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Where those +designations appear in this document, and the FreeBSD Project was +aware of the trademark claim, the designations have been followed +by the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">™</span>”</span> or +the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">®</span>”</span> +symbol.</p> +</div> +</div> +<div>Last modified on 2013-09-26 by gjb.</div> +</div> +<hr /></div> +<div class="toc"> +<div class="toc-title">Table of Contents</div> +<dl> +<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="#intro">1. +Introduction</a></span></dt> +<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="#obtain">2. Obtaining +FreeBSD</a></span></dt> +<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="#contacting">3. Contacting the +FreeBSD Project</a></span></dt> +<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="#seealso">4. Further +Reading</a></span></dt> +<dt><span class="sect1"><a href="#acknowledgements">5. +Acknowledgments</a></span></dt> +</dl> +</div> +<div class="abstract" title="Abstract"> +<div xmlns="" class="titlepage"></div> +<p>This document gives a brief introduction to FreeBSD 9.2-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.</p> +</div> +<div class="sect1" title="1. Introduction"> +<div xmlns="" class="titlepage"> +<div> +<div> +<h2 xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="title" style= +"clear: both"><a id="intro"></a>1. Introduction</h2> +</div> +</div> +</div> +<p>This distribution is a snapshot of FreeBSD 9.2-RELEASE, the +latest point along the 9.2-STABLE branch.</p> +<div class="sect2" title="1.1. About FreeBSD"> +<div xmlns="" class="titlepage"> +<div> +<div> +<h3 xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="title"><a id= +"idp59318960"></a>1.1. About FreeBSD</h3> +</div> +</div> +</div> +<p>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 <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">x86</span>”</span> +based PC hardware (i386), Intel Itanium Processor based computers +(ia64), NEC PC-9801/9821 series PCs and compatibles (pc98), and +<span class="trademark">UltraSPARC</span>® machines (sparc64). +Versions for the <span class="trademark">ARM</span>® (arm), +<span class="trademark">MIPS</span>® (mips), and <span class= +"trademark">PowerPC</span>® (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.</p> +<p>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.</p> +<p>A large collection of third-party ported software (the +<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">Ports +Collection</span>”</span>) is also provided to make it easy to +obtain and install all your favorite traditional <span class= +"trademark">UNIX</span>® utilities for FreeBSD. Each <span class= +"quote">“<span class="quote">port</span>”</span> 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 <span class= +"trademark">UNIX</span>®. Most ports are also available as +pre-compiled <span class="quote">“<span class= +"quote">packages</span>”</span>, which can be quickly installed +from the installation program.</p> +</div> +<div class="sect2" title="1.2. Target Audience"> +<div xmlns="" class="titlepage"> +<div> +<div> +<h3 xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="title"><a id= +"idp59346864"></a>1.2. Target Audience</h3> +</div> +</div> +</div> +<p>This snapshot is aimed primarily at early adopters and various +other users who want to get involved with the ongoing development +of FreeBSD. While the FreeBSD development team tries its best to +ensure that each snapshot works as advertised, 9.2-STABLE is very +much a work-in-progress.</p> +<p>The basic requirements for using this snapshot are technical +proficiency with FreeBSD and an understanding of the ongoing +development process of FreeBSD 9.2-STABLE (as discussed on the +<a class="ulink" href= +"http://lists.FreeBSD.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current" target= +"_top">FreeBSD-CURRENT mailing list</a>).</p> +<p>For those more interested in doing business with FreeBSD than in +experimenting with new FreeBSD technology, formal releases (such as +9.1-RELEASE) are frequently more appropriate. Releases undergo a +period of testing and quality assurance checking to ensure high +reliability and dependability.</p> +</div> +</div> +<div class="sect1" title="2. Obtaining FreeBSD"> +<div xmlns="" class="titlepage"> +<div> +<div> +<h2 xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="title" style= +"clear: both"><a id="obtain"></a>2. Obtaining FreeBSD</h2> +</div> +</div> +</div> +<p>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.