From owner-freebsd-doc Sat Jun 12 21:20: 5 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.FreeBSD.ORG [204.216.27.21]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B503D14BF8 for ; Sat, 12 Jun 1999 21:20:01 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.9.3/8.9.2) id VAA76449; Sat, 12 Jun 1999 21:20:01 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from leap.innerx.net (leap.innerx.net [38.179.176.25]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B20FC14BDE for ; Sat, 12 Jun 1999 21:13:13 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from chris@holly.dyndns.org) Received: from holly.dyndns.org (ip135.houston13.tx.pub-ip.psi.net [38.27.213.135]) by leap.innerx.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 14E0737080 for ; Sun, 13 Jun 1999 00:13:10 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from chris@localhost) by holly.dyndns.org (8.9.3/8.9.3) id XAA04760; Sat, 12 Jun 1999 23:13:08 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from chris) Message-Id: <199906130413.XAA04760@holly.dyndns.org> Date: Sat, 12 Jun 1999 23:13:08 -0500 (CDT) From: chris@calldei.com Reply-To: chris@calldei.com To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.2 Subject: docs/12179: [Patch] doc/en/handbook/introduction/chapter.sgml is old. Sender: owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org >Number: 12179 >Category: docs >Synopsis: [Patch] doc/en/handbook/introduction/chapter.sgml is old. >Confidential: no >Severity: serious >Priority: medium >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sat Jun 12 21:20:01 PDT 1999 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Chris Costello >Release: FreeBSD 4.0-CURRENT i386 >Organization: None. >Environment: $Id: chapter.sgml,v 1.12 1999/05/16 13:38:32 nik Exp $ >Description: Changed references to "for Intel ..." to "for Intel and DEC Alpha ..." Fixed a contraction. Changed 'freebsd.org' to 'FreeBSD.org' >How-To-Repeat: See the Introduction section of the handbook. >Fix: Index: chapter.sgml =================================================================== RCS file: /home/ncvs/doc/en/handbook/introduction/chapter.sgml,v retrieving revision 1.12 diff -u -r1.12 chapter.sgml --- chapter.sgml 1999/05/16 13:38:32 1.12 +++ chapter.sgml 1999/06/13 04:09:00 @@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ Introduction FreeBSD is a 4.4BSD-Lite2 based operating system for Intel architecture - (x86) based PCs. For an overview of FreeBSD, see FreeBSD in a nutshell. For a history of the - project, read a brief history of FreeBSD. + (x86) and DEC Alpha based computer systems. For an overview of FreeBSD, see + FreeBSD in a nutshell. For a history of + the project, read a brief history of FreeBSD. To see a description of the latest release, read about the current release. If you're + linkend="relnotes">about the current release. If you are interested in contributing something to the FreeBSD project (code, equipment, sacks of unmarked bills), please see about contributing to FreeBSD. @@ -20,12 +20,13 @@ FreeBSD in a Nutshell - FreeBSD is a state of the art operating system for personal - computers based on the Intel CPU architecture, which includes the 386, - 486 and Pentium processors (both SX and DX versions). Intel compatible - CPUs from AMD and Cyrix are supported as well. FreeBSD provides you - with many advanced features previously available only on much more - expensive computers. These features include: + FreeBSD is a state of the art operating system for computer + systems based on both the Intel CPU architecture, which includes the + 386 and 486 and Pentium processors (both SX and DX versions) and the DEC + Alpha architecture. Intel compatible CPUs from AMD to Cyrix are + supported as well. FreeBSD provides you with many advanced features + previously available only on much more expensive computers. + These features include: @@ -348,7 +349,7 @@ The goals of the FreeBSD Project are to provide software that may be used for any purpose and without strings attached. Many of us have a significant investment in the code (and project) and would certainly not - mind a little financial compensation now and then, but we're definitely + mind a little financial compensation now and then, but we are definitely not prepared to insist on it. We believe that our first and foremost “mission” is to provide code to any and all comers, and for whatever purpose, so that the code gets the widest possible use and @@ -378,7 +379,7 @@ more closely involved with the project need simply contact us at the &a.hackers;. Those who prefer to work more independently are also accommodated, and they are free to use our FTP facilities at ftp.freebsd.org + URL="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/incoming">ftp.FreeBSD.org to distribute their own patches or work-in-progress sources. The &a.announce; is also available to those wishing to make other FreeBSD users aware of major areas of work. @@ -396,7 +397,7 @@ URL="http://www.cyclic.com/cyclic-pages/CVS-sheet.html">CVS (Concurrent Version System), a freely available source code control tool which comes bundled with FreeBSD. The primary CVS + URL="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi">CVS repository resides on a machine in Concord CA, USA from where it is replicated to numerous mirror machines throughout the world. The CVS tree, as well as the committers@freebsd.org. + to committers@FreeBSD.org. @@ -437,7 +438,7 @@ to join our group of committers is one of the functions of the core team, as is the recruitment of new core team members as others move on. Most current members of the core team started as - committers who's addiction to the project got the better of + committers whose addiction to the project got the better of them. Some core team members also have specific About the Current Release FreeBSD is a freely available, full source 4.4BSD-Lite2 based release - for Intel i386/i486/Pentium/PentiumPro/Pentium II (or compatible) based - PC's. It is based primarily on software from U.C. Berkeley's CSRG - group, with some enhancements from NetBSD, OpenBSD, 386BSD, and the Free - Software Foundation. + for Intel i386/i486/Pentium/PentiumPro/Pentium II (or compatible) and DEC + Alpha based computer systems. It is based primarily on software from U.C. + Berkeley's CSRG group, with some enhancements from NetBSD, OpenBSD, 386BSD, + and the Free Software Foundation. Since our release of FreeBSD 2.0 in late 94, the performance, feature set, and stability of FreeBSD has improved dramatically. The @@ -572,7 +573,7 @@ You can also visit the master (and most frequently updated) copies at http://www.freebsd.org. + URL="http://www.FreeBSD.org">http://www.FreeBSD.org. The core of FreeBSD does not contain DES code which would inhibit its being exported outside the United States. There is an add-on >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message