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diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/preface/preface.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/preface/preface.sgml index 3c7243792e..91e981c5cf 100644 --- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/preface/preface.sgml +++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/preface/preface.sgml @@ -1,3 +1,4 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO8859-1" standalone="no"?> <!-- $FreeBSD$ --> @@ -5,7 +6,7 @@ <preface id="book-preface"> <title>Preface</title> - <bridgehead id="preface-audience" renderas=sect1>Intended + <bridgehead id="preface-audience" renderas="sect1">Intended Audience</bridgehead> <para>The &os; newcomer will find that the first section of this @@ -23,9 +24,9 @@ chapter.</para> <para>For a list of additional sources of information, please see <xref - linkend="bibliography">.</para> + linkend="bibliography"/>.</para> - <bridgehead id="preface-changes-from3" renderas=sect1>Changes from the + <bridgehead id="preface-changes-from3" renderas="sect1">Changes from the Third Edition</bridgehead> <para>The current online version of the Handbook represents the @@ -35,31 +36,31 @@ <itemizedlist> <listitem> - <para><xref linkend="dtrace">, &dtrace;, has been added with + <para><xref linkend="dtrace"/>, &dtrace;, has been added with information about the powerful &dtrace; performance analysis tool.</para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para><xref linkend="filesystems">, File Systems Support, has + <para><xref linkend="filesystems"/>, File Systems Support, has been added with information about non-native file systems in &os;, such as ZFS from &sun;.</para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para><xref linkend="audit">, Security Event Auditing, has + <para><xref linkend="audit"/>, Security Event Auditing, has been added to cover the new auditing capabilities in &os; and explain its use.</para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para><xref linkend="virtualization">, Virtualization, has + <para><xref linkend="virtualization"/>, Virtualization, has been added with information about installing &os; on virtualization software.</para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para><xref linkend="bsdinstall">, Installing + <para><xref linkend="bsdinstall"/>, Installing &os; 9.<replaceable>x</replaceable> and Later, has been added to cover installation of &os; using the new installation utility, @@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ </listitem> </itemizedlist> - <bridgehead id="preface-changes-from2" renderas=sect1>Changes from the + <bridgehead id="preface-changes-from2" renderas="sect1">Changes from the Second Edition (2004)</bridgehead> <para>The third edition was the culmination of over two years of @@ -78,35 +79,35 @@ <itemizedlist> <listitem> - <para><xref linkend="config-tuning">, Configuration and + <para><xref linkend="config-tuning"/>, Configuration and Tuning, has been expanded with new information about the ACPI power and resource management, the <command>cron</command> system utility, and more kernel tuning options.</para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para><xref linkend="security">, Security, has been expanded with + <para><xref linkend="security"/>, Security, has been expanded with new information about virtual private networks (VPNs), file system access control lists (ACLs), and security advisories.</para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para><xref linkend="mac">, Mandatory Access Control (MAC), is + <para><xref linkend="mac"/>, Mandatory Access Control (MAC), is a new chapter with this edition. It explains what MAC is and how this mechanism can be used to secure a &os; system.</para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para><xref linkend="disks">, Storage, has been expanded with + <para><xref linkend="disks"/>, Storage, has been expanded with new information about USB storage devices, file system snapshots, file system quotas, file and network backed filesystems, and encrypted disk partitions.</para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para><xref linkend="vinum-vinum">, Vinum, is a new chapter + <para><xref linkend="vinum-vinum"/>, Vinum, is a new chapter with this edition. It describes how to use Vinum, a logical volume manager which provides device-independent logical disks, and software RAID-0, RAID-1 and RAID-5.</para> @@ -114,28 +115,28 @@ <listitem> <para>A troubleshooting section has been added to <xref - linkend="ppp-and-slip">, PPP and SLIP.</para> + linkend="ppp-and-slip"/>, PPP and SLIP.</para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para><xref linkend="mail">, Electronic Mail, has been + <para><xref linkend="mail"/>, Electronic Mail, has been expanded with new information about using alternative transport agents, SMTP authentication, UUCP, <application>fetchmail</application>, <application>procmail</application>, and other advanced topics.