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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="AEN22" name="AEN22"></a> +<p>This document gives a brief introduction to FreeBSD 6.0-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 6.0-RELEASE, the latest point along the +6-STABLE branch.</p> + +<div class="SECT2"> +<hr /> +<h3 class="SECT2"><a id="AEN27" name="AEN27">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 13,300 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="AEN41" name="AEN41">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="AEN47" name="AEN47">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="AEN54" name="AEN54">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="AEN68" name="AEN68">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 6-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="AEN86" name="AEN86">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+6.0-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+6.0-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+6.0-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">RELNOTES.TXT</tt>: The release notes, showing what's new and +different in FreeBSD 6.0-RELEASE compared to the previous release (FreeBSD +5.4-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+6.0-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+6.0-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="AEN152" name="AEN152">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+6.0-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+6.0-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+6.0-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+6.0-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="AEN170" name="AEN170">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> + |