From owner-svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Fri Jun 14 00:34:12 2019 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-doc-head@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 556AD15C18D3; Fri, 14 Jun 2019 00:34:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gjb@FreeBSD.org) Received: from mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org (mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:3]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) client-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org", Issuer "Let's Encrypt Authority X3" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 04B8A74F32; Fri, 14 Jun 2019 00:34:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gjb@FreeBSD.org) Received: from repo.freebsd.org (repo.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:6068::e6a:0]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id D4DB78357; Fri, 14 Jun 2019 00:34:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gjb@FreeBSD.org) Received: from repo.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.37]) by repo.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTP id x5E0YBfu063917; Fri, 14 Jun 2019 00:34:11 GMT (envelope-from gjb@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from gjb@localhost) by repo.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2/Submit) id x5E0YBOE063916; Fri, 14 Jun 2019 00:34:11 GMT (envelope-from gjb@FreeBSD.org) Message-Id: <201906140034.x5E0YBOE063916@repo.freebsd.org> X-Authentication-Warning: repo.freebsd.org: gjb set sender to gjb@FreeBSD.org using -f From: Glen Barber Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2019 00:34:11 +0000 (UTC) To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r53144 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/11.3R X-SVN-Group: doc-head X-SVN-Commit-Author: gjb X-SVN-Commit-Paths: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/11.3R X-SVN-Commit-Revision: 53144 X-SVN-Commit-Repository: doc MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 04B8A74F32 X-Spamd-Bar: -- Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-2.97 / 15.00]; local_wl_from(0.00)[FreeBSD.org]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-1.00)[-0.998,0]; NEURAL_HAM_SHORT(-0.97)[-0.975,0]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-1.00)[-1.000,0]; ASN(0.00)[asn:11403, ipnet:2610:1c1:1::/48, country:US] X-BeenThere: svn-doc-head@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: SVN commit messages for the doc tree for head List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2019 00:34:12 -0000 Author: gjb Date: Fri Jun 14 00:34:11 2019 New Revision: 53144 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/53144 Log: Add the readme page. Approved by: re (implicit) Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation Added: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/11.3R/readme.html (contents, props changed) Added: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/11.3R/readme.html ============================================================================== --- /dev/null 00:00:00 1970 (empty, because file is newly added) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/11.3R/readme.html Fri Jun 14 00:34:11 2019 (r53144) @@ -0,0 +1,203 @@ + +FreeBSD 11.3-RELEASE README

FreeBSD 11.3-RELEASE README

The FreeBSD Project

Copyright © 2000-2019 The FreeBSD Documentation + Project

FreeBSD is a registered trademark of + the FreeBSD Foundation.

Intel, Celeron, Centrino, Core, EtherExpress, i386, + i486, Itanium, Pentium, and Xeon are trademarks or registered + trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United + States and other countries.

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Many of the designations used by + manufacturers and sellers to distinguish their products are claimed + as trademarks. Where those designations appear in this document, + and the FreeBSD Project was aware of the trademark claim, the + designations have been followed by the “™” or the + “®” symbol.

Last modified on 2019-06-14 00:30:53 UTC by gjb.
Abstract

This document gives a brief introduction to FreeBSD + 11.3-RELEASE. It includes some information on how to + obtain FreeBSD, a listing of various ways to contact the FreeBSD + Project, and pointers to some other sources of + information.

Table of Contents
1. Introduction
1.1. About FreeBSD
1.2. Target Audience
2. Obtaining FreeBSD
2.1. CDROM and DVD
2.2. HTTPS
2.3. FTP
3. Contacting the FreeBSD Project
3.1. Email and Mailing Lists
3.2. Submitting Problem Repor ts
4. Further Reading
4.1. Release Documentation
4.2. Manual Pages
4.3. Books and Articles
5. Acknowledgments

1. Introduction

This distribution is a release of FreeBSD + 11.3-RELEASE, the latest point along the 11.3-STABLE + branch.

1.1. About FreeBSD

FreeBSD is an operating system based on 4.4 BSD Lite for + AMD64 and Intel EM64T based PC hardware (amd64), + Intel, AMD, Cyrix or NexGen “x86” based PC + hardware (i386), NEC PC-9801/9821 series PCs and + compatibles (pc98), and UltraSPARC® machines + (sparc64). Versions for the ARM® (arm), MIPS® + (mips), and PowerPC® (powerpc) architectures + are currently under development as well. FreeBSD works with + a wide variety of peripherals and configurations and can be + used for everything from software development to games to + Internet Service Provision.