</para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para><xref linkend="network-servers">, Network Servers, is + <para><xref linkend="network-servers"/>, Network Servers, is all new with this edition. This chapter includes information about setting up the <application>Apache HTTP Server</application>, <application>ftpd</application>, and setting up a server for µsoft; &windows; clients with <application>Samba</application>. Some sections from <xref - linkend="advanced-networking">, Advanced Networking, were + linkend="advanced-networking"/>, Advanced Networking, were moved here to improve the presentation.</para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para><xref linkend="advanced-networking">, Advanced + <para><xref linkend="advanced-networking"/>, Advanced Networking, has been expanded with new information about using &bluetooth; devices with &os;, setting up wireless networks, and Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) @@ -154,7 +155,7 @@ </listitem> </itemizedlist> - <bridgehead id="preface-changes" renderas=sect1>Changes from the + <bridgehead id="preface-changes" renderas="sect1">Changes from the First Edition (2001)</bridgehead> <para>The second edition was the culmination of over two years of @@ -182,55 +183,55 @@ <quote>Appendices</quote>.</para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para><xref linkend="install"> (<quote>Installing &os;</quote>) was completely + <para><xref linkend="install"/> (<quote>Installing &os;</quote>) was completely rewritten with many screenshots to make it much easier for new users to grasp the text.</para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para><xref linkend="basics"> (<quote>&unix; Basics</quote>) has been expanded to contain + <para><xref linkend="basics"/> (<quote>&unix; Basics</quote>) has been expanded to contain additional information about processes, daemons, and signals.</para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para><xref linkend="ports"> (<quote>Installing Applications</quote>) has been expanded + <para><xref linkend="ports"/> (<quote>Installing Applications</quote>) has been expanded to contain additional information about binary package management.</para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para><xref linkend="x11"> (<quote>The X Window System</quote>) has been completely + <para><xref linkend="x11"/> (<quote>The X Window System</quote>) has been completely rewritten with an emphasis on using modern desktop technologies such as <application>KDE</application> and <application>GNOME</application> on &xfree86; 4.X.</para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para><xref linkend="boot"> (<quote>The &os; Booting Process</quote>) has been + <para><xref linkend="boot"/> (<quote>The &os; Booting Process</quote>) has been expanded.</para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para><xref linkend="disks"> (<quote>Storage</quote>) has been written from what used + <para><xref linkend="disks"/> (<quote>Storage</quote>) has been written from what used to be two separate chapters on <quote>Disks</quote> and <quote>Backups</quote>. We feel that the topics are easier to comprehend when presented as a single chapter. A section on RAID (both hardware and software) has also been added.</para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para><xref linkend="serialcomms"> (<quote>Serial Communications</quote>) has been completely + <para><xref linkend="serialcomms"/> (<quote>Serial Communications</quote>) has been completely reorganized and updated for &os; 4.X/5.X.</para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para><xref linkend="ppp-and-slip"> (<quote>PPP and SLIP</quote>) has been substantially + <para><xref linkend="ppp-and-slip"/> (<quote>PPP and SLIP</quote>) has been substantially updated.</para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para>Many new sections have been added to <xref linkend="advanced-networking"> + <para>Many new sections have been added to <xref linkend="advanced-networking"/> (<quote>Advanced Networking</quote>).</para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para><xref linkend="mail"> (<quote>Electronic Mail</quote>) has been expanded to + <para><xref linkend="mail"/> (<quote>Electronic Mail</quote>) has been expanded to include more information about configuring <application>sendmail</application>.</para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para><xref linkend="linuxemu"> (<quote>&linux; Compatibility</quote>) has been expanded to + <para><xref linkend="linuxemu"/> (<quote>&linux; Compatibility</quote>) has been expanded to include information about installing <application>&oracle;</application> and <application>&sap.r3;</application>.