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$FreeBSD$
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intro.sgml
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Introduction to the README file. Most text here comes from the
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old README.TXT (the file with Chuck in ASCII art).
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<sect1>
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<title>Introduction</title>
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<para>This is a binary snapshot of &os; &release.current;, the
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&release.branch; branch that is currently moving towards
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&release.next;.</para>
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<para>Feedback or offers to help with anything you see in this
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release are most welcome and should be sent to one of the
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appropriate mailing lists, as listed in <xref linkend="contacting">.</para>
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<sect2>
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<title>Target Audience</title>
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<para>This release is aimed primarily at early-adopters and the
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various other folks who want to get involved with the ongoing
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development of &os; and are willing to deal with a few bumps in
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the road. We do our best to ensure that each snapshot works as
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advertised, but tracking -CURRENT is a process which frequently
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has its off days.</para>
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<para>If you're both technically proficient and know exactly what
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you're getting into here (e.g. you've been following -CURRENT)
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then this snapshot is probably for you. If you're more interested
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in doing business with &os; than in playing with the cutting
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edge of technology, however, then 3.x or 4.x is almost certainly
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your best bet.</para>
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<para>If you're a developer/hobbiest and not interested in QA'd
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releases so much as simply keeping up to date on the latest &os;
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technology, you can also install one of our
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<quote>snapshot</quote> releases.
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</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2>
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<title>For More Information</title>
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<para>A number of other files provide more specific information
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about this distribution.
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para><filename>README.TXT</filename>: This file, which
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gives some general information about &os; as well as some
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cursory notes about installation..</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para><filename>RELNOTES.TXT</filename>: The release notes,
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showing what's new and different in &os; &release.current;
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compared to &os; &release.prev;.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para><filename>HARDWARE.TXT</filename>: The hardware
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compatability list, showing devices with which &os; has been
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tested and is known to work.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para><filename>ERRATA.TXT</filename>: Release errata.
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Late-breaking, post-release information can be found in this
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file. Read this file! It will tell you where to look for
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the latest information on problems which have been found and
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fixed since this release was created (and may bite
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you).</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</para>
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<para>Most information is also available from the
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Documentation menu during installation.</para>
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</sect2>
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</sect1>
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