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Mah" <bmah@FreeBSD.org><br/> + <b>To:</b> freebsd-announce@FreeBSD.org<br/> + <b>Subject:</b> FreeBSD 4.6-RELEASE is now available</p> + +<p>I am happy to announce the availability of FreeBSD 4.6-RELEASE, the + very latest release on the FreeBSD -STABLE development branch. Since + FreeBSD 4.5-RELEASE in January 2002, we have made hundreds of fixes, + updated many system components, and addressed a wide variety of + security issues.</p> + +<p>One of the most significant changes in FreeBSD 4.6 is the adoption + of XFree86 4.2.0 as the default version of the X Windows System. We + encourage users (particularly those upgrading from older + installations of XFree86) to consult the relevant section of the + FreeBSD Handbook for information on installing and configuring + XFree86 4.2.0. This information can be found on-line at:</p> + +<p><a href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11.html">http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11.html</a></p> + +<p>On systems with the doc distribution installed, it can also be + found at:</p> + +<p><tt>/usr/share/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11.html</tt></p> + +<p>A number of enhancements to network device drivers have been made, + as well as updates to the ATA storage subsystem.</p> + +<p>Some contributed programs have been updated, such as sendmail + (updated to 8.12.3) and the ISC DHCP client (updated to + 3.0.1RC8).</p> + +<p>For more information about the most significant changes with this + release of FreeBSD, please see the release notes:</p> + +<p><a href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/4.6R/relnotes.html">http://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/4.6R/relnotes.html</a></p> + +<p>It is also useful to peruse the errata file, as it contains + late-breaking news about the release:</p> + +<p><a href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/4.6R/errata.html">http://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/4.6R/errata.html</a></p> + +<p>For more information about FreeBSD release engineering activities + (including a schedule of upcoming releases), please see:</p> + +<p><a href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/releng/">http://www.FreeBSD.org/releng/</a></p> + +<h1>Availability</h1> + +<p>FreeBSD 4.6-RELEASE supports the i386 and alpha architectures and + can be installed directly over the net using the boot floppies or + copied to a local NFS/FTP server. Distributions for the i386 are + available now. As of this writing, the final builds for the alpha + architecture are in progress and will be made available shortly.</p> + +<p>We can't promise that all the mirror sites will carry the larger + ISO images, but they will at least be available from:</p> + +<ul> + <li><a href="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/">ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/</a></li> + <li><a href="ftp://ftp2.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/">ftp://ftp2.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/</a></li> + <li><a href="ftp://ftp.au.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/">ftp://ftp.au.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/</a></li> + <li><a href="ftp://ftp.cz.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/">ftp://ftp.cz.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/</a></li> + <li><a href="ftp://ftp.lt.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/">ftp://ftp.lt.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/</a></li> + <li><a href="ftp://freebsd.nctu.edu.tw/FreeBSD/">ftp://freebsd.nctu.edu.tw/FreeBSD/</a></li> +</ul> + +<p>If you can't afford FreeBSD on media, are impatient, or just want + to use it for evangelism purposes, then by all means download the + ISO images, otherwise please continue to support the FreeBSD Project + by purchasing media from one of our supporting vendors. The + following companies have contributed substantially to the + development of FreeBSD:</p> + +<table border="0"> + <tbody> + <tr> + <td align="left">FreeBSD Mall, Inc.</td> + <td align="left"><a href="http://www.freebsdmall.com/">http://www.freebsdmall.com/</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td align="left">FreeBSD Services Ltd.</td> + <td align="left"><a href="http://www.freebsd-services.com/">http://www.freebsd-services.com/</a></td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td align="left">Daemon News</td> + <td align="left"><a href="http://www.bsdmall.com/freebsd1.html">http://www.bsdmall.com/freebsd1.html</a></td> + </tr> + </tbody> +</table> + +<p>Each CD or DVD set contains the FreeBSD installation and + application package bits for the i386 ("PC") architecture. For a set + of distfiles used to build ports in the ports collection, please see + the FreeBSD Toolkit, a 6 CD set containing extra bits which no + longer fit on the 4 CD set, or the DVD distribution from FreeBSD + Services Ltd.</p> + +<p>FreeBSD is also available via anonymous FTP from mirror sites in + the following countries: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, + Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, + Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Korea, + Lithuania, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Romania, + Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, + Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Trantor, Ukraine, and the United + Kingdom.</p> + +<p>Before trying the central FTP site, please check your regional + mirror(s) first by going to:</p> + +<p>ftp://ftp.<yourdomain>.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD</p> + +<p>Any additional mirror sites will be labeled ftp2, ftp3 and so + on.</p> + +<p>More information about FreeBSD mirror sites can be found at:</p> + +<p><a href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/mirrors-ftp.html">http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/mirrors-ftp.html</a></p> + +<p>For instructions on installing FreeBSD, please see Chapter 2 of The + FreeBSD Handbook. It provides a complete installation walk-through + for users new to FreeBSD, and can be found online at:</p> + +<p><a href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install.html">http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install.html</a></p> + +<h1>Acknowledgments</h1> + +<p>Many companies donated equipment, network access, or man-hours to + finance the release engineering activities for FreeBSD 4.6, + including Compaq, Yahoo!, and The FreeBSD Mall.</p> + +<p>In addition to myself, the release engineering team for + 4.6-RELEASE includes:</p> + +<table border="0"> + <tbody> + <tr> + <td>Murray Stokely <<a href="mailto:murray@FreeBSD.org">murray@FreeBSD.org</a>></td> + <td>Release Engineering Lead, i386 Builds</td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td>Robert Watson <<a href="mailto:rwatson@FreeBSD.org">rwatson@FreeBSD.org</a>></td> + <td>Release Engineering</td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td>John Baldwin <<a href="mailto:jhb@FreeBSD.org">jhb@FreeBSD.org</a>></td> + <td>Release Engineering, alpha Builds</td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td>Brian Somers <<a href="mailto:brian@FreeBSD.org">brian@FreeBSD.org</a>></td> + <td>Release Engineering</td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td>Steve Price <<a href="mailto:steve@FreeBSD.org">steve@FreeBSD.org</a>></td> + <td>Package Splits</td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td>Will Andrews <<a href="mailto:will@FreeBSD.org">will@FreeBSD.org</a>></td> + <td>Package Splits</td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td>Kris Kennaway <<a href="mailto:kris@FreeBSD.org">kris@FreeBSD.org</a>></td> + <td>Package Building</td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td>David O'Brien <<a href="mailto:obrien@FreeBSD.org">obrien@FreeBSD.org</a>></td> + <td>XFree86 Integration</td> + </tr> + </tbody> +</table> + +<p>Please join me in thanking them for all the hard work which went + into making this release. Many thanks are also due to the FreeBSD + committers (committers@FreeBSD.org), without whom there would be + nothing to release, and thousands of FreeBSD users world-wide who + have contributed bug fixes, features, and suggestions.</p> + +<p>Enjoy!</p> + +<p>Bruce A. Mah<br/> +(For the FreeBSD Release Engineering Team)</p> + + +</body> +</html> + |