</para> @@ -240,16 +241,16 @@ edition:</para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> - <para>Configuration and Tuning (<xref linkend="config-tuning">).</para> + <para>Configuration and Tuning (<xref linkend="config-tuning"/>).</para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para>Multimedia (<xref linkend="multimedia">)</para> + <para>Multimedia (<xref linkend="multimedia"/>)</para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> </listitem> </itemizedlist> - <bridgehead id="preface-overview" renderas=sect1>Organization of This + <bridgehead id="preface-overview" renderas="sect1">Organization of This Book</bridgehead> <para>This book is split into five logically distinct sections. @@ -275,14 +276,14 @@ <!-- Part I - Introduction --> <varlistentry> - <term><emphasis><xref linkend="introduction">, Introduction</emphasis></term> + <term><emphasis><xref linkend="introduction"/>, Introduction</emphasis></term> <listitem> <para>Introduces &os; to a new user. It describes the history of the &os; Project, its goals and development model.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term><emphasis><xref linkend="install">, Installation of + <term><emphasis><xref linkend="install"/>, Installation of &os; 8.<replaceable>x</replaceable> and Earlier</emphasis></term> <listitem> <para>Walks a user through the entire installation process of @@ -293,7 +294,7 @@ </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term><emphasis><xref linkend="bsdinstall">, Installation of + <term><emphasis><xref linkend="bsdinstall"/>, Installation of &os; 9.<replaceable>x</replaceable> and Later</emphasis></term> <listitem> <para>Walks a user through the entire installation process of @@ -302,7 +303,7 @@ </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term><emphasis><xref linkend="basics">, &unix; Basics</emphasis></term> + <term><emphasis><xref linkend="basics"/>, &unix; Basics</emphasis></term> <listitem> <para>Covers the basic commands and functionality of the &os; operating system. If you are familiar with &linux; or @@ -311,7 +312,7 @@ </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term><emphasis><xref linkend="ports">, Installing Applications</emphasis></term> + <term><emphasis><xref linkend="ports"/>, Installing Applications</emphasis></term> <listitem> <para>Covers the installation of third-party software with both &os;'s innovative <quote>Ports Collection</quote> and standard @@ -319,7 +320,7 @@ </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term><emphasis><xref linkend="x11">, The X Window System</emphasis></term> + <term><emphasis><xref linkend="x11"/>, The X Window System</emphasis></term> <listitem> <para>Describes the X Window System in general and using X11 on &os; in particular. Also describes common @@ -330,7 +331,7 @@ <!-- Part II Common Tasks --> <varlistentry> - <term><emphasis><xref linkend="desktop">, Desktop Applications</emphasis></term> + <term><emphasis><xref linkend="desktop"/>, Desktop Applications</emphasis></term> <listitem> <para>Lists some common desktop applications, such as web browsers and productivity suites, and describes how to install them on @@ -338,14 +339,14 @@ </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term><emphasis><xref linkend="multimedia">, Multimedia</emphasis></term> + <term><emphasis><xref linkend="multimedia"/>, Multimedia</emphasis></term> <listitem> <para>Shows how to set up sound and video playback support for your system. Also describes some sample audio and video applications.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term><emphasis><xref linkend="kernelconfig">, Configuring the &os; + <term><emphasis><xref linkend="kernelconfig"/>, Configuring the &os; Kernel</emphasis></term> <listitem> <para>Explains why you might need to configure a new kernel @@ -354,7 +355,7 @@ </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term><emphasis><xref linkend="printing">, Printing</emphasis></term> + <term><emphasis><xref linkend="printing"/>, Printing</emphasis></term> <listitem> <para>Describes managing printers on &os;, including information about banner pages, printer accounting, and @@ -362,7 +363,7 @@ </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term><emphasis><xref linkend="linuxemu">, &linux; Binary Compatibility</emphasis></term> + <term><emphasis><xref linkend="linuxemu"/>, &linux; Binary Compatibility</emphasis></term> <listitem> <para>Describes the &linux; compatibility features of &os;. Also provides detailed installation instructions for many @@ -374,7 +375,7 @@ <!