
| 387 | | |
| 388 | | <p>FreeBSD represents the cumulative work of many hundreds, if not thousands, of |
| 389 | | individuals from around the world who have worked countless hours to bring about this |
| 390 | | snapshot. For a complete list of FreeBSD developers and contributors, please see <a |
| 391 | | href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/contributors/" |
| 392 | | target="_top">“Contributors to FreeBSD”</a> on the FreeBSD Web site or any of |
| 393 | | its mirrors.</p> |
| 394 | | |
| 395 | | <p>Special thanks also go to the many thousands of FreeBSD users and testers all over the |
| 396 | | world, without whom this snapshot simply would not have been possible.</p> |
| 397 | | </div> |
| 398 | | |
| 399 | | </div> |
| 400 | | |
| 401 | | <hr /> |
| 402 | | <p align="center"><small>This file, and other release-related documents, can be |
| 403 | | downloaded from <a |
| 404 | | href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/snapshots/">http://www.FreeBSD.org/snapshots/</a>.</small></p> |
| 405 | | |
| 406 | | <p align="center"><small>For questions about FreeBSD, read the <a |
| 407 | | href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/docs.html">documentation</a> before contacting <<a |
| 408 | | href="mailto:questions@FreeBSD.org">questions@FreeBSD.org</a>>.</small></p> |
| 409 | | |
| 410 | | <p align="center"><small>All users of FreeBSD 8-CURRENT should subscribe to the <<a |
| 411 | | href="mailto:current@FreeBSD.org">current@FreeBSD.org</a>> mailing list.</small></p> |
| 412 | | |
| 413 | | <p align="center"><small>For questions about this documentation, e-mail <<a |
| 414 | | href="mailto:doc@FreeBSD.org">doc@FreeBSD.org</a>>.</small></p> |
| 415 | | }}} |
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