Reword the introduction to de-emphasize the primacy of USENET as a

FreeBSD community communication channel, and add a reference to web
forums.

Reword the paragraph about choosing the appropriate mailing list to
again de-emphasize USENET and encourage the user to choose the most
appropriate technical mailing list according to the charters.

Note that freebsd mailing list archives are kept in perpetuity, and
users with privacy conerns should consider using a disposable
secondary email address and only posting public information. [1]

Re-organize the "Web Resources" section into a new first section about
"Forums, Blogs, and Social Networks" with references to the FreeBSD
Forums, Planet FreeBSD, and the BSDConferences YouTube channel.

Move the long list of web mirrors to a second section appropriately
titled as such.  The former section just listed many dozen mirrors of
www.freebsd.org under "web resources" which was less useful.

PR:		docs/115774 (requested [1] only)
Suggested by:	Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> ([1] only)
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Murray Stokely 2008-12-15 00:10:15 +00:00
parent 745ad6f2db
commit 1cb17307ec
Notes: svn2git 2020-12-08 03:00:23 +00:00
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@ -9,11 +9,11 @@
<para>The rapid pace of FreeBSD progress makes print media impractical as a
means of following the latest developments. Electronic resources are the
best, if not often the only, way stay informed of the latest advances.
best, if not often the only, way to stay informed of the latest advances.
Since FreeBSD is a volunteer effort, the user community itself also
generally serves as a <quote>technical support department</quote> of sorts,
with electronic mail and USENET news being the most effective way of
reaching that community.</para>
with electronic mail, web forums, and USENET news being the most
effective way of reaching that community.</para>
<para>The most important points of contact with the FreeBSD user community
are outlined below. If you are aware of other resources not mentioned
@ -23,13 +23,12 @@
<sect1 id="eresources-mail">
<title>Mailing Lists</title>
<para>Though many of the FreeBSD development members read USENET, we
cannot always guarantee that we will get to your questions in a timely
fashion (or at all) if you post them only to one of the
<literal>comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.*</literal> groups. By addressing your
questions to the appropriate mailing list you will reach both us and a
concentrated FreeBSD audience, invariably assuring a better (or at least
faster) response.</para>
<para>The mailing lists are the most direct way of addressing
questions or opening a technical discussion to a concentrated
FreeBSD audience. There are a wide variety of lists on a number
of different FreeBSD topics. Addressing your questions to the
most appropriate mailing list will invariably assure a faster
and more accurate response.</para>
<para>The charters for the various lists are given at the bottom of this
document. <emphasis>Please read the charter before joining or sending
@ -59,7 +58,11 @@
using the <ulink url="&url.base;/search/index.html">FreeBSD World
Wide Web server</ulink>. The keyword searchable archive offers an
excellent way of finding answers to frequently asked questions and
should be consulted before posting a question.</para>
should be consulted before posting a question. Note that this
also means that messages sent to FreeBSD mailing lists are
archived in perpetuity. When protecting privacy is a
concern, consider using a disposable secondary email address and
posting only public information.</para>
<sect2 id="eresources-summary">
<title>List Summary</title>
@ -1924,7 +1927,35 @@
<sect1 id="eresources-web">
<title>World Wide Web Servers</title>
&chap.eresources.www.inc;
<sect2 id="eresources-web-social">
<title>Forums, Blogs, and Social Networks</title>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para><ulink url="http://forums.freebsd.org/">The
FreeBSD Forums</ulink> provide a web based discussion forum
for FreeBSD questions and technical
discussion.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para><ulink
url="http://planet.freebsdish.org/">Planet FreeBSD</ulink>
offers an aggregation feed of dozens of blogs written by
FreeBSD developers. Many developers use this to post quick
notes about what they are working on, new patches, and other
works in progress.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>The <ulink
url="http://www.youtube.com/bsdconferences">BSDConferences
YouTube Channel</ulink> provides a collection of high
quality videos from BSD Conferences around the world. This
is a great way to watch key developers give presentations
about new work in FreeBSD.</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="eresources-web-mirrors">
<title>Official Mirrors</title>
&chap.eresources.www.inc;
</sect2>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="eresources-email">