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FreeBSD 2.2 --- BETA Version , ,
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Welcome to the 2.2 BETA release of FreeBSD! /- _ `-/ '
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This release precedes our first full 2.2 release, (/\/ \ \ /\
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which is scheduled for an early January release. / / | ` \
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Your testing of this BETA will greatly help to O O ) / |
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ensure that 2.2-RELEASE is of the highest possible `-^--'`< '
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quality, and it is much appreciated. (_.) _ ) /
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`.___/` /
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`-----' /
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Feedback or offers to help with anything <----. __ / __ \
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you see in this release are most welcome <----|====O)))==) \) /====
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and should be sent to one of the approp- <----' `--' `.__,' \
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riate mailing lists (see notes below). | |
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\ / /\
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Please also note that BETA releases, as much ______( (_ / \______/
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as we enjoy seeing them tested in serious ,' ,-----' |
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situations, are not recommended for production `--{__________)
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environments!
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***** Final note: PLEASE also read the Hardware guide, which you will
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find in the root directory of your distribution as HARDWARE.TXT. It
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is also available in the Documentation submenu of the boot floppy, but
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it's probably a good idea to read it before even getting that far. It
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contains important checklist information on configuring your hardware
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before starting the installation process. ****
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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.
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This release of FreeBSD contains everything you need to run such a
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system, including 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 600 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 extends far beyond what's provided by many commercial
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versions of UNIX.
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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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If you're new to FreeBSD then you should also read EVERYTHING listed
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in the Documentation menu on the boot floppy. It may seem like a lot
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to read, but you should at least acquaint yourself with the types of
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information available should you later get stuck. Once the system is
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installed, you can also revisit this menu and use a WEB browser to
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read the installed FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) and Handbook HTML
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documentation sets for FreeBSD. You can also use the browser to visit
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other WEB sites on the net (such as http://www.freebsd.org) if you
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have an Internet connection.
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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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o E-mail addresses and tech support info:
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For general questions, please send email to :
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questions@FreeBSD.org
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Please also have patience if your questions are not answered right
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away - this mailing list is staffed purely by volunteers and they also
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have real life schedules to contend with. Questions which are asked
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intelligently (e.g. not "My system doesn't work! What's wrong!?")
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also stand a far greater chance of being answered. If your question
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does not contain enough information to allow the responder to generate
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a meaningful answer, they generally won't.
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Bug reports submitted with the send-pr command are also logged and
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tracked in our bugs database, and you'll be kept informed of any
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changes in status during the life of the bug (or feature request).
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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 ALSO BE SURE TO INDICATE WHICH VERSION OF FREEBSD YOU'RE
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RUNNING IN ANY BUG REPORTS OR QUESTIONS!
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Sorry for the caps, but you'd be amazed at how many times people
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forget this and there are many different release versions of FreeBSD
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out there now. It's imperative that we know what you're running so
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that we tell if you're suffering from a bug which has already been
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fixed.
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o WWW Resources:
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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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searching facilities. If you wish to use Netscape as your browser,
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you may install the BSDI version from ftp://ftp.mcom.com or simply
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type:
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# cd /usr/ports/www/netscape3
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# make all install
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If you have the Ports collection installed on your machine (usually on
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the 2nd CDROM of a CDROM release).
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Several other non-commercial browsers are also available in
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/usr/ports/net and may be compiled and installed in the same fashion.
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Many are also available as pre-compiled packages - see the Packages
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entry in the Configuration menu for more details.
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The Handbook and FAQ are also available as on-line documents in
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/usr/share/doc and can be read using the ``file:/usr/share/doc''
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syntax in any HTML capable browser.
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We sincerely hope you enjoy this release of FreeBSD!
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The FreeBSD Project
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