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TARGET AUDIENCE:
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This release is aimed primarily at early-adopters and the various
other folks who want to get involved with the ongoing development
of FreeBSD and are willing to deal with a few bumps in the road.
We do our best to ensure that each snapshot works as advertised,
but tracking -current is a process which frequently has its off
days.
If you're both technically proficient and know exactly what you're
getting into here (e.g. you've been following -current) then this
snapshot is probably for you. If you're more interested in doing
business with FreeBSD than in playing with the cutting edge of
technology, however, then 3.x is almost certainly your best bet.
ROAD MAP:
Most files here are also in the Documentation
Menu of the boot floppy
ERRATA.TXT Please read this file! It will tell you where to look
for the latest information on problems which have been
found and fixed in this release.
README.TXT This file
ABOUT.TXT All about FreeBSD, including contact information
RELNOTES.TXT Release Notes - what's new & different in this
release
LAYOUT.TXT Information about the layout of the release
directory. If you are installing from floppies,
it is especially important that you
*read this section!*
HARDWARE.TXT Information about the configuration of the
GENERIC kernel and supported hardware
INSTALL.TXT How to make a new installation of FreeBSD
on your PC using the data you see here
UPGRADE.TXT How to upgrade an existing FreeBSD
installation
TROUBLE.TXT Troubleshooting information
o For new installation instructions, see the INSTALL.TXT
and HARDWARE.TXT files.
o If you are upgrading from a previous FreeBSD version,
please take a look at UPGRADE.TXT.
o It is also important to check the ERRATA.TXT file for any
late-breaking issues with this release. This file contains
the latest information on upgrade, security or other problems
that an administrator should be aware of.
For the most up-to-date software along the RELENG_3 branch
(also known as 3.4-stable) which is now proceeding onwards toward
the release of FreeBSD 3.5, please install from:
ftp://releng3.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/
Or for the latest 4.0-Current (HEAD branch) snapshot releases,
please install from:
ftp://current.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD
If you plan to run either -Stable or -Current you MUST be
subscribed to the appropriate mailing list, either
freebsd-stable or freebsd-current. For information on
subscribing to either list (or both), send an e-mail to
majordomo@freebsd.org with the following in the body, not
the subject, of the letter as appropriate:
subscribe freebsd-stable
subscribe freebsd-current
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We hope you enjoy using FreeBSD as much as we enjoyed
creating it!