-- Part III - System Administration --> <varlistentry> - <term><emphasis><xref linkend="config-tuning">, Configuration and Tuning</emphasis></term> + <term><emphasis><xref linkend="config-tuning"/>, Configuration and Tuning</emphasis></term> <listitem> <para>Describes the parameters available for system administrators to tune a &os; system for optimum @@ -383,14 +384,14 @@ </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term><emphasis><xref linkend="boot">, Booting Process</emphasis></term> + <term><emphasis><xref linkend="boot"/>, Booting Process</emphasis></term> <listitem> <para>Describes the &os; boot process and explains how to control this process with configuration options.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term><emphasis><xref linkend="users">, Users and Basic Account + <term><emphasis><xref linkend="users"/>, Users and Basic Account Management</emphasis></term> <listitem> <para>Describes the creation and manipulation of user @@ -399,28 +400,28 @@ </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term><emphasis><xref linkend="security">, Security</emphasis></term> + <term><emphasis><xref linkend="security"/>, Security</emphasis></term> <listitem> <para>Describes many different tools available to help keep your &os; system secure, including Kerberos, IPsec and OpenSSH.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term><emphasis><xref linkend="jails">, Jails</emphasis></term> + <term><emphasis><xref linkend="jails"/>, Jails</emphasis></term> <listitem> <para>Describes the jails framework, and the improvements of jails over the traditional chroot support of &os;.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term><emphasis><xref linkend="mac">, Mandatory Access Control</emphasis></term> + <term><emphasis><xref linkend="mac"/>, Mandatory Access Control</emphasis></term> <listitem> <para>Explains what Mandatory Access Control (MAC) is and how this mechanism can be used to secure a &os; system.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term><emphasis><xref linkend="audit">, Security Event Auditing</emphasis></term> + <term><emphasis><xref linkend="audit"/>, Security Event Auditing</emphasis></term> <listitem> <para>Describes what &os; Event Auditing is, how it can be installed, configured, and how audit trails can be inspected or monitored.</para> @@ -428,7 +429,7 @@ </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term><emphasis><xref linkend="disks">, Storage</emphasis></term> + <term><emphasis><xref linkend="disks"/>, Storage</emphasis></term> <listitem> <para>Describes how to manage storage media and filesystems with &os;. This includes physical disks, RAID arrays, @@ -437,21 +438,21 @@ </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term><emphasis><xref linkend="geom">, GEOM</emphasis></term> + <term><emphasis><xref linkend="GEOM-synopsis"/>, GEOM</emphasis></term> <listitem> <para>Describes what the GEOM framework in &os; is and how to configure various supported RAID levels.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term><emphasis><xref linkend="filesystems">, File Systems Support</emphasis></term> + <term><emphasis><xref linkend="filesystems"/>, File Systems Support</emphasis></term> <listitem> <para>Examines support of non-native file systems in &os;, like the Z File System from &sun;.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term><emphasis><xref linkend="vinum-vinum">, Vinum</emphasis></term> + <term><emphasis><xref linkend="vinum-vinum"/>, Vinum</emphasis></term> <listitem> <para>Describes how to use Vinum, a logical volume manager which provides device-independent logical disks, and @@ -459,14 +460,14 @@ </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term><emphasis><xref linkend="virtualization">, Virtualization</emphasis></term> + <term><emphasis><xref linkend="virtualization"/>, Virtualization</emphasis></term> <listitem> <para>Describes what virtualization systems offer, and how they can be used with &os;.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term><emphasis><xref linkend="l10n">, Localization</emphasis></term> + <term><emphasis><xref linkend="l10n"/>, Localization</emphasis></term> <listitem> <para>Describes how to use &os; in languages other than English. Covers both system and application level @@ -474,7 +475,7 @@ </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term><emphasis><xref linkend="updating-upgrading">, Updating and Upgrading &os;</emphasis></term> + <term><emphasis><xref linkend="updating-upgrading"/>, Updating and Upgrading &os;</emphasis></term> <listitem> <para>Explains the differences between &os;-STABLE, &os;-CURRENT, and &os; releases. Describes which users @@ -484,7 +485,7 @@ </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term><emphasis><xref linkend="dtrace">, &dtrace;</emphasis></term> + <term><emphasis><xref linkend="dtrace"/>, &dtrace;</emphasis></term> <listitem> <para>Describes how to configure and use the &dtrace; tool from &sun; in &os;. Dynamic tracing can help locate performance issues, by @@ -495,21 +496,21 @@ <!