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    <p>Each distribution of FreeBSD includes several documentation
      files describing the particular distribution (RELEASE,
      SNAPSHOTs, etc.).  These files typically include:</p>

    <ul>
      <li>README:  General introduction.</li>

      <li>Release Notes:  Information about changes from the
        previous release of FreeBSD.</li>

      <li>Hardware Notes:  A list of hardware devices known to work
        with FreeBSD.</li>

      <li>Installation Instructions:  A brief guide to installing
        FreeBSD.</li>

      <li>Errata:  Late-breaking news, including corrections,
        security advisories, and potential problems found after each
        release.</li>
    </ul>

    <p>Of the files listed above, the release notes, hardware notes, and
    installation instructions are customized for each architecture
    supported by FreeBSD.</p>

    <h2>RELEASE versions of FreeBSD</h2>

    <p>The release documentation for each -RELEASE version of FreeBSD
      (for example, &rel.current;-RELEASE) can be found on the 
      <a href="releases/index.html">releases</a> page of
      the FreeBSD Web site, as well as its mirrors.</p>

    <p>These files (usually in both HTML and text forms) can be found
      in the top-level directory of each distribution (whether on
      CD-ROM, an FTP site, or the install floppy disks).

    <h2>Snapshot versions of FreeBSD</h2>

    <p>The release documentation files for snapshots can generally be
      found in the top-level directory of each snapshot.</p>

    <h2>Documentation for -CURRENT and -STABLE</h2>

    <p>Automatically-generated HTML versions of the release
      documentation for FreeBSD -CURRENT and FreeBSD -STABLE are
      available on the FreeBSD Web site.  These documents are
      continually changing; the versions on the Web site are rebuilt
      at the same time that the rest of the Web site is updated.</p>

    <h3>FreeBSD -CURRENT Release Documentation</h3>

    <ul>
      <li><a href="&base;/relnotes/CURRENT/readme/index.html">README</a></li>

      <li><a href="&base;/relnotes/CURRENT/relnotes/index.html">Release Notes</a></li>

      <li><a href="&base;/relnotes/CURRENT/hardware/index.html">Hardware Notes</a></li>

      <li><a href="&base;/relnotes/CURRENT/errata/index.html">Errata</a></li>
    </ul>

    <h3>FreeBSD 8-STABLE Release Documentation</h3>

    <ul>
      <li><a href="&base;/relnotes/8-STABLE/readme/index.html">README</a></li>

      <li><a href="&base;/relnotes/8-STABLE/relnotes/index.html">Release Notes</a></li>

      <li><a href="&base;/relnotes/8-STABLE/hardware/index.html">Hardware Notes</a></li>

      <li><a href="&base;/relnotes/8-STABLE/errata/index.html">Errata</a></li>
    </ul>

    <h3>FreeBSD 7-STABLE Release Documentation</h3>

    <ul>
      <li><a href="&base;/relnotes/7-STABLE/readme/index.html">README</a></li>

      <li><a href="&base;/relnotes/7-STABLE/relnotes/index.html">Release Notes</a></li>
	
      <li><a href="&base;/relnotes/7-STABLE/hardware/index.html">Hardware Notes</a></li>

      <li><a href="&base;/relnotes/7-STABLE/errata/index.html">Errata</a></li>
    </ul>

    <h3>FreeBSD 6-STABLE Release Documentation</h3>

    <ul>
      <li><a href="&base;/relnotes/6-STABLE/readme/index.html">README</a></li>

      <li>Release Notes:
	<a href="&base;/relnotes/6-STABLE/relnotes/alpha/index.html">alpha</a>,
	<a href="&base;/relnotes/6-STABLE/relnotes/amd64/index.html">amd64</a>,
	<a href="&base;/relnotes/6-STABLE/relnotes/i386/index.html">i386</a>,
	<a href="&base;/relnotes/6-STABLE/relnotes/ia64/index.html">ia64</a>,
	<a href="&base;/relnotes/6-STABLE/relnotes/pc98/index.html">pc98</a>,
	<a href="&base;/relnotes/6-STABLE/relnotes/sparc64/index.html">sparc64</a></li>

      <li>Hardware Notes:
	<a href="&base;/relnotes/6-STABLE/hardware/alpha/index.html">alpha</a>,
	<a href="&base;/relnotes/6-STABLE/hardware/amd64/index.html">amd64</a>,
	<a href="&base;/relnotes/6-STABLE/hardware/i386/index.html">i386</a>,
	<a href="&base;/relnotes/6-STABLE/hardware/ia64/index.html">ia64</a>,
	<a href="&base;/relnotes/6-STABLE/hardware/pc98/index.html">pc98</a>,
	<a href="&base;/relnotes/6-STABLE/hardware/sparc64/index.html">sparc64</a></li>

      <li>Installation Instructions:
	<a href="&base;/relnotes/6-STABLE/installation/alpha/index.html">alpha</a>,
	<a href="&base;/relnotes/6-STABLE/installation/amd64/index.html">amd64</a>,
	<a href="&base;/relnotes/6-STABLE/installation/i386/index.html">i386</a>,
	<a href="&base;/relnotes/6-STABLE/installation/ia64/index.html">ia64</a>,
	<a href="&base;/relnotes/6-STABLE/installation/pc98/index.html">pc98</a>,
	<a href="&base;/relnotes/6-STABLE/installation/sparc64/index.html">sparc64</a></li>

      <li><a href="&base;/relnotes/6-STABLE/errata/index.html">Errata</a></li>
    </ul>

    <h2>Other Sites</h2>

    <p>Single-file HTML, PDF, and text renderings of the release
      documentation for FreeBSD -CURRENT, -STABLE, and recent -RELEASE
      versions can be found at the <a
      href="http://people.FreeBSD.org/~bmah/relnotes/">Release
      Documentation Snapshot Site</a>.  The renderings on this page
      are updated at irregular, but frequent intervals.</p>

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