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FreeBSD 2.0.5 --- RELEASE Version , ,
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Welcome to the 2.0.5 release of FreeBSD! 2.0.5 is /- _ `-/ '
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an interim release of FreeBSD, filling a much needed (/\/ \ \ /\
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gap during the period between 2.0R (which was / / | ` \
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released in Nov 94) and 2.1R, which will be O O ) / |
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released in late July of '95. FreeBSD 2.0.5 `-^--'`< '
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contains many substantial improvements from 2.0R, (_.) _ ) /
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not least of which is greater stability (by `.___/` /
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a considerable margin), dozens of new `-----' /
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features and a greatly enhanced <----. __ / __ \
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installation program. See the release <----|====O)))==) \) /====
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notes for more details on what's new in <----' `--' `.__,' \
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FreeBSD 2.0.5! | |
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`--{__________)
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What is FreeBSD? FreeBSD is an operating system based on 4.4 BSD Lite
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for Intel, AMD, Cyrix or NexGen "x86" based PC hardware. It works
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with a very wide variety of PC peripherals and configurations and can
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be used for everything from software development to Internet Service
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Provision; the busiest site on the Internet, ftp.cdrom.com, is a
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FreeBSD machine!
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This release of FreeBSD contains everything you need to run such a
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system, plus full source code for everything. With the source
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distribution installed you can literally recompile the entire system
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from scratch with one command, making it ideal for students,
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researchers or folks who simply want to see how it all works.
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A large collection of 3rd party ported software (the "ports
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collection") is also provided to make it easier for you to obtain and
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install all your favorite traditional UNIX utilities for FreeBSD.
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Over 270 ports, from editors to programming languages to graphical
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applications, make FreeBSD a powerful and comprehensive operating
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environment that rivals that of many large workstations for general utility
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and power.
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For more documentation on this system, it is recommended that you
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purchase the 4.4BSD Document Set from O'Reilly Associates and the
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USENIX Association, ISBN 1-56592-082-1. We have no connection with
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O'Reilly, we're just satisfied customers!
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You may also wish to read the HARDWARE GUIDE *before* proceeding any
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further with the installation. Configuring PC hardware for anything
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other than DOS/Windows (which don't actually make very significant
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demands on the hardware) is actually quite a bit harder than it looks,
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and if you think you understand PCs then you clearly haven't been
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using them for long enough! :) This guide will give you some tips on
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how to configure your hardware and what symptoms to watch for in case
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of trouble. This guide is available in the Documentation menu of the
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FreeBSD boot floppy.
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DISCLAIMER: While FreeBSD does its best to safeguard against accidental
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loss of data, it's still more than possible to WIPE OUT YOUR ENTIRE DISK
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with this installation! Please do not proceed to the final FreeBSD
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installation menu unless you've adequately backed up any important
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data first! We really mean it!
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Technical comments on this release should be sent (in English!) to:
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hackers@FreeBSD.org
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Bug reports should be sent using the `send-pr' command, if you were
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able to get the system installed, otherwise to:
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bugs@FreeBSD.org
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Please be sure to indicate WHICH VERSION of FreeBSD you're running in
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any bug reports!
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General questions should be sent to:
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questions@FreeBSD.org
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Please have patience if your questions are not answered right away -
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this is an especially busy time for us, and our volunteer resources
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are often strained to the limit! Bug reports submitted with the
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send-pr command are logged and tracked in our bugs database, and
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you'll be kept informed of any changes in status during the life of
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the bug (or feature request).
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Our WEB site, http://www.freebsd.org, is also a very good source for
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updated information and provides a number of advanced documentation
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facilities. You may use the BSDI version of Netscape for browsing the
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World Wide Web directly from FreeBSD.
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You may also wish to look in /usr/share/FAQ and /usr/share/doc for
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further information on the system.
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Thanks for reading all of this, and we sincerely hope you enjoy this
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release of FreeBSD!
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Jordan Hubbard,
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for The FreeBSD Project
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