Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2014 22:56:00 +0000 (UTC) From: Warren Block <wblock@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r44413 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/eresources Message-ID: <201404012256.s31Mu0Fl028315@svn.freebsd.org>
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Author: wblock Date: Tue Apr 1 22:55:59 2014 New Revision: 44413 URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/44413 Log: Whitespace-only fixes, translators please ignore. Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/eresources/chapter.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/eresources/chapter.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/eresources/chapter.xml Tue Apr 1 22:07:29 2014 (r44412) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/eresources/chapter.xml Tue Apr 1 22:55:59 2014 (r44413) @@ -4,68 +4,72 @@ $FreeBSD$ --> -<appendix xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" version="5.0" xml:id="eresources"> +<appendix xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" + xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" version="5.0" + xml:id="eresources"> + <title>Resources on the Internet</title> <para>The rapid pace of &os; progress makes print media impractical as a means of following the latest developments. - Electronic resources are the best, if not often the only, way - to stay informed of the latest advances. Since &os; is a - volunteer effort, the user community itself also generally serves - as a <quote>technical support department</quote> of sorts, with + Electronic resources are the best, if not often the only, way to + stay informed of the latest advances. Since &os; is a volunteer + effort, the user community itself also generally serves as a + <quote>technical support department</quote> of sorts, with electronic mail, web forums, and USENET news being the most effective way of reaching that community.</para> <para>The most important points of contact with the &os; user - community are outlined below. Please send other resources - not mentioned here to the &a.doc; so that they - may also be included.</para> + community are outlined below. Please send other resources not + mentioned here to the &a.doc; so that they may also be + included.</para> <sect1 xml:id="eresources-mail"> <title>Mailing Lists</title> <para>The mailing lists are the most direct way of addressing questions or opening a technical discussion to a concentrated - &os; audience. There are a wide variety of lists on a number - of different &os; topics. Sending questions to the - most appropriate mailing list will invariably assure a faster - and more accurate response.</para> + &os; audience. There are a wide variety of lists on a number of + different &os; topics. Sending questions to the most + appropriate mailing list will invariably assure a faster and + more accurate response.</para> <para>The charters for the various lists are given at the bottom of this document. <emphasis>Please read the charter before - joining or sending mail to any list</emphasis>. Most - list subscribers receive many hundreds of &os; related - messages every day, and the charters and rules for - use are meant to keep the signal-to-noise ratio - of the lists high. To do less would see the mailing lists - ultimately fail as an effective communications medium for the - Project.</para> + joining or sending mail to any list</emphasis>. Most list + subscribers receive many hundreds of &os; related messages every + day, and the charters and rules for use are meant to keep the + signal-to-noise ratio of the lists high. To do less would see + the mailing lists ultimately fail as an effective communications + medium for the Project.</para> <note> - <para><emphasis>To test the ability to send email to - &os; lists, send a test message to &a.test.name;.</emphasis> - Please do not send test messages to any other list.</para> + <para><emphasis>To test the ability to send email to &os; lists, + send a test message to &a.test.name;.</emphasis> Please do + not send test messages to any other list.</para> </note> <para>When in doubt about what list to post a question to, see - <link xlink:href="&url.articles.freebsd-questions;">How to get best - results from the FreeBSD-questions mailing + <link xlink:href="&url.articles.freebsd-questions;">How to get + best results from the FreeBSD-questions mailing list</link>.</para> - <para>Before posting to any list, please learn about how to - best use the mailing lists, such as how to help avoid - frequently-repeated discussions, by reading the <link xlink:href="&url.articles.mailing-list-faq;"> Mailing List Frequently - Asked Questions</link> (FAQ) document.</para> + <para>Before posting to any list, please learn about how to best + use the mailing lists, such as how to help avoid + frequently-repeated discussions, by reading the + <link xlink:href="&url.articles.mailing-list-faq;">Mailing List + Frequently Asked Questions</link> (FAQ) document.