From 455961f63bba52cf828b7b64ebd6e79901b64661 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Wolfram Schneider
26-Dec-97 - A convenient front-end tool for installing and configuring the - CVSup utility is now available. - To use it, simply login or su to root and run: - pkg_add - ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/development/CVSup/cvsupit.tgz -
2-Dec-97 - The "FOOF" bug has now been fixed in our 3.0-current and 2.2-stable - branches and can either be incorporated by using the - CVSup utility, as described below - for the LAND attack fix, or by applying - these patches.
1-Dec-97 - The "LAND attack" bug in TCP/IP has now been fixed in all relevant - branches and can be incorporated by using the - CVSup utility to track the - latest 2.2 or 3.0 sources.
1-Dec-97 - Team FreeBSD is a group of FreeBSD users and supporters contributing - CPU idle time in an effort to crack RSA's 64-bit encryption code. For - more information, visit - Team FreeBSD's WWW - site.
21-Nov-97 - Pentium bug -- We are aware of the "F00F" Pentium halting bug and are - working with Intel on a fix. When we have a fix ready for public - consumption it will be announced here, on the mailing list - announce@FreeBSD.org and to the Usenet newsgroup - comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.announce. - Your patience is appreciated.
09-Nov-97 - FreeBSD 2.2.5-RELEASE CDROMS are now in stock and shipping to customers - worldwide. More information is available at - http://www.cdrom.com/titles/os/fbsd25.htm.
22-Oct-97 - FreeBSD 2.2.5 has been released. - See the Release - Information page for details. Also be sure to - check the - - release errata after installation for any late-breaking issues - with 2.2.5 that you should know about. -
01-Sep-97 - FreeBSD performed well in an Internet Week - - review of WWW server platforms.
11-Aug-97 - Researchers in Duke University's - Trapeze Project - have developed a high-speed Myrinet driver for FreeBSD. More - information about the driver, Trapeze Project, and its parent - project, the Collaborative Cluster Computing Iniative, including - the code for the Myrinet driver, are available from the CCCI's - WWW page. -
03-Aug-97 - Netscape Communications has released a beta version of - Netscape Communicator v4.0 for FreeBSD. It can be obtained via - FTP from ftp.netscape.com or its mirrors.
22-Jul-97 - MacIP, an AppleTalk-to-IP gateway program for FreeBSD, is in beta - testing. To get the latest version, see - - http://www.promo.de/pub/people/stefan/netatalk/ or - - ftp://ftp.promo.de/pub/people/stefan/netatalk/.
-17-Jul-97 - The first issue of the FreeBSD Newsletter is now available in - - Adobe PDF format (also by - - FTP). A - - help file is available to assist you in selecting and using - a PDF viewer. - Article submissions, advertisements, and letters - to the editor should be sent to - newsletter@FreeBSD.org. -
-17-Jun-97 - FreeBSD - 2.2.2-RELEASE CD-ROM discs are now in stock; subscription - customers should receive them shortly.
-16-May-97 - FreeBSD - 2.2.2-RELEASE has been released. The - - Release Notes and - - Errata List can provide more information.
-12-May-97 - A 3.0-Current SNAP-of-the-day server has been established at - - ftp://current.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/. A 3.0-SNAPshot - will be generated daily, and old SNAPshots will be kept for - a minimum of one week.
-28-Apr-97 - The 3.0-current src tree now contains support for building Symmetric - MultiProcessor kernels. For details go to the - SMP page. -
22-Apr-97 - A RELENG_2.2 snap-of-the-day server has been established at - - ftp://releng22.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD. The - - README.TXT has more information. -
15-Apr-97 - FreeBSD 2.2.1-RELEASE CDs are shipping. Please see - - http://www.cdrom.com/titles/os/fbsd22.htm for more information. -
28-Mar-97 - Sony Computer Science Laboratory, Inc. has released an alpha version - of ALTQ/CBQ, an alternative queuing framework for BSD Unix. - More - information and the - source code - is available.
25-Mar-97 - FreeBSD - 2.2.1-RELEASE is now available, replacing 2.2-RELEASE. Read the - - README.TXT file or the - Release Notes - for more information.
16-Mar-97 - FreeBSD - 2.2-RELEASE is now available. Read the - - README.TXT file or the - Release Notes - for more information.
20-Feb-1997 - FreeBSD - 2.1.7-RELEASE is now available. Read the - README.TXT file or the - - Release Notes for more information.
10-Feb-1997 - FreeBSD - 3.0-970209-SNAP has been released. Read the - README.TXT file for more information about this release.
06-Feb-1997 - A serious security problem affecting FreeBSD 2.1.6 and - earlier systems was found. The problem has been corrected - within the -stable, -current, and RELENG_2_2 source trees. - As an additional precaution, FreeBSD 2.1.6 is no longer - available from the FTP distribution sites. You can - read more about the problem and solution from the - - FreeBSD-SA-97:01.setlocale security announcement. -
06-Feb-1997 - The final pre-release version of FreeBSD 2.2-GAMMA, is now available. - The README.TXT file has more information.
02-Feb-1997 - A snap-of-the-day server has been set up for the most current - snapshot - release of FreeBSD 2.2. Read the - README.TXT - file for more information. -
25-Jan-1997 - FreeBSD - 3.0-970124-SNAP has been released. - Please see the - - Release Notes for more information. -
24-Dec-1996 - FreeBSD 2.2-BETA - has been released. Please see the - - Release Notes for more information. -
13-Dec-1996 - FreeBSD 2.2-RELEASE will not support installation on machines with less - than 5MB of RAM or 1.2MB floppy drives. Please see the original - announcement for more - information. -
15-Nov-1996 - FreeBSD - 2.1.6-RELEASE is out. Please see the - release notes for more information. -
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4-Nov-1996 - The FreeBSD CVS - development tree has branched again. See here - for more information. -