Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 11:40:00 -0500 From: Dave Littell <davidl@efficient.com> To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: formatting error... Message-ID: <3551E3E0.5819@efficient.com>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] I think the "May 1998" entry on the FreeBSD News Flash page shouldn't have but one bullet. http://www.freebsd.org/newsflash.html Thanks, Dave [-- Attachment #2 --] <BASE HREF="http://www.freebsd.org/newsflash.html">; <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>FreeBSD News flash!</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#000000" ALINK="#FFCC33"><IMG SRC="./gifs/bar.gif" ALT="Navigation Bar" HEIGHT="33" WIDTH="565" BORDER="0" USEMAP="#bar"> <H1 ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT COLOR="#660000">FreeBSD News flash!</FONT></H1><BR CLEAR="ALL"> <MAP NAME="bar"> <AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="1,1,111,31" HREF="./index.html" ALT="Top"> <AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="112,11,196,31" HREF="./ports/index.html" ALT="Applications"> <AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="196,12,257,33" HREF="./support.html" ALT="Support"> <AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="256,12,365,33" HREF="./docs.html" ALT="Documentation"> <AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="366,13,424,32" HREF="./commercial.html" ALT="Vendors"> <AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="425,16,475,32" HREF="./search.html" ALT="Search"> <AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="477,16,516,33" HREF="./index-site.html" ALT="Index"> <AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="516,15,562,33" HREF="./index.html" ALT="Top"> <AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="0,0,564,32" HREF="./index.html" ALT="Top"> </MAP> <P>FreeBSD is a rapidly developing operating system. Keeping up on the latest developments can be a chore! To keep on top of things, be sure and check this page periodically. Also, you may wish to subscribe to the <A HREF="handbook/eresources:mail.html">freebsd-announce mailing list</A>.</P> <P>For a detailed description of past, present, and future releases, see the <STRONG><A HREF="./releases/index.html">Release Information</A></STRONG> page.</P> <H2>May 1998</H2> <UL> <LI><B>1-May-98</B> The FreeBSD Project set up </LI> <LI><A NAME="anoncvs" HREF="handbook/anoncvs.html">Anonymous CVS</A> for the <A HREF="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi">FreeBSD CVS tree</A>. Among other things, it allows users of FreeBSD to perform, with no special privileges, read-only CVS operations against one of the FreeBSD project's official anoncvs servers. <P></P></LI> </UL> <H2>April 1998</H2> <UL> <LI><B>16-Apr-98</B> The new 4 CD set of FreeBSD 2.2.6 is now in stock and should start shipping to subscription and back-order customers tomorrow. More information on the CD contents are available from <A HREF="http://www.cdrom.com">http://www.cdrom.com</A>. <P></P></LI> <LI><B>11-Apr-98</B> The new FreeBSD project <A HREF="mozilla.html">FreeBSD Mozilla Group</A> is created. The FreeBSD Mozilla Group supports and improves the free available Netscape web browser, otherwise known as <A HREF="http://www.mozilla.org">Mozilla</A>. </LI> </UL> <H2>March 1998</H2> <UL> <LI><B>25-Mar-98</B> FreeBSD 2.2.6 has been released. See the <A HREF="./releases/index.html">Release Information</A> page for details. Also be sure to check the <A HREF="ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/2.2.6-RELEASE/ERRATA.TXT">; release errata</A> after installation for any late-breaking issues with 2.2.6 that you should know about. </LI> </UL> <H2>February 1998</H2> <UL> <LI><B>08-Feb-98</B> A page detailing the <A HREF="y2kbug.html">FreeBSD Year 2000 compliance statement</A> is now available, linked through the <A HREF="docs.html">Documentation</A> page.