</para> <para>Archives are kept for all of the mailing lists and can be - searched using the <link xlink:href="&url.base;/search/index.html">&os; World Wide Web - server</link>. The keyword searchable archive offers an + searched using the + <link xlink:href="&url.base;/search/index.html">&os; World Wide + Web server</link>. The keyword searchable archive offers an excellent way of finding answers to frequently asked questions and should be consulted before posting a question. Note that - this also means that messages sent to &os; mailing lists - are archived in perpetuity. When protecting privacy is a - concern, consider using a disposable secondary email address - and posting only public information.</para> + this also means that messages sent to &os; mailing lists are + archived in perpetuity. When protecting privacy is a concern, + consider using a disposable secondary email address and posting + only public information.</para> <sect2 xml:id="eresources-summary"> <title>List Summary</title> @@ -92,7 +96,7 @@ <row> <entry>&a.announce.name;</entry> <entry>Important events and Project milestones -(moderated)</entry> + (moderated)</entry> </row> <row> @@ -166,11 +170,10 @@ </tgroup> </informaltable> - <para><emphasis>Technical lists:</emphasis> The following - lists are for technical discussion. Read the - charter for each list carefully before joining or sending - mail to one as there are firm guidelines for their use and - content.</para> + <para><emphasis>Technical lists:</emphasis> The following lists + are for technical discussion. Read the charter for each list + carefully before joining or sending mail to one as there are + firm guidelines for their use and content.</para> <informaltable frame="none" pgwide="1"> <tgroup cols="2"> @@ -624,10 +627,10 @@ </tgroup> </informaltable> - <para><emphasis>Limited lists:</emphasis> The following lists + <para><emphasis>Limited lists:</emphasis> The following lists are for more specialized (and demanding) audiences and are - probably not of interest to the general public. It is also - a good idea to establish a presence in the technical lists + probably not of interest to the general public. It is also a + good idea to establish a presence in the technical lists before joining one of these limited lists in order to understand the communications etiquette involved.</para> @@ -666,16 +669,16 @@ </tgroup> </informaltable> - <para><emphasis>Digest lists:</emphasis> All of the above lists + <para><emphasis>Digest lists:</emphasis> All of the above lists are available in a digest format. Once subscribed to a list, the digest options can be changed in the account options section.</para> - <para><emphasis>SVN lists:</emphasis> The following lists - are for people interested in seeing the log messages for - changes to various areas of the source tree. They are - <emphasis>Read-Only</emphasis> lists and should not have - mail sent to them.</para> + <para><emphasis>SVN lists:</emphasis> The following lists are + for people interested in seeing the log messages for changes + to various areas of the source tree. They are + <emphasis>Read-Only</emphasis> lists and should not have mail + sent to them.</para> <informaltable frame="none" pgwide="1"> <tgroup cols="3"> @@ -693,8 +696,8 @@ <entry><filename>/usr/doc</filename></entry> <entry>All changes to the doc Subversion repository (except for <filename>user</filename>, - <filename>projects</filename> - and <filename>translations</filename>)</entry> + <filename>projects</filename> and + <filename>translations</filename>)</entry> </row> <row> @@ -860,90 +863,89 @@ <title>How to Subscribe</title> <para>To subscribe to a list, click the list name at - &a.mailman.lists.link;. - The page that is displayed should contain all of the - necessary subscription instructions for that list.</para> + &a.mailman.lists.link;. The page that is displayed should + contain all of the necessary subscription instructions for + that list.</para> <para>To actually post to a given list, send mail to <email><replaceable>listname</replaceable>@FreeBSD.org</email>. It will then be redistributed to mailing list members world-wide.</para> - <para>To unsubscribe from a list, click on the URL - found at the bottom of every email received from the list. - It is also possible to send an email to + <para>To unsubscribe from a list, click on the URL found at the + bottom of every email received from the list. It is also + possible to send an email to <email><replaceable>listname</replaceable>-unsubscribe@FreeBSD.org</email> to unsubscribe.</para> - <para>It is important to keep discussion - in the technical mailing lists on a technical track. To - only receive important announcements, instead - join the &a.announce;, which is intended - for infrequent traffic.</para> + <para>It is important to keep discussion in the technical + mailing lists on a technical track. To only receive important + announcements, instead join the &a.announce;, which is + intended for infrequent traffic.