</p> +<div class="sect2" title="2.1. CDROM and DVD"> +<div xmlns="" class="titlepage"> +<div> +<div> +<h3 xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="title"><a id= +"idp59356976"></a>2.1. CDROM and DVD</h3> +</div> +</div> +</div> +<p>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 +<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">packages</span>”</span> +from the FreeBSD Ports Collection, or other extra material.</p> +<p>A list of the CDROM and DVD publishers known to the project are +listed in the <a class="ulink" href= +"http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/mirrors.html" +target="_top"><span class="quote">“<span class="quote">Obtaining +FreeBSD</span>”</span></a> appendix to the Handbook.</p> +</div> +<div class="sect2" title="2.2. FTP"> +<div xmlns="" class="titlepage"> +<div> +<div> +<h3 xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="title"><a id= +"idp59362736"></a>2.2. FTP</h3> +</div> +</div> +</div> +<p>You can use FTP to retrieve FreeBSD and any or all of its +optional packages from <a class="ulink" href= +"ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/" target="_top">ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/</a>, +which is the official FreeBSD release site, or any of its +<span class="quote">“<span class= +"quote">mirrors</span>”</span>.</p> +<p>Lists of locations that mirror FreeBSD can be found in the +<a class="ulink" href= +"http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/mirrors-ftp.html" +target="_top">FTP Sites</a> section of the Handbook. Finding a +close (in networking terms) mirror from which to download the +distribution is highly recommended.</p> +<p>Additional mirror sites are always welcome. Contact <code class= +"email"><<a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional" +class="email" href= +"mailto:freebsd-admin@FreeBSD.org">freebsd-admin@FreeBSD.org</a>></code> +for more details on becoming an official mirror site. You can also +find useful information for mirror sites at the <a class="ulink" +href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/hubs/" +target="_top">Mirroring FreeBSD</a> article.</p> +<p>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.</p> +</div> +</div> +<div class="sect1" title="3. Contacting the FreeBSD Project"> +<div xmlns="" class="titlepage"> +<div> +<div> +<h2 xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="title" style= +"clear: both"><a id="contacting"></a>3. Contacting the FreeBSD +Project</h2> +</div> +</div> +</div> +<div class="sect2" title="3.1. Email and Mailing Lists"> +<div xmlns="" class="titlepage"> +<div> +<div> +<h3 xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="title"><a id= +"idp59383856"></a>3.1. Email and Mailing Lists</h3> +</div> +</div> +</div> +<p>For any questions or general technical support issues, please +send mail to the <a class="ulink" href= +"http://lists.FreeBSD.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions" +target="_top">FreeBSD general questions mailing list</a>.</p> +<p>If you're tracking the 9.2-STABLE development efforts, you +<span class="emphasis"><em>must</em></span> join the <a class= +"ulink" href= +"http://lists.FreeBSD.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current" target= +"_top">FreeBSD-CURRENT mailing list</a>, in order to keep abreast +of recent developments and changes that may affect the way you use +and maintain the system.</p> +<p>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 <a class="ulink" href= +"http://lists.FreeBSD.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers" target= +"_top">FreeBSD technical discussions mailing list</a>.</p> +<p>Please note that these mailing lists can experience <span class= +"emphasis"><em>significant</em></span> 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 <a class="ulink" href= +"http://lists.FreeBSD.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-announce" +target="_top">FreeBSD announcements mailing list</a>.</p> +<p>All of the mailing lists can be freely joined by anyone wishing +to do so. Visit the <a class="ulink" href= +"http://www.FreeBSD.org/mailman/listinfo" target="_top">FreeBSD +Mailman Info Page</a>. 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 <a class="ulink" href= +"http://www.FreeBSD.org/support.html#mailing-list" target= +"_top">mailing lists section</a> of the FreeBSD Web site.</p> +<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional" class= +"important" title="Important"> +<h3 class="admontitle">Important:</h3> +<p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Do <span class= +"emphasis"><em>not</em></span> send email to the lists asking to be +subscribed. Use the Mailman interface instead.