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Resurrect the newsflash entries for 1996 and 1997 on their own pages.

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# $FreeBSD: www/en/news/Makefile,v 1.17 2000/03/09 21:00:25 jim Exp $
.if exists(../Makefile.conf)
.include "../Makefile.conf"
.endif
DOCS= index.sgml
INDEXLINK= ../news.html
.include "../../web.mk"

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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN" [
<!ENTITY base CDATA "..">
<!ENTITY date "$FreeBSD: www/en/news/newsflash.sgml,v 1.139 1999/12/21 01:59:53 nik Exp $">
<!ENTITY title "FreeBSD News flash! (1996)">
<!ENTITY % includes SYSTEM "../../includes.sgml"> %includes;
<!ENTITY newshome '<a href="../news.html">News Home</a>'>
<!ENTITY % newsincludes SYSTEM "../includes.sgml"> %newsincludes;
]>
<!-- $FreeBSD: www/en/news/newsflash.sgml,v 1.139 1999/12/21 01:59:53 nik Exp $ -->
<html>
&header;
<h2>December 1996</h2>
<ul>
<li>
<p><b>24-Dec-1996</b> FreeBSD <a
href="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/2.2-BETA">2.2-BETA</a> has
been released. Please see the <a
href="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/2.2-BETA/RELNOTES.TXT">
Release Notes</a> for more information.</p></li>
<li>
<p><b>13-Dec-1996</b> 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 <a
href="../releases/2.2R/install-media.html">announcement</a> for
more information.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<h2>November 1996</h2>
<ul>
<li>
<p><b>15-Nov-1996</b> FreeBSD <a
href="&base/releases/2.1.6R/security.html">2.1.6-RELEASE</a> is
out. Please see the <a
href="&base/releases/2.1.6R/security.html">release notes</a> for
more information.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><b>4-Nov-1996</b> The FreeBSD <a
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi">CVS</a> development
tree has branched again. <a href="../releases/">See here</a> for
more information.</p>
</li>
</ul>
&newshome;
&footer;
</body>
</html>

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.if exists(../Makefile.conf)
.include "../Makefile.conf"
.endif
DOCS= index.sgml
INDEXLINK= ../news.html
.include "../../web.mk"