</para> </sect2> <sect2 xml:id="eresources-charters"> <title>List Charters</title> - <para><emphasis>All</emphasis> &os; mailing lists have - certain basic rules which must be adhered to by anyone using - them. Failure to comply with these guidelines will result - in two (2) written warnings from the &os; Postmaster - <email>postmaster@FreeBSD.org</email>, after which, on a - third offense, the poster will removed from all &os; - mailing lists and filtered from further posting to them. We - regret that such rules and measures are necessary at all, - but today's Internet is a pretty harsh environment, it would - seem, and many fail to appreciate just how fragile some of - its mechanisms are.</para> + <para><emphasis>All</emphasis> &os; mailing lists have certain + basic rules which must be adhered to by anyone using them. + Failure to comply with these guidelines will result in two (2) + written warnings from the &os; Postmaster + <email>postmaster@FreeBSD.org</email>, after which, on a third + offense, the poster will removed from all &os; mailing lists + and filtered from further posting to them. We regret that + such rules and measures are necessary at all, but today's + Internet is a pretty harsh environment, it would seem, and + many fail to appreciate just how fragile some of its + mechanisms are.</para> <para>Rules of the road:</para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> <para>The topic of any posting should adhere to the basic - charter of the list it is posted to. If the list - is about technical issues, the posting should contain - technical discussion. Ongoing irrelevant chatter or - flaming only detracts from the value of the mailing list - for everyone on it and will not be tolerated. For - free-form discussion on no particular topic, the &a.chat; - is freely available and should be used instead.</para> + charter of the list it is posted to. If the list is about + technical issues, the posting should contain technical + discussion. Ongoing irrelevant chatter or flaming only + detracts from the value of the mailing list for everyone + on it and will not be tolerated. For free-form discussion + on no particular topic, the &a.chat; is freely available + and should be used instead.</para> </listitem> <listitem> <para>No posting should be made to more than 2 mailing lists, and only to 2 when a clear and obvious need to post - to both lists exists. For most lists, there is already - a great deal of subscriber overlap and except for the most + to both lists exists. For most lists, there is already a + great deal of subscriber overlap and except for the most esoteric mixes (say <quote>-stable & -scsi</quote>), there really is no reason to post to more than one list at - a time. If a message is received with - multiple mailing lists on the <literal>Cc</literal> - line, trim the <literal>Cc</literal> line - before replying. <emphasis>The person who replies is - still responsible for cross-posting, no matter - who the originator might have been.</emphasis></para> + a time. If a message is received with multiple mailing + lists on the <literal>Cc</literal> line, trim the + <literal>Cc</literal> line before replying. <emphasis>The + person who replies is still responsible for + cross-posting, no matter who the originator might have + been.</emphasis></para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para>Personal attacks and profanity (in the context of - an argument) are not allowed, and that includes users - and developers alike. Gross breaches of netiquette, - like excerpting or reposting private mail when permission - to do so was not and would not be forthcoming, are frowned - upon but not specifically enforced. - <emphasis>However</emphasis>, there are also very few - cases where such content would fit within the charter - of a list and it would therefore probably rate a warning - (or ban) on that basis alone.</para> + <para>Personal attacks and profanity (in the context of an + argument) are not allowed, and that includes users and + developers alike. Gross breaches of netiquette, like + excerpting or reposting private mail when permission to do + so was not and would not be forthcoming, are frowned upon + but not specifically enforced. + <emphasis>However</emphasis>, there are also very few + cases where such content would fit within the charter of a + list and it would therefore probably rate a warning (or + ban) on that basis alone.</para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para>Advertising of non-&os; related products or - services is strictly prohibited and will result in an - immediate ban if it is clear that the offender is - advertising by spam.</para> + <para>Advertising of non-&os; related products or services + is strictly prohibited and will result in an immediate ban + if it is clear that the offender is advertising by + spam.</para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> @@ -978,13 +980,13 @@ <para><emphasis>Important events / milestones</emphasis></para> - <para>This is the mailing list for people interested - only in occasional announcements of significant &os; - events. This includes announcements about snapshots - and other releases. It contains announcements of new - &os; capabilities. It may contain calls for - volunteers etc. This is a low volume, strictly - moderated mailing list.