</LI> </UL> <H2>January 1998</H2> <UL> <LI><B>08-Jan-98</B> Improved support for Plug-n-Play cards has now been integrated into both 3.0-current and 2.2-stable branches now. This is available in source form via the <A HREF="handbook/cvsup.html">CVSup</A> utility or in binary release snapshots from <A HREF="ftp://current.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD">current.FreeBSD.org</A>; <P></P></LI> </UL> <H2>December 1997</H2> <UL> <LI><B>26-Dec-97</B> A convenient front-end tool for installing and configuring the <A HREF="handbook/cvsup.html">CVSup</A> utility is now available. To use it, simply login or su to root and run: <TT><B>pkg_add</B> ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CVSup/cvsupit.tgz</TT>; <P></P></LI> <LI><B>2-Dec-97</B> The "FOOF" bug has now been fixed in our 3.0-current and 2.2-stable branches and can either be incorporated by using the <A HREF="handbook/cvsup.html">CVSup</A> utility, as described below for the LAND attack fix, or by applying <A HREF="ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/2.2.5-RELEASE/updates/f00f.diff.2.2">these patches</A>.<P></P></LI> <LI><B>1-Dec-97</B> The "LAND attack" bug in TCP/IP has now been fixed in all relevant branches and can be incorporated by using the <A HREF="handbook/cvsup.html">CVSup</A> utility to track the latest 2.2 or 3.0 sources.<P></P></LI> <LI><B>1-Dec-97</B> Team FreeBSD is a group of FreeBSD users and supporters contributing CPU idle time in an effort to crack RSA's 64-bit encryption code. For more information, visit <A HREF="http://www.circle.net/team-freebsd">Team FreeBSD's WWW site</A>.<P></P></LI> </UL> <H2>November 1997</H2> <UL> <LI><B>21-Nov-97</B> <EM>Pentium bug</EM> -- We are aware of the "F00F" Pentium halting bug and are working with Intel on a fix. When we have a fix ready for public consumption it will be announced here, on the mailing list announce@freebsd.org and to the Usenet newsgroup <A HREF="news:comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.announce">comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.announce</A>. Your patience is appreciated.<P></P></LI> <LI><B>09-Nov-97</B> FreeBSD 2.2.5-RELEASE CDROMS are now in stock and shipping to customers worldwide. More information is available at <A HREF="http://www.cdrom.com/titles/os/fbsd25.htm">; http://www.cdrom.com/titles/os/fbsd25.htm</A>.<P></P></LI>; </UL> <H2>October 1997</H2> <UL> <LI><B>22-Oct-97</B> FreeBSD 2.2.5 has been released. See the <A HREF="./releases/index.html">Release Information</A> page for details. Also be sure to check the <A HREF="ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/2.2.5-RELEASE/ERRATA.TXT">; release errata</A> after installation for any late-breaking issues with 2.2.5 that you should know about. </LI> </UL> <H2>September 1997</H2> <UL> <LI><B>01-Sep-97</B> FreeBSD performed well in an Internet Week <A HREF="http://techweb.cmp.com/internetwk/reviews/rev0901.htm">; review</A> of WWW server platforms.<P></P></LI> </UL> <H2>August 1997</H2> <UL> <LI><B>11-Aug-97</B> Researchers in Duke University's <A HREF="http://www.cs.duke.edu/ari/index.html">Trapeze Project</A> have developed a high-speed Myrinet driver for FreeBSD. More information about the driver, Trapeze Project, and its parent project, the Collaborative Cluster Computing Iniative, including the code for the Myrinet driver, are available from the CCCI's <A HREF="http://www.cs.duke.edu/ari/index.html">WWW page</A>. <P></P></LI> <LI><B>03-Aug-97</B> Netscape Communications has released a beta version of Netscape Communicator v4.0 for FreeBSD. It can be obtained via FTP from <A HREF="ftp://ftp.netscape.com/pub/communicator/4.03/4.03b8/english/unix/freebsd/base_install/">ftp.netscape.com</A>; or its mirrors.