</p> +</div> +</div> +<div class="sect2" title="3.2. Submitting Problem Reports"> +<div xmlns="" class="titlepage"> +<div> +<div> +<h3 xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="title"><a id= +"idp59407152"></a>3.2. Submitting Problem Reports</h3> +</div> +</div> +</div> +<p>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.</p> +<p>The preferred method to submit bug reports from a machine with +Internet mail connectivity is to use the <a class="citerefentry" +href= +"http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=send-pr&amp;sektion=1">; +<span class="citerefentry"><span class= +"refentrytitle">send-pr</span>(1)</span></a> command. <span class= +"quote">“<span class="quote">Problem Reports</span>”</span> (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 class="ulink" href= +"http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/query-pr-summary.cgi" target="_top">A +list of all active PRs</a> is available on the FreeBSD Web site; +this list is useful to see what potential problems other users have +encountered.</p> +<p>Note that <a class="citerefentry" href= +"http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=send-pr&amp;sektion=1">; +<span class="citerefentry"><span class= +"refentrytitle">send-pr</span>(1)</span></a> itself is a shell +script that should be easy to move even onto a non-FreeBSD system. +Using this interface is highly preferred. If, for some reason, you +are unable to use <a class="citerefentry" href= +"http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=send-pr&amp;sektion=1">; +<span class="citerefentry"><span class= +"refentrytitle">send-pr</span>(1)</span></a> to submit a bug +report, you can try to send it to the <a class="ulink" href= +"http://lists.FreeBSD.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-bugs" target= +"_top">FreeBSD problem reports mailing list</a>.</p> +<p>For more information, <a class="ulink" href= +"http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/problem-reports/" +target="_top"><span class="quote">“<span class="quote">Writing +FreeBSD Problem Reports</span>”</span></a>, available on the +FreeBSD Web site, has a number of helpful hints on writing and +submitting effective problem reports.</p> +</div> +</div> +<div class="sect1" title="4. Further Reading"> +<div xmlns="" class="titlepage"> +<div> +<div> +<h2 xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="title" style= +"clear: both"><a id="seealso"></a>4. Further Reading</h2> +</div> +</div> +</div> +<p>There are many sources of information about FreeBSD; some are +included with this distribution, while others are available on-line +or in print versions.</p> +<div class="sect2" title="4.1. Release Documentation"> +<div xmlns="" class="titlepage"> +<div> +<div> +<h3 xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="title"><a id= +"release-docs"></a>4.1. Release Documentation</h3> +</div> +</div> +</div> +<p>A number of other files provide more specific information about +this snapshot distribution. These files are provided in various +formats. Most distributions will include both ASCII text +(<code class="filename">.TXT</code>) and HTML (<code class= +"filename">.HTM</code>) renditions. Some distributions may also +include other formats such as Portable Document Format +(<code class="filename">.PDF</code>).</p> +<div class="itemizedlist"> +<ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"> +<li class="listitem"> +<p><code class="filename">README.TXT</code>: This file, which gives +some general information about FreeBSD as well as some cursory +notes about obtaining a distribution.</p> +</li> +<li class="listitem"> +<p><code class="filename">RELNOTES.TXT</code>: The release notes, +showing what's new and different in FreeBSD 9.2-RELEASE compared to +the previous release (FreeBSD 9.1-RELEASE).</p> +</li> +<li class="listitem"> +<p><code class="filename">HARDWARE.TXT</code>: The hardware +compatibility list, showing devices with which FreeBSD has been +tested and is known to work.</p> +</li> +<li class="listitem"> +<p><code class="filename">ERRATA.TXT</code>: 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.