This release of FreeBSD contains everything you need to run + such a system, including full source code for the kernel and + all utilities in the base distribution. With the source + distribution installed, you can literally recompile the entire + system from scratch with one command, making it ideal for + students, researchers, or users who simply want to see how it + all works.

A large collection of third-party ported software (the + “Ports Collection”) is also provided to make it + easy to obtain and install all your favorite traditional + UNIX® utilities for FreeBSD. Each “port” consists + of a set of scripts to retrieve, configure, build, and install + a piece of software, with a single command. Over + 24,000 ports, from editors to programming languages to + graphical applications, make FreeBSD a powerful and comprehensive + operating environment that extends far beyond what's provided + by many commercial versions of UNIX®. Most ports are also + available as pre-compiled “packages”, which can + be quickly installed from the installation program.

1.2. Target Audience

This release of FreeBSD is + suitable for all users. It has undergone a period of testing + and quality assurance checking to ensure the highest + reliability and dependability.

2. Obtaining FreeBSD

FreeBSD may be obtained in a variety of ways. This section + focuses on those ways that are primarily useful for obtaining a + complete FreeBSD distribution, rather than updating an existing + installation.

2.1. CDROM and DVD

FreeBSD -RELEASE distributions may be ordered on CDROM or DVD + from several publishers. This is frequently the most + convenient way to obtain FreeBSD for new installations, as it + provides a convenient way to quickly reinstall the system if + necessary. Some distributions include some of the optional, + precompiled “packages” from the FreeBSD Ports + Collection, or other extra material.

A list of the CDROM and DVD publishers known to the + project are listed in the “Obtaining + FreeBSD” appendix to the Handbook.

2.2. HTTPS

FreeBSD releases may be downloaded via + HTTPS from https://download.FreeBSD.org/, + which is the official FreeBSD release site.

2.3. FTP

You can use FTP to retrieve FreeBSD and any or all of its + optional packages from ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/, + or any of its “mirrors”.

Lists of locations that mirror FreeBSD can be found in the + FTP + Sites section of the Handbook. + Finding a close (in networking terms) mirror from which to + download the distribution is highly recommended.

Additional mirror sites are always welcome. Contact + for more details on + becoming an official mirror site. You can also find useful + information for mirror sites at the Mirroring FreeBSD + article.

Mirrors generally contain the ISO images generally used to + create a CDROM of a FreeBSD release. They usually also contain + floppy disk images (for applicable platforms), as well as the + files necessary to do an installation over the network. + Finally mirrors sites usually contain a set of packages for + the most current release.

3. Contacting the FreeBSD Project

3.1. Email and Mailing Lists

For any questions or general technical support issues, + please send mail to the FreeBSD general questions mailing list.

If you are tracking the 11.3-STABLE development + efforts, you must join the FreeBSD-STABLE mailing list, + in order to keep abreast of recent developments and changes + that may affect the way you use and maintain the + system.

Being a largely-volunteer effort, the FreeBSD Project is + always happy to have extra hands willing to help—there + are already far more desired enhancements than there is time + to implement them. To contact the developers on technical + matters, or with offers of help, please send mail to the + FreeBSD technical discussions mailing list.

Please note that these mailing lists can experience + significant amounts of traffic. If you + have slow or expensive mail access, or are only interested in + keeping up with major FreeBSD events, you may find it + preferable to subscribe instead to the FreeBSD announcements mailing list.

All of the mailing lists can be freely joined by anyone + wishing to do so. Visit the FreeBSD Mailman Info + Page. This will give you more information on joining + the various lists, accessing archives, etc. There are + a number of mailing lists targeted at special interest groups + not mentioned here; more information can be obtained either + from the Mailman pages or the mailing + lists section of the FreeBSD Web site.

Important:

Do not send email to the lists + asking to be subscribed. Use the Mailman interface + instead.

3.2. Submitting Problem Reports

Suggestions, bug reports and contributions of code are + always valued—please do not hesitate to report any + problems you may find. Bug reports with attached fixes are of + course even more welcome.

The preferred method to submit bug reports from a machine + with Internet connectivity is to use the + Bugzilla bug tracker. + “Problem Reports” (PRs) submitted in this way + will be filed and their progress tracked; the FreeBSD developers + will do their best to respond to all reported bugs as soon as + possible. A list of all + active PRs is available on the FreeBSD Web site; this + list is useful to see what potential problems other users have + encountered.

