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This is expected to -change soon.</p> - -<p>Intel, Celeron, EtherExpress, i386, i486, Itanium, Pentium, and Xeon are trademarks or -registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and -other countries.</p> - -<p>AMD, Athlon, Opteron, and Geode are trademarks or registered -trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. in the United States -and other countries.</p> - -<p>Motif, OSF/1, and UNIX are registered trademarks and IT DialTone and The Open Group -are trademarks of The Open Group in the United States and other countries.</p> - -<p>Sparc, Sparc64, SPARCEngine, and UltraSPARC are trademarks of SPARC International, Inc -in the United States and other countries. Products bearing SPARC trademarks are based -upon architecture developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc.</p> - -<p>Many of the designations used by manufacturers and sellers to distinguish their -products are claimed as trademarks. Where those designations appear in this document, and -the FreeBSD Project was aware of the trademark claim, the designations have been followed -by the ``™'' or the ``®'' symbol.</p> -</div> - -<hr /> -</div> - -<blockquote class="ABSTRACT"> -<div class="ABSTRACT"><a id="AEN21" name="AEN21"></a> -<p>This document gives a brief introduction to FreeBSD 5.3-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> -</blockquote> - -<div class="SECT1"> -<hr /> -<h2 class="SECT1"><a id="INTRO" name="INTRO">1 Introduction</a></h2> - -<p>This distribution is a release of FreeBSD 5.3-RELEASE, the latest point along the -5-STABLE branch.</p> - -<div class="SECT2"> -<hr /> -<h3 class="SECT2"><a id="AEN26" name="AEN26">1.1 About FreeBSD</a></h3> - -<p>FreeBSD is an operating system based on 4.4 BSD Lite for DEC/Compaq/HP Alpha/AXP -computers (alpha), AMD64 and Intel EM64T based PC hardware (amd64), Intel, AMD, Cyrix or -NexGen ``x86'' 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">PowerPC</span>® (powerpc), and <span -class="TRADEMARK">MIPS</span>® (mips) 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 ``Ports Collection'') is also -provided to make it easy to obtain and install all your favorite traditional <span -class="TRADEMARK">UNIX</span>® utilities for FreeBSD. Each ``port'' consists of a set -of scripts to retrieve, configure, build, and install a piece of software, with a single -command. Over 10,500 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 -``packages'', which can be quickly installed from the installation program.</p> -</div> - -<div class="SECT2"> -<hr /> -<h3 class="SECT2"><a id="AEN40" name="AEN40">1.2 Target Audience</a></h3> - -<p>This release of FreeBSD is suitable for all users. It has undergone a period of -testing and quality assurance checking to ensure the highest reliability and -dependability.</p> -</div> -</div> - -<div class="SECT1"> -<hr /> -<h2 class="SECT1"><a id="OBTAIN" name="OBTAIN">2 Obtaining FreeBSD</a></h2> - -<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"> -<hr /> -<h3 class="SECT2"><a id="AEN46" name="AEN46">2.1 CDROM and DVD</a></h3> - -<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 ``packages'' from the FreeBSD -Ports Collection.</p> - -<p>A list of the CDROM and DVD publishers known to the project are listed in the <a -href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/mirrors.html" -target="_top">``Obtaining FreeBSD''</a> appendix to the Handbook.</p> -</div> - -<div class="SECT2"> -<hr /> -<h3 class="SECT2"><a id="AEN53" name="AEN53">2.2 FTP</a></h3> - -<p>You can use FTP to retrieve FreeBSD and any or all of its optional packages from <a -href="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/" target="_top">ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/</a>, which is the -official FreeBSD release site, or any of its ``mirrors''.</p> - -<p>Lists of locations that mirror FreeBSD can be found in the <a -href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/mirrors-ftp.html" -target="_top">FTP Sites</a> section of the Handbook, or on the <a -href="http://mirrorlist.FreeBSD.org/" target="_top">http://mirrorlist.FreeBSD.org/</a> -Web pages. 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 -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 -href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/hubs/" target="_top">Mirroring -FreeBSD</a> article.</p> - -<p>Mirrors generally contain the floppy disk images necessary to begin an installation, -as well as the distribution files needed for the install process itself. Many mirrors -also contain the ISO images necessary to create a CDROM of a FreeBSD release.