</para> + <para>This is the mailing list for people interested only + in occasional announcements of significant &os; events. + This includes announcements about snapshots and other + releases. It contains announcements of new &os; + capabilities. It may contain calls for volunteers etc. + This is a low volume, strictly moderated mailing + list.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -1059,9 +1061,10 @@ <listitem> <para><emphasis>Bug reports</emphasis></para> - <para>This is the mailing list for reporting bugs in - &os;. Whenever possible, bugs should be submitted - using the &man.send-pr.1; command or the <link xlink:href="&url.base;/send-pr.html">WEB + <para>This is the mailing list for reporting bugs in &os;. + Whenever possible, bugs should be submitted using the + &man.send-pr.1; command or the + <link xlink:href="&url.base;/send-pr.html">WEB interface</link> to it.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -1073,16 +1076,16 @@ <para><emphasis>Non technical items related to the &os; community</emphasis></para> - <para>This list contains the overflow from the other - lists about non-technical, social information. It - includes discussion about whether Jordan looks like a - toon ferret or not, whether or not to type in capitals, - who is drinking too much coffee, where the best beer - is brewed, who is brewing beer in their basement, and - so on. Occasional announcements of important events - (such as upcoming parties, weddings, births, new jobs, - etc) can be made to the technical lists, but the follow - ups should be directed to this -chat list.</para> + <para>This list contains the overflow from the other lists + about non-technical, social information. It includes + discussion about whether Jordan looks like a toon ferret + or not, whether or not to type in capitals, who is + drinking too much coffee, where the best beer is brewed, + who is brewing beer in their basement, and so on. + Occasional announcements of important events (such as + upcoming parties, weddings, births, new jobs, etc) can + be made to the technical lists, but the follow ups + should be directed to this -chat list.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -1164,8 +1167,8 @@ and projects related to the creation of documentation for &os;. The members of this mailing list are collectively referred to as <quote>The &os; - Documentation Project</quote>. It is an open list; - feel free to join and contribute!</para> + Documentation Project</quote>. It is an open list; feel + free to join and contribute!</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -1176,10 +1179,10 @@ <para><emphasis>Writing device drivers for &os;</emphasis></para> - <para>This is a forum for technical discussions related - to device drivers on &os;. It is primarily a place - for device driver writers to ask questions about how - to write device drivers using the APIs in the &os; + <para>This is a forum for technical discussions related to + device drivers on &os;. It is primarily a place for + device driver writers to ask questions about how to + write device drivers using the APIs in the &os; kernel.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -1192,10 +1195,10 @@ &os;</emphasis></para> <para>DTrace is an integrated component of &os; that - provides a framework for understanding the kernel as - well as user space programs at run time. The mailing - list is an archived discussion for developers of the - code as well as those using it.</para> + provides a framework for understanding the kernel as + well as user space programs at run time. The mailing + list is an archived discussion for developers of the + code as well as those using it.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -1231,17 +1234,17 @@ <para><emphasis>Using &os; in embedded applications</emphasis></para> - <para>This list discusses topics related to using &os; - in embedded systems. This is a technical mailing list - for which strictly technical content is expected. For - the purpose of this list, embedded systems are - those computing devices which are not desktops and which + <para>This list discusses topics related to using &os; in + embedded systems. This is a technical mailing list for + which strictly technical content is expected. For the + purpose of this list, embedded systems are those + computing devices which are not desktops and which usually serve a single purpose as opposed to being general computing environments. Examples include, but are not limited to, all kinds of phone handsets, network equipment such as routers, switches and PBXs, remote - measuring equipment, PDAs, Point Of Sale systems, and - so on.</para> + measuring equipment, PDAs, Point Of Sale systems, and so + on.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -1267,10 +1270,10 @@ Project.</emphasis></para> <para>This list is for those interested in providing or - making use of peer support of &os;-related software - for which the &os; Project no longer provides - official support in the form of security - advisories and patches.