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Fine tune some wording.

Browse source 
Rearrange some sections.
Improve the look-and-feel for Lynx.
Make it almost compliant with HTML 4.0 (I have to figure out some javascript
stuff to make it completly compliant, then the home page can be automagically
validated like the rest of the pages.)
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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN">
<!-- $Id: index.html,v 1.25 1997-09-20 14:54:48 jfieber Exp $ -->
<!DOCTYPE HTML SYSTEM "http://www.w3.org/pub/WWW/MarkUp/Cougar/Cougar.dtd">
<!-- <!DOCTYPE HTML SYSTEM "/usr/local/share/sgml/html/cougar/Cougar.dtd"> -->
<!-- $Id: index.html,v 1.26 1997-09-20 17:14:32 jfieber Exp $ -->
<HTML>
<HEAD><TITLE>FreeBSD Inc.</TITLE>
<META NAME="DESCRIPTION" CONTENT="FreeBSD Inc.">
<META NAME="KEYWORDS" CONTENT="About FreeBSD, Getting FreeBSD, Ports Collection, Documentation, Support, Gallery, Search, Release Information, FreeBSD-current, FreeBSD-stable, snapshot, Application Software, Handbook, FAQ, Tutorials, Books, Manual Pages, Mailing lists, Newsgroups, Bugs, CVS, CVSup, Source Code, FreeBSD News, Mirror, Commercial Vendors, homepage, CTM">
<META NAME="KEYWORDS" CONTENT="About FreeBSD, Getting FreeBSD, Ports Collection, Documentation, Support, Gallery, Search, Release Information, FreeBSD-current, FreeBSD-stable, snapshot, Application Software, Handbook, FAQ, Tutorials, Books, Manual Pages, Mailing lists, Newsgroups, Bugs, CVS, CVSup, Source Code, FreeBSD News, Mirror, Commercial Vendors, homepage, CTM, UNIX">
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JAVASCRIPT">
<!-- cloak
Name = navigator.appName;
Version = parseInt(navigator.appVersion);
@ -65,10 +65,8 @@
handboo1 = new Image();
handboo1.src = "gifs/handboo1.gif";
}
//-->
</script>
</SCRIPT>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
<!--
@ -81,15 +79,14 @@ function change(Name,Image,No) {
<BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#000033" ALINK="#FFCC33">
<TABLE WIDTH="100%" BORDER="0">
<TBODY>
<TR>
<TD COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="LEFT"><A HREF="daemon.html"><IMG SRC="gifs/freebsd_1.gif" WIDTH="306" HEIGHT="94" BORDER="0" ALT=""></A>
<TD COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="LEFT"><IMG SRC="gifs/freebsd_1.gif" WIDTH="306" HEIGHT="94" BORDER="0" ALT="FreeBSD: Turning PCs into Workstations">
<BR>
<A href="./newsflash.html"
onMouseover="change('flashA','flash',1)"
onMouseout="change('flashA','flash',0)">
<IMG NAME="flashA" BORDER=0 alt="NEWSFLASH!" WIDTH= "109" HEIGHT= "36" SRC="./gifs/flash0.gif"></A>
<BR>
<IMG NAME="flashA" BORDER=0 alt="Newsflash!" WIDTH= "109" HEIGHT= "36" SRC="./gifs/flash0.gif"></A>
</TD>
<TD ALIGN="CENTER">
@ -97,7 +94,7 @@ function change(Name,Image,No) {
<FONT SIZE="-2" FACE="ARIAL,HELVETICA" COLOR="#990000">Select a server near you:</FONT>
<BR>
<SELECT NAME="goto">
<OPTION VALUE="http://www.ar.freebsd.org/">Argentina</OPTION>
<option value="http://www.ar.freebsd.org/">Argentina</OPTION>
<OPTION VALUE="http://www.au.freebsd.org/FreeBSD/">Australia/1</OPTION>
<OPTION VALUE="http://www2.au.freebsd.org/">Australia/2</OPTION>
<OPTION VALUE="http://www3.au.freebsd.org/">Australia/3</OPTION>
@ -146,157 +143,171 @@ function change(Name,Image,No) {
<INPUT TYPE="SUBMIT" VALUE=" Go "></FORM>
</TD>
</TR>
</TBODY>
</TABLE>
<CENTER>
<A HREF="./ports/index.html"
onMouseover="change('softA','soft',1)"
onMouseout="change('softA','soft',0)"><IMG NAME="softA" BORDER=0 alt="Applications /" WIDTH="98" HEIGHT="23" SRC="./gifs/soft0.gif"></A><A HREF="./support.html"
onMouseout="change('softA','soft',0)"><IMG NAME="softA" BORDER=0 alt=" Applications " WIDTH="98" HEIGHT="23" SRC="./gifs/soft0.gif"></A><A HREF="./support.html"
