From 37d3236e45527b8e650f15b202048675cde98578 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jim Mock
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@@ -56,12 +56,11 @@
about past, present and future releases in general, please visit the release information page.
If you're interesting in a purely experimental snapshot - release of FreeBSD-current (AKA 4.0-current), aimed at developers and +
If you're interested in a purely experimental snapshot + release of FreeBSD-current (AKA 5.0-current), aimed at developers and bleeding-edge testers only, then please see the daily snapshot - server FTP site. This site also contains daily snapshots of the - 2.2-stable branch.
+ server FTP site. @@ -69,7 +68,7 @@The FreeBSD packages are a diverse collection of utility and +
The FreeBSD packages collection is a diverse collection of utility and application software that has been ported to FreeBSD. The packages are pre-compiled binaries ready to drop into your system and run.
@@ -81,26 +80,27 @@ href="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/branches/2.2-stable/packages">Packages for FreeBSD 2.2-stableThe Ports collection is like the packages collection but instead of - compiled binaries, the necessary patches and makefiles to compile the - source code are provided. For software with important configuration - that must be done at compile time, the "port" version may be more useful +
The Ports collection is like the packages collection, but the necessary + patches and makefiles to compile the source code are provided instead of + compiled binaries. For software with important configuration that must + be done at compile time, the "port" version may be more useful than the "package" version.
For information about how you can contribute your @@ -118,10 +118,6 @@ products specifically for FreeBSD.