</para> + making use of peer support of &os;-related software for + which the &os; Project no longer provides official + support in the form of security advisories and + patches.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -1283,11 +1286,11 @@ <para>This is a mailing list for discussion of the design and implementation of a &firewire; (aka IEEE 1394 aka - iLink) subsystem for &os;. Relevant topics - specifically include the standards, bus devices and - their protocols, adapter boards/cards/chips sets, and - the architecture and implementation of code for their - proper support.</para> + iLink) subsystem for &os;. Relevant topics specifically + include the standards, bus devices and their protocols, + adapter boards/cards/chips sets, and the architecture + and implementation of code for their proper + support.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -1299,8 +1302,8 @@ <para>This is the mailing list for discussion of Fortran related ports on &os;: compilers, libraries, scientific - and engineering applications from laptops to HPC clusters. - </para> + and engineering applications from laptops to HPC + clusters.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -1310,9 +1313,9 @@ <listitem> <para><emphasis>File systems</emphasis></para> - <para>Discussions concerning &os; filesystems. - This is a technical mailing list for which strictly - technical content is expected.</para> + <para>Discussions concerning &os; filesystems. This is a + technical mailing list for which strictly technical + content is expected.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -1322,11 +1325,12 @@ <listitem> <para><emphasis>Games on &os;</emphasis></para> - <para>This is a technical list for discussions related to bringing - games to &os;. It is for individuals actively working on - porting games to &os;, to bring up problems or discuss - alternative solutions. Individuals interested in following the - technical discussion are also welcome.</para> + <para>This is a technical list for discussions related to + bringing games to &os;. It is for individuals actively + working on porting games to &os;, to bring up problems + or discuss alternative solutions. Individuals + interested in following the technical discussion are + also welcome.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -1402,8 +1406,8 @@ <para><emphasis>Porting &os; to IA64</emphasis></para> <para>This is a technical mailing list for individuals - actively working on porting &os; to the IA-64 - platform from &intel;, to bring up problems or discuss + actively working on porting &os; to the IA-64 platform + from &intel;, to bring up problems or discuss alternative solutions. Individuals interested in following the technical discussion are also welcome.</para> @@ -1428,9 +1432,8 @@ <para><emphasis>&java; Development</emphasis></para> <para>This is the mailing list for people discussing the - development of significant &java; applications for - &os; and the porting and maintenance of - &jdk;s.</para> + development of significant &java; applications for &os; + and the porting and maintenance of &jdk;s.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -1443,15 +1446,16 @@ <para>This is a forum for posting employment notices specifically related to &os; and resumes from those seeking &os;-related employment. This is - <emphasis>not</emphasis> a mailing list - for general employment issues since adequate forums - for that already exist elsewhere.</para> - - <para>Note that this list, like other <systemitem class="fqdomainname">FreeBSD.org</systemitem> mailing lists, - is distributed worldwide. Be clear - about the geographic location and the extent to which - telecommuting or - assistance with relocation is available.</para> + <emphasis>not</emphasis> a mailing list for general + employment issues since adequate forums for that already + exist elsewhere.</para> + + <para>Note that this list, like other <systemitem + class="fqdomainname">FreeBSD.org</systemitem> + mailing lists, is distributed worldwide. Be clear about + the geographic location and the extent to which + telecommuting or assistance with relocation is + available.</para> <para>Email should use open formats only — preferably plain text, but basic Portable Document @@ -1483,8 +1487,8 @@ <para>This is a forum for technical discussions related to &os;. This is the primary technical mailing list. - It is for individuals actively working on &os;, to - bring up problems or discuss alternative solutions. + It is for individuals actively working on &os;, to bring + up problems or discuss alternative solutions. Individuals interested in following the technical discussion are also welcome. This is a technical mailing list for which strictly technical content is @@ -1499,8 +1503,8 @@ <para><emphasis>General discussion of &os; hardware</emphasis></para> - <para>General discussion about the types of hardware - that &os; runs on, various problems and suggestions + <para>General discussion about the types of hardware that + &os; runs on, various problems and suggestions concerning what to buy or avoid.