diff --git a/share/FAQ/CONTRIB.FreeBSD b/share/FAQ/CONTRIB.FreeBSD new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..a3f6d29d6746 --- /dev/null +++ b/share/FAQ/CONTRIB.FreeBSD @@ -0,0 +1,195 @@ + FreeBSD 2.0 + Contributor List + + + +Derived Software Contributors: + +This software was originally derived from William F. Jolitz's 386BSD +release 0.1, though almost none of the original 386BSD specific code +remains. This software has been essentially reimplemented on top of +4.4 BSD Lite, from the Computer Science Research Group (CSRG) at +the University of California, Berkeley and associated academic +contributors. + +There are also portions of NetBSD that have been integrated into FreeBSD +as well, and we would therefore like to thank all the contributors +to NetBSD for their work. Despite some occasionally rocky moments in +the relations between the two groups, we both want essentially the same +thing: More BSD based operating systems on people's computers! We +wish the NetBSD group every success in their endevors. + + +Hardware Contributors: + +A special thank-you to Walnut Creek CDROM for providing the 486/DX2-66 EISA/VL +system that is being used for our development work, to say nothing of +the network access and other donations of hardware resources. It would have +been impossible to do this release without their support. + +Thanks also to Dermot McDonnell for his donation of a Toshiba XM3401B CDROM +drive. It's been most useful! + + +The FreeBSD Core Team (in alphabetical order): + + Andreas Schulz + Andrew A. Chernov + Bruce Evans + David Greenman + Garrett A. Wollman + Gary Palmer + Geoff Rehmet + Jack Vogel + John Dyson + Jordan K. Hubbard + Paul Richards + Poul-Henning Kamp + Rich Murphey + Rodney W. Grimes + Soren Schmidt + + +Additional FreeBSD Contributors (no particular order): + +Adam Glass +Andrew Herbert +Andrew Moore +Atsushi Murai +Bob Wilcox +Bruce Evans +Charles Hannum +Chris G. Demetriou +Chris Torek +Christoph Robitschko +Curt Mayer +Dave Burgess +Dave Rivers +David Dawes +Frank Maclachlan +Gary A. Browning +Gary Clark II +Guido van Rooij +Havard Eidnes +Holger Veit +Ishii Masahiro, R. Kym Horsell +J.T. Conklin +James Clark +James da Silva et al +Jim Wilson +Joerg Wunsch +Julian Elischer +Julian Stacey > +Keith Bostic +Keith Moore +Marc Frajola +Mark Tinguely +Martin Birgmeier +Paul Kranenburg +Paul Mackerras +Poul-Henning Kamp +Rob Shady +Sascha Wildner +Scott Mace +Sean Eric Fagan +Serge V. Vakulenko +Steven Wallace +Søren Schmidt +Terry Lee +Theo Deraadt +Ugen J.S.Antsilevich +Yuval Yarom + + +386BSD Patch kit patch contributors (no particular order): + +Adam Glass +Adrian Hall +Andrew A. Chernov +Andrew Herbert +Andrew Moore +Andy Valencia +Arne Henrik Juul +Bakul Shah +Barry Lustig +Bob Wilcox +Branko Lankester +Brett Lymn +Bruce Evans +Charles Hannum +Chris G. Demetriou +Chris Torek +Christoph Robitschko +Daniel Poirot +Dave Burgess +Dave Rivers +David Dawes +David Greenman +Eric J. Haug +Felix Gaehtgens +Frank Maclachlan +Gary A. Browning +Geoff Rehmet +Goran Hammarback +Guido van Rooij +Guy Harris +Havard Eidnes +Herb Peyerl +Ishii Masahiro, R. Kym Horsell +J.T. Conklin +Jagane D Sundar < jagane@netcom.com > +James Clark +James Jegers +James W. Dolter +James da Silva et al +Jay Fenlason +Jim Wilson +Joerg Lohse +Joerg Wunsch +John Dyson - +John Woods +Jordan K. Hubbard +Julian Elischer +Julian Stacey > +Karl Lehenbauer +Keith Bostic +Ken Hughes +Kent Talarico +Kevin Lahey +Marc Frajola +Mark Tinguely +Martin Renters +Michael Galassi +Mike Durkin +Nate Williams +Nick Handel +Pace Willisson +Paul Kranenburg +Paul Mackerras +Paul Popelka +Peter da Silva +Phil Sutherland +Poul-Henning Kamp +Ralf Friedl +Rich Murphey +Rick Macklem +Robert D. Thrush +Rodney W. Grimes +Rog Egge +Sascha Wildner +Scott Burris +Scott Reynolds +Sean Eric Fagan +Simon J Gerraty +Stephen McKay +Terry Lambert +Terry Lee +Warren Toomey +Wiljo Heinen +William Jolitz +Wolfgang Solfrank +Wolfgang Stanglmeier +Yuval Yarom + +$Id: CONTRIB.FreeBSD,v 1.36 1994/06/28 08:09:27 jkh Exp $ diff --git a/share/FAQ/REGISTER.FreeBSD b/share/FAQ/REGISTER.FreeBSD new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..4b1432510b40 --- /dev/null +++ b/share/FAQ/REGISTER.FreeBSD @@ -0,0 +1,86 @@ +In the absence of any other mechanism for counting the number of users +of FreeBSD, we like to as kindly suggest that you take a few minutes +to please register with the counter set up by +. + +The justification for such "registration" is twofold: First, we sincerely do +wish to know just what the size and demographics of our user-base are +in order to better support its needs. Second, it's a sad fact that many +people rely on counters and statistics (even when highly dubious) rather +than actual experience when chosing an operating system, and the best we +can hope to do in such circumstances is to at least try to provide some +indication of how popular we are (or are not). This is not how we recommend +that people go about chosing an operating system, but the necessity of +"marketing" remains an undeniable fact of life. + +The FreeBSD team does not necessarily feel that Harald's counter represents +the best approach to such statistics gathering, and its accuracy will only +be as good as people's willingness to register with it (which may not reflect +the actual OS population at any single point in time), but in the total absence +of any other mechanism for providing such useful statistics, it's certainly a +start and we thank Harald for his efforts in providing this service. +It's a community service, and of potential benefit to everyone (all *BSD +users), so let's see if we can't make it work! + +Included below is the standard blurb from the counter. + +Thanks in advance, + + The FreeBSD team. + + +How to get registered +===================== + +In brief: + + [To register a running installation of FreeBSD] + Send E-mail to bsd-counter@uninett.no with the SUBJECT line + + "I use FreeBSD at " + +Introduction +============ +The intention of this counting project is to count all users of UNIXes +that are: + + - BSD-derived + - Freely available + +The variants NetBSD, 386BSD and FreeBSD are currently distinguished. + +(NOTE: Linux is NOT BSD-derived. If you use that, send mail to +linux-counter@uninett.no instead!!!) + +The information is *not* used for any purpose but statistics, and unless +you request it, information about single persons are *never* made public. +(A list of users who have requested publication is available from the +FTP file ftp://aun.uninett.no/pub/misc/386bsd/persons) + +How to register +=============== +Send E-mail to bsd-counter@uninett.no + +The subject should be + + I use FreeBSD|NetBSD|386BSD at + +Where FreeBSD, NetBSD or 386BSD is the particular variant you're using +and "place" can be school, work or home, or a combination of these. + +You will get back a letter with 3 things: + + - An acknowledgement + - A form that you can fill out and send in with more information + about yourself, your machine, and your 386bsd-using friends + - A report giving the current status of the counter + +You can update your "vote" at any time, by sending an E-mail message +from the same account. Duplicates will be weeded out. + +The current report, available by anonymous FTP to aun.uninett.no, +directory pub/misc/386bsd-counter, file "short", is given below. + +For all questions, contact Harald.T.Alvestrand@uninett.no! + +$Id: REGISTER.FreeBSD,v 1.2 1994/06/04 10:39:57 jkh Exp $