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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN" [
<!ENTITY base CDATA "../..">
<!ENTITY date "$FreeBSD: www/en/news/newsflash.sgml,v 1.139 1999/12/21 01:59:53 nik Exp $">
<!ENTITY title "FreeBSD News flash! (1997)">
<!ENTITY % includes SYSTEM "../../includes.sgml"> %includes;
<!ENTITY newshome '<a href="../news.html">News Home</a>'>
<!ENTITY % newsincludes SYSTEM "../includes.sgml"> %newsincludes;
<!ENTITY ftp "ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD">
]>
<!-- $FreeBSD: www/en/news/newsflash.sgml,v 1.139 1999/12/21 01:59:53 nik Exp $ -->
<html>
&header;
<h2>December 1997</h2>
<ul>
<li>
<p><b>26-Dec-97</b> A convenient front-end tool for installing and
configuring the <a href="../handbook/synching.html#CVSUP">CVSup</a>
utility is now available. To use it, simply login or su to root and
run: <tt><b>pkg_add</b> &ftp;/development/CVSup/cvsupit.tgz</tt></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><b>2-Dec-97</b> 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 <a href="../handbook/synching.html#CVSUP">CVSup</a>
utility, as described below for the LAND attack fix, or by applying
<a
href="&ftp;/2.2.5-RELEASE/updates/f00f.diff.2.2">these
patches</a>.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><b>1-Dec-97</b> The "LAND attack" bug in TCP/IP has now been fixed
in all relevant branches and can be incorporated by using the <a
href="../handbook/synching.html#CVSUP">CVSup</a> utility to track
the latest 2.2 or 3.0 sources.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><b>1-Dec-97</b> 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 <a
href="http://www.circle.net/team-freebsd/">Team FreeBSD's WWW
site</a>.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<h2>November 1997</h2>
<ul>
<li>
<p><b>21-Nov-97</b> <em>Pentium bug</em> -- 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
<a
href="news:comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.announce">comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.announce</a>. Your patience is appreciated.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><b>09-Nov-97</b> FreeBSD 2.2.5-RELEASE CDROMS are now in stock and
shipping to customers worldwide. More information is available at
<a
href="http://www.cdrom.com/titles/os/fbsd25.htm">http://www.cdrom.com/titles/os/fbsd25.htm</a>.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<h2>October 1997</h2>
<ul>
<li>
<p><b>22-Oct-97</b> FreeBSD 2.2.5 has been released. See the <a
href="&base/releases/index.html">Release Information</a> page for
details. Also be sure to check the <a
href="&ftp;/2.2.5-RELEASE/ERRATA.TXT"> release errata</a> after
installation for any late-breaking issues with 2.2.5 that you should
know about.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<h2>September 1997</h2>
<ul>
<li>
<p><b>01-Sep-97</b> FreeBSD performed well in an Internet Week <a
href="http://techweb.cmp.com/internetwk/reviews/rev0901.htm">review</a> of WWW server platforms.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<h2>August 1997</h2>
<ul>
<li>
<p><b>11-Aug-97</b> Researchers in Duke University's <a
href="http://www.cs.duke.edu/ari/index.html">Trapeze Project</a>
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 <a
href="http://www.cs.duke.edu/ari/index.html">WWW page</a>.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><b>03-Aug-97</b> Netscape Communications has released a beta
version of Netscape Communicator v4.0 for FreeBSD. It can be
obtained via FTP from <a
href="ftp://ftp.netscape.com/pub/communicator/4.03/4.03b8/english/unix/freebsd/base_install/">ftp.netscape.com</a> or its mirrors.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<h2>July 1997</h2>
<ul>
<li>
<p><b>22-Jul-97</b> MacIP, an AppleTalk-to-IP gateway program for
FreeBSD, is in beta testing. To get the latest version, see <a
href="http://www.promo.de/pub/people/stefan/netatalk/">http://www.promo.de/pub/people/stefan/netatalk/</a> or <a href="ftp://ftp.promo.de/pub/people/stefan/netatalk/">ftp://ftp.promo.de/pub/people/stefan/netatalk/</a>.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><b>17-Jul-97</b> The first issue of the FreeBSD Newsletter is now
available in <a href="&ftp;/doc/newsletter/issue1.pdf">Adobe PDF
format</a> (also by <a
href="&ftp;/doc/newsletter/issue1.pdf">FTP</a>). A <a
href="&ftp;/doc/newsletter/README.TXT">help file</a> is available
to assist you in selecting and using a PDF viewer. Article
submissions, advertisements, and letters to the editor should be
sent to <a
href="mailto:newsletter@FreeBSD.org">newsletter@FreeBSD.org</a>.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<h2>June 1997</h2>
<ul>
<li>
<p><b>17-Jun-97</b> FreeBSD <a
href="&ftp;/2.2.2-RELEASE/">2.2.2-RELEASE</a> CD-ROM discs are now
in stock; subscription customers should receive them shortly.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<h2>May 1997</h2>
<ul>
<li>
<p><b>16-May-97</b> FreeBSD <a
href="&ftp;/2.2.2-RELEASE/">2.2.2-RELEASE</a> has been released.
The <a href="&ftp;/2.2.2-RELEASE/RELNOTES.TXT">Release Notes</a> and
<a href="&ftp;/FreeBSD2.2.2-RELEASE/ERRATA.TXT">Errata List</a> can
provide more information.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><b>12-May-97</b> A 3.0-Current SNAP-of-the-day server has been
established at <a
href="ftp://current.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/">ftp://current.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/</a>.
A 3.0-SNAPshot will be generated daily, and old SNAPshots will be
kept for a minimum of one week.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<h2>April 1997</h2>
<ul>
<li><p><b>28-Apr-97</b> The 3.0-current src tree now contains support
for building Symmetric MultiProcessor kernels. For details go to
the <a href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/~fsmp/SMP/SMP.html">SMP</a>
page.
</p>
</li>
<li><p><b>22-Apr-97</b> A RELENG_2.2 snap-of-the-day server has been
established at <a
href="ftp://releng22.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/">ftp://releng22.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD</a>.
The <a
href="ftp://releng22.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/README.TXT">README.TXT</a> has more information.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><b>15-Apr-97</b> FreeBSD 2.2.1-RELEASE CDs are shipping. Please
see <a
href="http://www.cdrom.com/titles/os/fbsd22.htm">http://www.cdrom.com/titles/os/fbsd22.htm</a> for more information.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<h2>March 1997</h2>
<ul>
<li><p><b>28-Mar-97</b> Sony Computer Science Laboratory, Inc. has
released an alpha version of ALTQ/CBQ, an alternative queuing
framework for BSD Unix. <a
href="http://www.csl.sony.co.jp/person/kjc/programs.html">More
information</a> and the <a
href="ftp://ftp.csl.sony.co.jp/pub/kjc/altq.tar.gz">source
code</a> is available.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><b>25-Mar-97</b> <a href="&ftp;/2.2.1-RELEASE/">FreeBSD
2.2.1-RELEASE</a> is now available, replacing 2.2-RELEASE. Read
the <a href="&ftp;/2.2.1-RELEASE/README.TXT">README.TXT</a> file or
the <a href="&base/releases/2.2.1R/notes.html">Release Notes</a>
for more information.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><b>16-Mar-97</b> <a href="&ftp;/2.2-RELEASE/">FreeBSD
2.2-RELEASE</a> is now available. Read the <a
href="&ftp;/2.2-RELEASE/README.TXT">README.TXT</a> file or the <a
href="&base/releases/2.2R/notes.html">Release Notes</a> for
more information.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<h2>February 1997</h2>
<ul>
<li>
<p><b>20-Feb-1997</b> FreeBSD 2.1.7-RELEASE is now available. Read the
README.TXT file or the <a href="&base/releases/2.1.7R/notes.html">
Release Notes</a> for more information.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><b>10-Feb-1997</b> FreeBSD 3.0-970209-SNAP has been released. Read
the README.TXT file for more information about this
release.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><b>06-Feb-1997</b> 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 <a
href="&ftp;/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-97:01.setlocale">FreeBSD-SA-97:01.setlocale</a> security announcement.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><b>06-Feb-1997</b> The final pre-release version of FreeBSD
2.2-GAMMA, is now available. The README.TXT file has more
information.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><b>02-Feb-1997</b> A snap-of-the-day server has been set up for the
most current <A HREF="../releases/snapshots.html">snapshot</a>
release of FreeBSD 2.2. Read the <A
HREF="ftp://22gamma.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/README.TXT">README.TXT</A> file for more information.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<h2>January 1997</h2>
<ul>
<li>
<p><b>25-Jan-1997</b> FreeBSD <A HREF="&ftp;/3.0-970124-SNAP/">
3.0-970124-SNAP</A> has been released. Please see the <a
href="&ftp;/3.0-970124-SNAP/RELNOTES.TXT"> Release Notes</a> for
more information.</p>
</li>
</ul>
&newshome;
&footer;
</body>
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# $FreeBSD: www/en/news/Makefile,v 1.17 2000/03/09 21:00:25 jim Exp $
.if exists(../Makefile.conf)
.include "../Makefile.conf"
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INDEXLINK= news.html
SUBDIR= 1996
SUBDIR+= 1997
.include "../web.mk"