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -1511,8 +1515,8 @@ <listitem> <para><emphasis>Mirror sites</emphasis></para> - <para>Announcements and discussion for people who run - &os; mirror sites.</para> + <para>Announcements and discussion for people who run &os; + mirror sites.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -1524,9 +1528,9 @@ Providers</emphasis></para> <para>This mailing list is for discussing topics relevant - to Internet Service Providers (ISPs) using &os;. - This is a technical mailing list for which strictly - technical content is expected.</para> + to Internet Service Providers (ISPs) using &os;. This + is a technical mailing list for which strictly technical + content is expected.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -1539,11 +1543,11 @@ <para>This is a list for discussions related to the Mono development framework on &os;. This is a technical - mailing list. It is for individuals actively working - on porting Mono or C# applications to &os;, to bring - up problems or discuss alternative solutions. - Individuals interested in following the technical - discussion are also welcome.</para> + mailing list. It is for individuals actively working on + porting Mono or C# applications to &os;, to bring up + problems or discuss alternative solutions. Individuals + interested in following the technical discussion are + also welcome.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -1554,9 +1558,9 @@ <para><emphasis>Office applications on &os;</emphasis></para> - <para>Discussion centers around office applications, - their installation, their development and their support - within &os;.</para> + <para>Discussion centers around office applications, their + installation, their development and their support within + &os;.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -1571,8 +1575,8 @@ changes and issues related to the FreeBSD.org Project infrastructure.</para> - <para>This moderated list is strictly for announcements: no replies, - requests, discussions, or opinions.</para> + <para>This moderated list is strictly for announcements: + no replies, requests, discussions, or opinions.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -1585,21 +1589,20 @@ <para>This mailing list exists to provide a place for hackers, administrators, and/or concerned parties to - discuss performance related topics pertaining to - &os;. Acceptable topics includes talking about - &os; installations that are either under high load, - are experiencing performance problems, or are pushing - the limits of &os;. Concerned parties that are - willing to work toward improving the performance of - &os; are highly encouraged to subscribe to this list. - This is a highly technical list ideally suited for - experienced &os; users, hackers, or administrators - interested in keeping &os; fast, robust, and - scalable. This list is not a question-and-answer list - that replaces reading through documentation, but it is a - place to make contributions or inquire about unanswered - performance related topics.</para> - + discuss performance related topics pertaining to &os;. + Acceptable topics includes talking about &os; + installations that are either under high load, are + experiencing performance problems, or are pushing the + limits of &os;. Concerned parties that are willing to + work toward improving the performance of &os; are highly + encouraged to subscribe to this list. This is a highly + technical list ideally suited for experienced &os; + users, hackers, or administrators interested in keeping + &os; fast, robust, and scalable. This list is not a + question-and-answer list that replaces reading through + documentation, but it is a place to make contributions + or inquire about unanswered performance related + topics.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -1611,11 +1614,9 @@ filter firewall system</emphasis></para> <para>Discussion concerning the packet filter (pf) - firewall system in terms of &os;. Technical - discussion and user questions are both welcome. This - list is also a place to discuss the ALTQ QoS - framework.</para> - + firewall system in terms of &os;. Technical discussion + and user questions are both welcome. This list is also + a place to discuss the ALTQ QoS framework.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -1643,11 +1644,11 @@ <term>&a.pkg-fallout.name;</term> <listitem> - <para><emphasis>Fallout logs from package building</emphasis></para> - - <para>All packages building failures logs from the package building - clusters</para> + <para><emphasis>Fallout logs from package + building</emphasis></para> + <para>All packages building failures logs from the package + building clusters</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -1658,9 +1659,9 @@ <para><emphasis>Porting to Non &intel; platforms</emphasis></para> - <para>Cross-platform &os; issues, general discussion - and proposals for non &intel; &os; ports. This is - a technical mailing list for which strictly technical + <para>Cross-platform &os; issues, general discussion and + proposals for non &intel; &os; ports. This is a + technical mailing list for which strictly technical content is expected.