</p> -</div> -</div> - -<div class="SECT1"> -<hr /> -<h2 class="SECT1"><a id="CONTACTING" name="CONTACTING">3 Contacting the FreeBSD -Project</a></h2> - -<div class="SECT2"> -<h3 class="SECT2"><a id="AEN67" name="AEN67">3.1 Email and Mailing Lists</a></h3> - -<p>For any questions or general technical support issues, please send mail to the <a -href="http://lists.FreeBSD.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions" target="_top">FreeBSD -general questions mailing list</a>.</p> - -<p>If you're tracking the 5-STABLE development efforts, you <span class="emphasis"><i -class="EMPHASIS">must</i></span> join the <a -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 -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"><i -class="EMPHASIS">significant</i></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 -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 -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 href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/support.html#mailing-list" target="_top">mailing lists -section</a> of the FreeBSD Web site.</p> - -<div class="IMPORTANT"> -<blockquote class="IMPORTANT"> -<p><b>Important:</b> Do <span class="emphasis"><i class="EMPHASIS">not</i></span> send -email to the lists asking to be subscribed. Use the Mailman interface instead.</p> -</blockquote> -</div> -</div> - -<div class="SECT2"> -<hr /> -<h3 class="SECT2"><a id="AEN85" name="AEN85">3.2 Submitting Problem Reports</a></h3> - -<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 -href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=send-pr&sektion=1&manpath=FreeBSD+5.3-RELEASE"> -<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span class="REFENTRYTITLE">send-pr</span>(1)</span></a> -command. ``Problem Reports'' (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 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 -href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=send-pr&sektion=1&manpath=FreeBSD+5.3-RELEASE"> -<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 -href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=send-pr&sektion=1&manpath=FreeBSD+5.3-RELEASE"> -<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 -href="http://lists.FreeBSD.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-bugs" target="_top">FreeBSD -problem reports mailing list</a>.</p> - -<p>For more information, <a -href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/problem-reports/" -target="_top">``Writing FreeBSD Problem Reports''</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"> -<hr /> -<h2 class="SECT1"><a id="SEEALSO" name="SEEALSO">4 Further Reading</a></h2> - -<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"> -<hr /> -<h3 class="SECT2"><a id="RELEASE-DOCS" name="RELEASE-DOCS">4.1 Release -Documentation</a></h3> - -<p>A number of other files provide more specific information about this release -distribution. These files are provided in various formats. Most distributions will -include both ASCII text (<tt class="FILENAME">.TXT</tt>) and HTML (<tt -class="FILENAME">.HTM</tt>) renditions. Some distributions may also include other formats -such as PostScript (<tt class="FILENAME">.PS</tt>) or Portable Document Format (<tt -class="FILENAME">.PDF</tt>).</p> - -<ul> -<li> -<p><tt class="FILENAME">README.TXT</tt>: This file, which gives some general information -about FreeBSD as well as some cursory notes about obtaining a distribution.</p> -</li> - -<li> -<p><tt class="FILENAME">EARLY.TXT</tt>: A migration guide for users of FreeBSD 4.<var -class="REPLACEABLE">X</var> who are new to FreeBSD 5.<var class="REPLACEABLE">X</var> -series of releases.</p> -</li> - -<li> -<p><tt class="FILENAME">RELNOTES.TXT</tt>: The release notes, showing what's new and -different in FreeBSD 5.3-RELEASE compared to the previous release (FreeBSD -5.2.1-RELEASE).</p> -</li> - -<li> -<p><tt class="FILENAME">HARDWARE.TXT</tt>: The hardware compatibility list, showing -devices with which FreeBSD has been tested and is known to work.</p> -</li> - -<li> -<p><tt class="FILENAME">INSTALL.TXT</tt>: Installation instructions for installing -FreeBSD from its distribution media.</p> -</li> - -<li> -<p><tt class="FILENAME">ERRATA.TXT</tt>: 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 class="NOTE"> -<blockquote class="NOTE"> -<p><b>Note:</b> Several of these documents (in particular, <tt -class="FILENAME">RELNOTES.TXT</tt>, <tt class="FILENAME">HARDWARE.TXT</tt>, and <tt -class="FILENAME">INSTALL.TXT</tt>) contain information that is specific to a particular -hardware architecture. For example, the alpha release notes contain information not -applicable to the <span class="TRADEMARK">i386</span>™, and vice versa. The -architecture for which each document applies will be listed in that document's title.