Note that send-pr(1) is deprecated.

For more information, “Writing + FreeBSD Problem Reports”, available on the FreeBSD + Web site, has a number of helpful hints on writing and + submitting effective problem reports.

4. Further Reading

There are many sources of information about FreeBSD; some are + included with this distribution, while others are available + on-line or in print versions.

4.1. Release Documentation

A number of other files provide more specific information + about this release distribution. These files are + provided in various formats. Most distributions will include + both ASCII text (.TXT) and HTML + (.HTM) renditions. Some distributions + may also include other formats such as Portable Document + Format (.PDF).

  • README.TXT: This file, which + gives some general information about FreeBSD as well as + some cursory notes about obtaining a + distribution.

  • RELNOTES.TXT: The release + notes, showing what's new and different in FreeBSD + 11.3-RELEASE compared to the previous release (FreeBSD + 11.2-RELEASE).

  • HARDWARE.TXT: The hardware + compatibility list, showing devices with which FreeBSD has + been tested and is known to work.

  • ERRATA.TXT: Release errata. + Late-breaking, post-release information can be found in + this file, which is principally applicable to releases + (as opposed to snapshots). It is important to consult + this file before installing a release of FreeBSD, as it + contains the latest information on problems which have + been found and fixed since the release was + created.

On platforms that support bsdinstall(8) (currently + amd64, i386, pc98, and sparc64), + these documents are generally available via the Documentation + menu during installation. Once the system is installed, you + can revisit this menu by re-running the bsdinstall(8) + utility.

Note:

It is extremely important to read the errata for any + given release before installing it, to learn about any + “late-breaking news” or post-release problems. + The errata file accompanying each release (most likely right + next to this file) is already out of date by definition, but + other copies are kept updated on the Internet and should be + consulted as the “current errata” for this + release. These other copies of the errata are located at + ../../../../releases/ + (as well as any sites which keep up-to-date mirrors of this + location).

4.2. Manual Pages

As with almost all UNIX® like operating systems, FreeBSD + comes with a set of on-line manual pages, accessed through the + man(1) command or through the hypertext + manual pages gateway on the FreeBSD Web site. In + general, the manual pages provide information on the different + commands and APIs available to the FreeBSD user.

In some cases, manual pages are written to give + information on particular topics. Notable examples of such + manual pages are tuning(7) (a guide to performance + tuning), security(7) (an introduction to FreeBSD security), + and style(9) (a style guide to kernel coding).

4.3. Books and Articles

Two highly-useful collections of FreeBSD-related information, + maintained by the FreeBSD Project, + are the FreeBSD Handbook and FreeBSD FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions + document). On-line versions of the Handbook and FAQ are always + available from the FreeBSD Documentation + page or its mirrors. If you install the + doc distribution set, you can use a Web + browser to read the Handbook and FAQ locally. In particular, + note that the Handbook contains a step-by-step guide to + installing FreeBSD.

A number of on-line books and articles, also maintained by + the FreeBSD Project, cover more-specialized, FreeBSD-related topics. + This material spans a wide range of topics, from effective use + of the mailing lists, to dual-booting FreeBSD with other + operating systems, to guidelines for new committers. Like the + Handbook and FAQ, these documents are available from the FreeBSD + Documentation Page or in the doc + distribution set.

A listing of other books and documents about FreeBSD can be + found in the bibliography + of the FreeBSD Handbook. Because of FreeBSD's strong UNIX® + heritage, many other articles and books written for UNIX® + systems are applicable as well, some of which are also listed + in the bibliography.

5. Acknowledgments

FreeBSD represents the cumulative work of many hundreds, if not + thousands, of individuals from around the world who have worked + countless hours to bring about this release. For + a complete list of FreeBSD developers and contributors, please see + “Contributors + to FreeBSD” on the FreeBSD Web site or any of its + mirrors.

Special thanks also go to the many thousands of FreeBSD users + and testers all over the world, without whom this release + simply would not have been possible.

This file, and other release-related documents, + can be downloaded from https://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/.

For questions about FreeBSD, read the + documentation before + contacting <questions@FreeBSD.org>.

All users of FreeBSD 11.3-STABLE should + subscribe to the <stable@FreeBSD.org> + mailing list.

For questions about this documentation, + e-mail <doc@FreeBSD.org>.

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