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -1688,8 +1689,9 @@ &os; <quote>Ports Collection</quote></emphasis></para> - <para>Important news for developers, porters, and users - of the <quote>Ports Collection</quote> (<filename>/usr/ports</filename>), including + <para>Important news for developers, porters, and users of + the <quote>Ports Collection</quote> + (<filename>/usr/ports</filename>), including architecture/infrastructure changes, new capabilities, critical upgrade instructions, and release engineering information. This is a low-volume mailing list, @@ -1721,12 +1723,11 @@ ProLiant server platforms</emphasis></para> <para>This mailing list is to be used for the technical - discussion of the usage of &os; on HP ProLiant - servers, including the discussion of ProLiant-specific - drivers, management software, configuration tools, and - BIOS updates. As such, this is the primary place to - discuss the hpasmd, hpasmcli, and hpacucli - modules.</para> + discussion of the usage of &os; on HP ProLiant servers, + including the discussion of ProLiant-specific drivers, + management software, configuration tools, and BIOS + updates. As such, this is the primary place to discuss + the hpasmd, hpasmcli, and hpacucli modules.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -1740,7 +1741,7 @@ Python-support on &os;. This is a technical mailing list. It is for individuals working on porting Python, its third party modules and - <application>Zope</application> stuff to &os;. + <application>Zope</application> stuff to &os;. Individuals interested in following the technical discussion are also welcome.</para> </listitem> @@ -1752,10 +1753,10 @@ <listitem> <para><emphasis>User questions</emphasis></para> - <para>This is the mailing list for questions about - &os;. Do not send <quote>how to</quote> - questions to the technical lists unless - the question is quite technical.</para> + <para>This is the mailing list for questions about &os;. + Do not send <quote>how to</quote> questions to the + technical lists unless the question is quite + technical.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -1767,9 +1768,9 @@ discussions</emphasis></para> <para>This is a list for discussions related to the Ruby - support on &os;. This is a technical mailing - list. It is for individuals working on Ruby ports, - third party libraries and frameworks.</para> + support on &os;. This is a technical mailing list. It + is for individuals working on Ruby ports, third party + libraries and frameworks.</para> <para>Individuals interested in the technical discussion are also welcome.</para> @@ -1782,9 +1783,9 @@ <listitem> <para><emphasis>SCSI subsystem</emphasis></para> - <para>This is the mailing list for people working on - the SCSI subsystem for &os;. This is a technical - mailing list for which strictly technical content is + <para>This is the mailing list for people working on the + SCSI subsystem for &os;. This is a technical mailing + list for which strictly technical content is expected.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -1795,12 +1796,12 @@ <listitem> <para><emphasis>Security issues</emphasis></para> - <para>&os; computer security issues (DES, Kerberos, - known security holes and fixes, etc). This is a - technical mailing list for which strictly technical - discussion is expected. Note that this is not a - question-and-answer list, but that contributions (BOTH - question AND answer) to the FAQ are welcome.</para> + <para>&os; computer security issues (DES, Kerberos, known + security holes and fixes, etc). This is a technical + mailing list for which strictly technical discussion is + expected. Note that this is not a question-and-answer + list, but that contributions (BOTH question AND answer) + to the FAQ are welcome.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -1810,9 +1811,9 @@ <listitem> <para><emphasis>Security Notifications</emphasis></para> - <para>Notifications of &os; security problems and - fixes. This is not a discussion list. The discussion - list is FreeBSD-security.</para> + <para>Notifications of &os; security problems and fixes. + This is not a discussion list. The discussion list is + FreeBSD-security.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -1844,9 +1845,8 @@ Announcements</emphasis></para> <para>This list provides notifications about the - availability - of new &os; development snapshots for the head/ and - stable/ branches.</para> + availability of new &os; development snapshots for the + head/ and stable/ branches.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -1859,8 +1859,8 @@ <para>This is the mailing list for users of &os.stable;. It includes warnings about new features coming out in - -STABLE that will affect the users, and instructions - on steps that must be taken to remain -STABLE. Anyone + -STABLE that will affect the users, and instructions on + steps that must be taken to remain -STABLE. Anyone running <quote>STABLE</quote> should subscribe to this list. This is a technical mailing list for which strictly technical content is expected.