</p> -</blockquote> -</div> - -<br /> -<br /> -<p>On platforms that support <a -href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=sysinstall&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+5.3-RELEASE"> -<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span class="REFENTRYTITLE">sysinstall</span>(8)</span></a> -(currently alpha, <span class="TRADEMARK">i386</span>, ia64, pc98, and <span -class="TRADEMARK">Sparc64</span>®), these documents are generally available via the -Documentation menu during installation. Once the system is installed, you can revisit -this menu by re-running the <a -href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=sysinstall&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+5.3-RELEASE"> -<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span class="REFENTRYTITLE">sysinstall</span>(8)</span></a> -utility.</p> - -<div class="NOTE"> -<blockquote class="NOTE"> -<p><b>Note:</b> It is extremely important to read the errata for any given release before -installing it, to learn about any ``late-breaking news'' 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 ``current errata'' for this release. These other copies of the errata -are located at <a 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> -</blockquote> -</div> -</div> - -<div class="SECT2"> -<hr /> -<h3 class="SECT2"><a id="AEN156" name="AEN156">4.2 Manual Pages</a></h3> - -<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 -href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=man&sektion=1&manpath=FreeBSD+5.3-RELEASE"> -<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span class="REFENTRYTITLE">man</span>(1)</span></a> command -or through the <a 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 -href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=tuning&sektion=7&manpath=FreeBSD+5.3-RELEASE"> -<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span class="REFENTRYTITLE">tuning</span>(7)</span></a> (a -guide to performance tuning), <a -href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=security&sektion=7&manpath=FreeBSD+5.3-RELEASE"> -<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span class="REFENTRYTITLE">security</span>(7)</span></a> (an -introduction to FreeBSD security), and <a -href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=style&sektion=9&manpath=FreeBSD+5.3-RELEASE"> -<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span class="REFENTRYTITLE">style</span>(9)</span></a> (a -style guide to kernel coding).</p> -</div> - -<div class="SECT2"> -<hr /> -<h3 class="SECT2"><a id="AEN174" name="AEN174">4.3 Books and Articles</a></h3> - -<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 -href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/" -target="_top">Handbook</a> and <a -href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/" target="_top">FAQ</a> are -always available from the <a href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/docs.html" -target="_top">FreeBSD Documentation page</a> or its mirrors. If you install the <tt -class="FILENAME">doc</tt> distribution set, you can use a Web browser to read the -Handbook and FAQ locally.</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 <tt class="FILENAME">doc</tt> -distribution set.</p> - -<p>A listing of other books and documents about FreeBSD can be found in the <a -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"> -<hr /> -<h2 class="SECT1"><a id="ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS" name="ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS">5 -Acknowledgments</a></h2> - -<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 -release. For a complete list of FreeBSD developers and contributors, please see <a -href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/contributors/" -target="_top">``Contributors to FreeBSD''</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 release simply would not have been possible.</p> -</div> -</div> - -<hr /> -<p align="center"><small>This file, and other release-related documents, can be -downloaded from <a href="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/">ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/</a>.</small></p> - -<p align="center"><small>For questions about FreeBSD, read the <a -href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/docs.html">documentation</a> before contacting <<a -href="mailto:questions@FreeBSD.org">questions@FreeBSD.org</a>>.</small></p> - -<p align="center"><small>For questions about this documentation, e-mail <<a -href="mailto:doc@FreeBSD.org">doc@FreeBSD.org</a>>.</small></p> -</body> -</html> - |