</LI> </UL> <H2>July 1997</H2> <UL> <LI><B>22-Jul-97</B> MacIP, an AppleTalk-to-IP gateway program for FreeBSD, is in beta testing. To get the latest version, see <A HREF="http://www.promo.de/pub/people/stefan/netatalk/">; http://www.promo.de/pub/people/stefan/netatalk/</A>; or <A HREF="ftp://ftp.promo.de/pub/people/stefan/netatalk/">; ftp://ftp.promo.de/pub/people/stefan/netatalk/</A>. <P></P> </LI> <LI><B>17-Jul-97</B> The first issue of the FreeBSD Newsletter is now available in <A HREF="http://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/newsletter/issue1.pdf">; Adobe PDF format</A> (also by <A HREF="ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/newsletter/issue1.pdf">; FTP</A>). A <A HREF="ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/newsletter/README.TXT">; help file</A> is available to assist you in selecting and using a PDF viewer. An <A HREF="http://www.communique.net/~bryankc/news.htm">HTML version</A> is also available. Article submissions, advertisements, and letters to the editor should be sent to <A HREF="mailto:newsletter@freebsd.org">newsletter@freebsd.org</A>. <P></P> </LI> </UL> <H2>June 1997</H2> <UL> <LI><B>17-Jun-97</B> FreeBSD <A HREF="ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/2.2.2-RELEASE/">; 2.2.2-RELEASE</A> CD-ROM discs are now in stock; subscription customers should receive them shortly.<P></P> </LI> </UL> <H2>May 1997</H2> <UL> <LI><B>16-May-97</B> FreeBSD <A HREF="ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/2.2.2-RELEASE/">; 2.2.2-RELEASE</A> has been released. The <A HREF="ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/2.2.2-RELEASE/RELNOTES.TXT">; Release Notes</A> and <A HREF="ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD2.2.2-RELEASE/ERRATA.TXT">; Errata List</A> can provide more information. <P></P> </LI> <LI><B>12-May-97</B> A 3.0-Current SNAP-of-the-day server has been established at <A HREF="ftp://current.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/">; ftp://current.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/</A>. A 3.0-SNAPshot will be generated daily, and old SNAPshots will be kept for a minimum of one week.<P></P> </LI> </UL> <H2>April 1997</H2> <UL> <LI><B>28-Apr-97</B> The 3.0-current src tree now contains support for building Symmetric MultiProcessor kernels. For details go to the <A HREF="http://www.freebsd.org/~fsmp/SMP/SMP.html">SMP</A>; page. <P></P></LI> <LI><B>22-Apr-97</B> A RELENG_2.2 snap-of-the-day server has been established at <A HREF="ftp://releng22.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/">; ftp://releng22.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD</A>. The <A HREF="ftp://releng22.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/README.TXT">; README.TXT</A> has more information. <P></P></LI> <LI><B>15-Apr-97</B> FreeBSD 2.2.1-RELEASE CDs are shipping. Please see <A HREF="http://www.cdrom.com/titles/os/fbsd22.htm">; http://www.cdrom.com/titles/os/fbsd22.htm</A>; for more information. <P></P></LI> </UL> <H2>March 1997</H2> <UL> <LI><B>28-Mar-97</B> Sony Computer Science Laboratory, Inc. has released an alpha version of ALTQ/CBQ, an alternative queuing framework for BSD Unix. <A HREF="http://www.csl.sony.co.jp/person/kjc/programs.html">More information</A> and the <A HREF="ftp://ftp.csl.sony.co.jp/pub/kjc/altq.tar.gz">source code</A> is available.<P></P></LI> <LI><B>25-Mar-97</B> <A HREF="ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/2.2.1-RELEASE/">FreeBSD 2.2.1-RELEASE</A> is now available, replacing 2.2-RELEASE. Read the <A HREF="ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/2.2.1-RELEASE/README.TXT">; README.TXT</A> file or the <A HREF="./releases/2.2.1R/notes.html">Release Notes</A> for more information.