</para> @@ -1874,8 +1874,8 @@ <para><emphasis>C99 & POSIX Conformance</emphasis></para> - <para>This is a forum for technical discussions related - to &os; Conformance to the C99 and the POSIX + <para>This is a forum for technical discussions related to + &os; Conformance to the C99 and the POSIX standards.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -1887,9 +1887,9 @@ <para><emphasis>Testing on &os;</emphasis></para> <para>Technical mailing list discussing testing on &os;, - including ATF/Kyua, test build infrastructure, - port tests to &os; from other operating systems - (NetBSD, ...), etc.</para> + including ATF/Kyua, test build infrastructure, port + tests to &os; from other operating systems (NetBSD, + ...), etc.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -1916,8 +1916,8 @@ <para><emphasis>Maintenance of &os;'s integrated toolchain</emphasis></para> - <para>This is the mailing list for discussions related - to the maintenance of the toolchain shipped with &os;. + <para>This is the mailing list for discussions related to + the maintenance of the toolchain shipped with &os;. This could include the state of Clang and GCC, but also pieces of software such as assemblers, linkers and debuggers.</para> @@ -1944,8 +1944,8 @@ List</emphasis></para> <para>This is the mailing list for the coordinators from - each of the local area Users Groups to discuss matters - with each other and a designated individual from the + each of the local area Users Groups to discuss matters + with each other and a designated individual from the Core Team. This mail list should be limited to meeting synopsis and coordination of projects that span User Groups.</para> @@ -1976,10 +1976,9 @@ Status</emphasis></para> <para>This mailing list can be used by developers to - announce the creation - and progress of &os; related work. Messages - will be moderated. It is suggested to send the message - "To:" a more topical &os; list and only "BCC:" + announce the creation and progress of &os; related work. + Messages will be moderated. It is suggested to send the + message "To:" a more topical &os; list and only "BCC:" this list. This way the WIP can also be discussed on the topical list, as no discussion is allowed on this list.</para> @@ -1988,9 +1987,10 @@ messages.</para> <para>An editorial digest of the messages to this list - might be posted to the &os; website every few months - as part of the Status Reports - <footnote><para><uri xlink:href="http://www.freebsd.org/news/status/">http://www.freebsd.org/news/status/</uri></para></footnote>. + might be posted to the &os; website every few months as + part of the Status Reports + <footnote><para><uri + xlink:href="http://www.freebsd.org/news/status/">http://www.freebsd.org/news/status/</uri></para></footnote>. Past reports are archived.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -2029,11 +2029,11 @@ <listitem> <para><emphasis>XFCE</emphasis></para> - <para>This is a forum for discussions related to bring - the <application>XFCE</application> environment to &os;. + <para>This is a forum for discussions related to bring the + <application>XFCE</application> environment to &os;. This is a technical mailing list. It is for individuals actively working on porting - <application>XFCE</application> to &os;, to bring up + <application>XFCE</application> to &os;, to bring up problems or discuss alternative solutions. Individuals interested in following the technical discussion are also welcome.</para> @@ -2046,11 +2046,11 @@ <listitem> <para><emphasis>Zope</emphasis></para> - <para>This is a forum for discussions related to bring - the <application>Zope</application> environment to &os;. + <para>This is a forum for discussions related to bring the + <application>Zope</application> environment to &os;. This is a technical mailing list. It is for individuals actively working on porting - <application>Zope</application> to &os;, to bring up + <application>Zope</application> to &os;, to bring up problems or discuss alternative solutions. Individuals interested in following the technical discussion are also welcome.</para> @@ -2058,6 +2058,7 @@ </varlistentry> </variablelist> </sect2> + <sect2 xml:id="eresources-mailfiltering"> <title>Filtering on the Mailing Lists</title> @@ -2147,25 +2148,30 @@ <itemizedlist> <listitem> - <para><link xlink:href="news:comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.announce">comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.announce</link></para> + <para><link + xlink:href="news:comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.announce">comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.announce</link></para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para><link xlink:href="news:comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc">comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc</link></para> + <para><link *** DIFF OUTPUT TRUNCATED AT 1000 LINES ***
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