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Update supported architectures, use &unix; where appropriate, more

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majordomo->mailman fixes, other misc. updates.

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<para>&os; is an operating system based on 4.4 BSD Lite for
Intel, AMD, Cyrix or NexGen <quote>x86</quote> based PC
hardware, Compaq (formerly DEC) Alpha computers, and UltraSPARC machines. Versions
for the IA64 and PowerPC architectures are currently under
hardware (i386), NEC PC-9801/9821 series PCs and compatibles
(pc98), DEC/Compaq/HP Alpha computers (alpha),
and UltraSPARC machines (sparc64). Versions
for the IA64 (ia64), PowerPC (powerpc), and AMD
<quote>Hammer</quote> (amd64) architectures are currently under
development as well. &os; works with a wide variety of
peripherals and configurations and can be used for everything
from software development to games to Internet Service
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<para>A large collection of third-party ported software (the
<quote>Ports Collection</quote>) is also provided to make it
easy to obtain and install all your favorite traditional UNIX
easy to obtain and install all your favorite traditional &unix;
utilities for &os;. Each <quote>port</quote> consists of a
set of scripts to retrieve, configure, build, and install a
piece of software, with a single command. Over &os.numports;
ports, from editors to programming languages to graphical
applications, make &os; a powerful and comprehensive operating
environment that extends far beyond what's provided by many
commercial versions of UNIX. Most ports are also available as
commercial versions of &unix;. Most ports are also available as
pre-compiled <quote>packages</quote>, which can be quickly
installed from the installation program.</para>
</sect2>
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preferable to subscribe instead to the &a.announce;.</para>
<para>All of the mailing lists can be freely joined by anyone
wishing to do so. Visit <ulink url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/mailman/listinfo">
wishing to do so. Visit the <ulink url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/mailman/listinfo">
FreeBSD Mailman Info Page</ulink>. 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 through majordomo or the <ulink
obtained either from the Mailman pages or the <ulink
url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/support.html#mailing-list">mailing
lists section</ulink> of the &os; Web site.</para>
<important>
<para>Do <emphasis>not</emphasis> send email to the lists
asking to be subscribed. Use the &a.majordomo; address
asking to be subscribed. Use the Mailman interface
instead.</para>
</important>
</sect2>
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<para>The preferred method to submit bug reports from a machine
with Internet mail connectivity is to use the &man.send-pr.1;
command or use the Web form at <ulink
url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/send-pr.html">http://www.FreeBSD.org/send-pr.html</ulink>.
command.
<quote>Problem Reports</quote> (PRs) submitted in this way
will be filed and their progress tracked; the &os; developers
will do their best to respond to all reported bugs as soon as
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<listitem>
<para><filename>EARLY.TXT</filename>: A guide for early
adopters of &os; 5.0-RELEASE. Highly recommended
adopters of &os; &release.current;. Highly recommended
reading for users new to &os; &release.branch; and/or the
5.<replaceable>X</replaceable> series of releases.</para>
</listitem>
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</para>
<para>On platforms that support &man.sysinstall.8; (currently
the i386 and alpha), these documents are generally available via the
alpha, i386, ia64, pc98, and sparc64), 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
&man.sysinstall.8; utility.</para>
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<sect2>
<title>Manual Pages</title>
<para>As with almost all UNIX-like operating systems, &os; comes
<para>As with almost all &unix;-like operating systems, &os; comes
with a set of on-line manual pages, accessed through the
&man.man.1; command or through the <ulink
url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi">hypertext manual
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<para>A listing of other books and documents about &os; can be
found in the <ulink
url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bibliography.html">bibliography</ulink>
of the &os; Handbook. Because of &os;'s strong UNIX heritage,
many other articles and books written for UNIX systems are
of the &os; Handbook. Because of &os;'s strong &unix; heritage,
many other articles and books written for &unix; systems are
applicable as well, some of which are also listed in the
bibliography.</para>
</sect2>