<P></P></LI> <LI><B>16-Mar-97</B> <A HREF="ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/2.2-RELEASE/">FreeBSD 2.2-RELEASE</A> is now available. Read the <A HREF="ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/2.2-RELEASE/README.TXT">; README.TXT</A> file or the <A HREF="./releases/2.2R/notes.html">Release Notes</A> for more information.<P></P></LI> </UL> <H2>February 1997</H2> <UL> <LI><B>20-Feb-1997</B> <A HREF="ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/2.1.7-RELEASE">FreeBSD 2.1.7-RELEASE</A> is now available. Read the <A HREF="ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/2.1.7-RELEASE/README.TXT">; README.TXT</A> file or the <A HREF="./releases/2.1.7R/notes.html"> Release Notes</A> for more information.<P></P></LI> <LI><B>10-Feb-1997</B> <A HREF="ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/3.0-970209-SNAP">FreeBSD 3.0-970209-SNAP</A> has been released. Read the <A HREF="ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/3.0-970209-SNAP/README.TXT">; README.TXT</A> file for more information about this release.<P></P></LI> <LI><B>06-Feb-1997</B> A serious security problem affecting FreeBSD 2.1.6 and earlier systems was found. The problem has been corrected within the -stable, -current, and RELENG_2_2 source trees. As an additional precaution, FreeBSD 2.1.6 is no longer available from the FTP distribution sites. You can read more about the problem and solution from the <A HREF="ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-97:01.setlocale">; FreeBSD-SA-97:01.setlocale</A> security announcement. <P></P></LI> <LI><B>06-Feb-1997</B> The final pre-release version of FreeBSD 2.2-GAMMA, is now available. The README.TXT file has more information.<P></P></LI> <LI><B>05-Feb-1997</B> The administrative position of FreeBSD Project President has been eliminated with the <A HREF="resignation.html">resignation</A> of former president Jordan K. Hubbard.<P></P></LI> <LI><B>02-Feb-1997</B> A snap-of-the-day server has been set up for the most current <A HREF="releases/snapshots.html">snapshot</A> release of FreeBSD 2.2. Read the <A HREF="ftp://22gamma.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/README.TXT">README.TXT</A>; file for more information. <P></P></LI> </UL> <H2>January 1997</H2> <UL> <LI><B>25-Jan-1997</B> FreeBSD <A HREF="ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/3.0-970124-SNAP/">; 3.0-970124-SNAP</A> has been released. Please see the <A HREF="ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/3.0-970124-SNAP/RELNOTES.TXT">; Release Notes</A> for more information. <P></P></LI> </UL> <H2>December 1996</H2> <UL> <LI><B>24-Dec-1996</B> FreeBSD <A HREF="ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/2.2-BETA">2.2-BETA</A>; has been released. Please see the <A HREF="ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/2.2-BETA/RELNOTES.TXT">; Release Notes</A> for more information. <P></P></LI> <LI><B>13-Dec-1996</B> FreeBSD 2.2-RELEASE will not support installation on machines with less than 5MB of RAM or 1.2MB floppy drives. Please see the original <A HREF="releases/2.2R/install-media.html">announcement</A> for more information. <P></P></LI> </UL> <H2>November 1996</H2> <UL> <LI><B>15-Nov-1996</B> FreeBSD <A HREF="./releases/2.1.6R/security.html"> 2.1.6-RELEASE</A> is out. Please see the <A HREF="./releases/2.1.6R/security.html"> release notes</A> for more information. <P></P></LI> <LI><B>4-Nov-1996</B> The FreeBSD <A HREF="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi">CVS</A>; development tree has branched again. <A HREF="branch.html">See here</A> for more information. <P></P></LI> </UL> <ADDRESS><A HREF="./mailto.html">questions@FreeBSD.ORG</A><BR> Copyright © 1995-1998 FreeBSD Inc. All rights reserved.<BR>$Date: 1998/05/04 10:13:43 $</ADDRESS></BODY> </HTML>help
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