From owner-svn-doc-head@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Apr 27 13:24:28 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [8.8.178.115]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 98F015B9; Sat, 27 Apr 2013 13:24:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from eadler@FreeBSD.org) Received: from svn.freebsd.org (svn.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:2068::e6a:0]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 89FE51AA7; Sat, 27 Apr 2013 13:24:28 +0000 (UTC) Received: from svn.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.70]) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.6/8.14.6) with ESMTP id r3RDOSn9098704; Sat, 27 Apr 2013 13:24:28 GMT (envelope-from eadler@svn.freebsd.org) Received: (from eadler@localhost) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.6/8.14.5/Submit) id r3RDOSYZ098703; Sat, 27 Apr 2013 13:24:28 GMT (envelope-from eadler@svn.freebsd.org) Message-Id: <201304271324.r3RDOSYZ098703@svn.freebsd.org> From: Eitan Adler Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2013 13:24:28 +0000 (UTC) To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r41510 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/advocacy X-SVN-Group: doc-head MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-BeenThere: svn-doc-head@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 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: Sat, 27 Apr 2013 13:24:28 -0000 Author: eadler Date: Sat Apr 27 13:24:28 2013 New Revision: 41510 URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/41510 Log: Begin to modernize the myths.xml page. Approved by: bcr (mentor) Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/advocacy/myths.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/advocacy/myths.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/advocacy/myths.xml Sat Apr 27 08:29:59 2013 (r41509) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/advocacy/myths.xml Sat Apr 27 13:24:28 2013 (r41510) @@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ particular project it is indicated as such.
If you are aware of an omission or error on this page, please - let the maintainer, Tom Rhodes <trhodes@FreeBSD.org> - know.
+ let the FreeBSD + documentation project mailing list know.

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@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ from the Internet, 24 hours a day. You don't need to wait for someone else to roll a release.

-

FreeBSD, NetBSD: An installable snapshot of the current - progress is made every 24 hours. These snapshots can be installed +

FreeBSD: An installable snapshot of the current + progress is made weekly. These snapshots can be installed exactly like an ordinary release, and do not require installation over an existing system.

@@ -105,13 +105,6 @@ released, simply because for most *BSD users it is an every day event.

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  • All the *BSD Projects use CVS to maintain their source code.

    - -

    All the *BSD Projects: make a CVS tree available for anyone to - browse and download, 24 hours a day. The tree can be retrieved using - Anonymous CVS, CVSup, CVSupit, CTM (by e-mail), or through simple - FTP.

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  • Anyone can submit patches, bug reports, documentation, and other contributions. They can do this by using the send-pr program installed on their *BSD system, or by using a web based @@ -185,8 +178,7 @@

  • TinyBSD is a set of tools made up of shell scripts designed to allow easy - development of Embedded Systems based on FreeBSD 5.x and - 6.x.

    • + development of Embedded Systems based on FreeBSD.

  • ThinBSD is a small FreeBSD based boot image that allows a standard PC to act as @@ -258,40 +250,8 @@ outdated nor dying. Many professional users like the stability that years of testing has provided FreeBSD.

    -

    Technological enhancements continue to be added to *BSD, including, - but not limited to;

    - -
      -

    • SMP: Symmetric Multi-Processing, making use of systems with - multiple CPUs.

      • - -

    • SoftUpdates: Makes the BSD filesystem at least as fast as the - Linux filesystem, without needing to enable - asynchronous writes, with their associated risk.

      • - -

    • VM system: The VM (Virtual Memory) subsystem continues to be - refined. The merged VM/cache design helps systems like - wcarchive.cdrom.com juggle thousands (literally, more than 10,000) - simultaneous FTP connections without falling over.

      • - -

    • Architecture ports: FreeBSD supports seven main architectures - currently: Alpha, AMD64, i386, Itanium, PC-98, PowerPC and UltraSPARC. - There are also ongoing works to port the project for further - architectures. See the Supported Platforms page - for more information.

      • - -

    • MAC Framework: FreeBSD supports Mandatory Access Control, a feature - usually found in trusted operating systems available for high - prices. FreeBSD gives you advanced security for free! The - TrustedBSD Project - provides further trusted operating system extensions.

      • - -

    • GEOM classess: GEOM is a modular disk framework that lets - you concatenate, mirror, stripe, or encrypt disks. It is rich - in functionality and keeps your data safe.

      • - -
    +

    Technological + enhancements continue to be added to *BSD.