</p> +</li> +</ul> +</div> +<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional" class="note" +title="Note"> +<h3 class="admontitle">Note:</h3> +<p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">It is extremely important +to read the errata for any given release before installing it, to +learn about any <span class="quote">“<span class= +"quote">late-breaking news</span>”</span> 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 <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">current +errata</span>”</span> for this release. These other copies of the +errata are located at <a class="ulink" href= +"http://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/" target= +"_top">http://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/</a>; (as well as any sites +which keep up-to-date mirrors of this location).</p> +</div> +</div> +<div class="sect2" title="4.2. Manual Pages"> +<div xmlns="" class="titlepage"> +<div> +<div> +<h3 xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="title"><a id= +"idp59462320"></a>4.2. Manual Pages</h3> +</div> +</div> +</div> +<p>As with almost all <span class="trademark">UNIX</span>® like +operating systems, FreeBSD comes with a set of on-line manual +pages, accessed through the <a class="citerefentry" href= +"http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=man&amp;sektion=1"><span class="citerefentry"> +<span class="refentrytitle">man</span>(1)</span></a> command or +through the <a class="ulink" href= +"http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi" target="_top">hypertext manual +pages gateway</a> on the FreeBSD Web site. In general, the manual +pages provide information on the different commands and APIs +available to the FreeBSD user.</p> +<p>In some cases, manual pages are written to give information on +particular topics. Notable examples of such manual pages are +<a class="citerefentry" href= +"http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=tuning&amp;sektion=7">; +<span class="citerefentry"><span class= +"refentrytitle">tuning</span>(7)</span></a> (a guide to performance +tuning), <a class="citerefentry" href= +"http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=security&amp;sektion=7">; +<span class="citerefentry"><span class= +"refentrytitle">security</span>(7)</span></a> (an introduction to +FreeBSD security), and <a class="citerefentry" href= +"http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=style&amp;sektion=9"><span class="citerefentry"> +<span class="refentrytitle">style</span>(9)</span></a> (a style +guide to kernel coding).</p> +</div> +<div class="sect2" title="4.3. Books and Articles"> +<div xmlns="" class="titlepage"> +<div> +<div> +<h3 xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="title"><a id= +"idp59494960"></a>4.3. Books and Articles</h3> +</div> +</div> +</div> +<p>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 <a class="ulink" href= +"http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/" +target="_top">Handbook</a> and <a class="ulink" href= +"http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/" target= +"_top">FAQ</a> are always available from the <a class="ulink" href= +"http://www.FreeBSD.org/docs.html" target="_top">FreeBSD +Documentation page</a> or its mirrors. If you install the +<code class="filename">doc</code> 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.</p> +<p>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 <code class="filename">doc</code> distribution +set.</p> +<p>A listing of other books and documents about FreeBSD can be +found in the <a class="ulink" href= +"http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bibliography.html" +target="_top">bibliography</a> of the FreeBSD Handbook. Because of +FreeBSD's strong <span class="trademark">UNIX</span>® heritage, +many other articles and books written for <span class= +"trademark">UNIX</span>® systems are applicable as well, some of +which are also listed in the bibliography.</p> +</div> +</div> +<div class="sect1" title="5. Acknowledgments"> +<div xmlns="" class="titlepage"> +<div> +<div> +<h2 xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="title" style= +"clear: both"><a id= +"acknowledgements"></a>5. Acknowledgments</h2> +</div> +</div> +</div> +<p>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 snapshot. For a complete list +of FreeBSD developers and contributors, please see <a class="ulink" +href= +"http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/contributors/" +target="_top"><span class="quote">“<span class="quote">Contributors +to FreeBSD</span>”</span></a> on the FreeBSD Web site or any of its +mirrors.</p> +<p>Special thanks also go to the many thousands of FreeBSD users +and testers all over the world, without whom this snapshot simply +would not have been possible.</p> +</div> +</div> +</body> +</html>
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