-- Part IV - Network Communications --> <varlistentry> - <term><emphasis><xref linkend="serialcomms">, Serial Communications</emphasis></term> + <term><emphasis><xref linkend="serialcomms"/>, Serial Communications</emphasis></term> <listitem> <para>Explains how to connect terminals and modems to your &os; system for both dial in and dial out connections.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term><emphasis><xref linkend="ppp-and-slip">, PPP and SLIP</emphasis></term> + <term><emphasis><xref linkend="ppp-and-slip"/>, PPP and SLIP</emphasis></term> <listitem> <para>Describes how to use PPP, SLIP, or PPP over Ethernet to connect to remote systems with &os;.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term><emphasis><xref linkend="mail">, Electronic Mail</emphasis></term> + <term><emphasis><xref linkend="mail"/>, Electronic Mail</emphasis></term> <listitem> <para>Explains the different components of an email server and dives into simple configuration topics for the most popular @@ -518,7 +519,7 @@ </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term><emphasis><xref linkend="network-servers">, Network Servers</emphasis></term> + <term><emphasis><xref linkend="network-servers"/>, Network Servers</emphasis></term> <listitem> <para>Provides detailed instructions and example configuration files to set up your &os; machine as a network filesystem @@ -527,7 +528,7 @@ </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term><emphasis><xref linkend="firewalls">, Firewalls</emphasis></term> + <term><emphasis><xref linkend="firewalls"/>, Firewalls</emphasis></term> <listitem> <para>Explains the philosophy behind software-based firewalls and provides detailed information about the configuration of the @@ -535,7 +536,7 @@ </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term><emphasis><xref linkend="advanced-networking">, Advanced Networking</emphasis></term> + <term><emphasis><xref linkend="advanced-networking"/>, Advanced Networking</emphasis></term> <listitem> <para>Describes many networking topics, including sharing an Internet connection with other computers on your LAN, advanced @@ -547,7 +548,7 @@ <!-- Part V - Appendices --> <varlistentry> - <term><emphasis><xref linkend="mirrors">, Obtaining &os; </emphasis></term> + <term><emphasis><xref linkend="mirrors"/>, Obtaining &os; </emphasis></term> <listitem> <para>Lists different sources for obtaining &os; media on CDROM or DVD as well as different sites on the Internet that allow @@ -555,7 +556,7 @@ </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term><emphasis><xref linkend="bibliography">, Bibliography </emphasis></term> + <term><emphasis><xref linkend="bibliography"/>, Bibliography </emphasis></term> <listitem> <para>This book touches on many different subjects that may leave you hungry for a more detailed explanation. The @@ -564,7 +565,7 @@ </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term><emphasis><xref linkend="eresources">, Resources on the Internet</emphasis></term> + <term><emphasis><xref linkend="eresources"/>, Resources on the Internet</emphasis></term> <listitem> <para>Describes the many forums available for &os; users to post questions and engage in technical conversations about @@ -572,20 +573,20 @@ </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term><emphasis><xref linkend="pgpkeys">, PGP Keys</emphasis></term> + <term><emphasis><xref linkend="pgpkeys"/>, PGP Keys</emphasis></term> <listitem> <para>Lists the PGP fingerprints of several &os; Developers.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> - <bridgehead id="preface-conv" renderas=sect1>Conventions used + <bridgehead id="preface-conv" renderas="sect1">Conventions used in this book</bridgehead> <para>To provide a consistent and easy to read text, several conventions are followed throughout the book.</para> - <bridgehead id="preface-conv-typographic" renderas=sect2>Typographic + <bridgehead id="preface-conv-typographic" renderas="sect2">Typographic Conventions</bridgehead> <variablelist> @@ -616,7 +617,7 @@ <!-- Var list --> <bridgehead id="preface-conv-commands" - renderas=sect2>User Input</bridgehead> + renderas="sect2">User Input</bridgehead> <para>Keys are shown in <keycap>bold</keycap> to stand out from other text. Key combinations that are meant to be typed @@ -656,7 +657,7 @@ <!-- How to type in key stokes, etc.. --> <bridgehead id="preface-conv-examples" - renderas=sect2>Examples</bridgehead> + renderas="sect2">Examples</bridgehead> <para>Examples starting with <devicename>E:\></devicename> indicate a &ms-dos; command. Unless otherwise noted, these commands @@ -681,7 +682,7 @@ <screen>&prompt.user; <userinput>top</userinput></screen> <bridgehead id="preface-acknowledgements" - renderas=sect1>Acknowledgments</bridgehead> + renderas="sect1">Acknowledgments</bridgehead> <para>The book you are holding represents the efforts of many hundreds of people around the world. Whether they sent in fixes for typos, or |