onMouseover="change('supportA','support',1)"
onMouseout="change('supportA','support',0)"><IMG NAME="supportA" BORDER=0 alt="Support /" WIDTH= "64" HEIGHT= "23" SRC="./gifs/support0.gif"></A><A HREF="./docs.html"
onMouseout="change('supportA','support',0)"><IMG NAME="supportA" BORDER=0 alt=" Support " WIDTH= "64" HEIGHT= "23" SRC="./gifs/support0.gif"></A><A HREF="./docs.html"
onMouseover="change('docsA','docs',1)"
onMouseout="change('docsA','docs',0)"><IMG NAME="docsA" BORDER=0 alt="Documentation /" WIDTH= "117" HEIGHT= "23" SRC="./gifs/docs0.gif"></A><A HREF="./commercial.html"
onMouseout="change('docsA','docs',0)"><IMG NAME="docsA" BORDER=0 alt=" Documentation " WIDTH= "117" HEIGHT= "23" SRC="./gifs/docs0.gif"></A><A HREF="./commercial.html"
onMouseover="change('vendorsA','vendors',1)"
onMouseout="change('vendorsA','vendors',0)"><IMG NAME="vendorsA" BORDER=0 alt="Vendors /" WIDTH= "66" HEIGHT= "23" SRC="./gifs/vendors0.gif"></A><A HREF="./search.html"
onMouseout="change('vendorsA','vendors',0)"><IMG NAME="vendorsA" BORDER=0 alt=" Vendors " WIDTH= "66" HEIGHT= "23" SRC="./gifs/vendors0.gif"></A><A HREF="./search.html"
onMouseover="change('searchA','search',1)"
onMouseout="change('searchA','search',0)"><IMG NAME="searchA" BORDER=0 alt="Search /" WIDTH= "58" HEIGHT= "23" SRC="./gifs/search0.gif"></A><A HREF="./index-site.html"
onMouseout="change('searchA','search',0)"><IMG NAME="searchA" BORDER=0 alt=" Search " WIDTH= "58" HEIGHT= "23" SRC="./gifs/search0.gif"></A><A HREF="./index-site.html"
onMouseover="change('indexA','index',1)"
onMouseout="change('indexA','index',0)"><IMG NAME="indexA" BORDER=0 alt="Index /" WIDTH= "52" HEIGHT= "23" SRC="./gifs/index0.gif"></A>
onMouseout="change('indexA','index',0)"><IMG NAME="indexA" BORDER=0 alt=" Index " WIDTH= "52" HEIGHT= "23" SRC="./gifs/index0.gif"></A>
</CENTER>
<P>
<TABLE WIDTH="100%" CELLPADDING="5" BORDER="0">
<TBODY>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH="69%" VALIGN="TOP" COLSPAN="1"><P>
<H2><FONT COLOR="#660000">What is FreeBSD?</FONT></H2>
<P>
<FONT FACE="ARIAL,HELVETICA">
FreeBSD is an advanced BSD UNIX operating system for "PC-compatible"
computers, developed and maintained by <A HREF="./handbook/staff.html">a large team of individuals</A>.
FreeBSD is an advanced BSD UNIX operating system for
"PC-compatible" computers, developed and maintained by <A
HREF="./handbook/staff.html">a large team of individuals</A>.
</FONT>
<P>
</P>
<H2><FONT COLOR="#660000">FreeBSD offers an exceptional combination of
features.</FONT></H2>
<H2><FONT COLOR="#660000">Cutting edge features</FONT></H2>
<P>
<FONT FACE="ARIAL,HELVETICA">
FreeBSD offers many features today which are still missing in other
operating systems, even some of the best commercial ones. <A HREF="./features.html">Advanced
features</A> for performance, security, and even binary compatibility with
other popular operating systems.
FreeBSD offers advanced networking, performance, security and
compatibility <A HREF="./features.html">features</a> today which
are still missing in other operating systems, even some of the
best commercial ones.
</FONT>
<P>
</P>
<H2><FONT COLOR="#660000">FreeBSD specializes in Internet solutions.</FONT></H2>
<H2><FONT COLOR="#660000">Powerful Internet solutions</FONT></H2>
<P>
<FONT FACE="ARIAL,HELVETICA">FreeBSD makes an ideal <A HREF="./internet.html">Internet</A> server or desktop system. It provides robust network services, even under the heaviest
of loads, and uses memory efficiently to maintain good response times for
hundreds, or even thousands, of simultaneous user processes.
Please visit our <a href="gallery.html">gallery</a> for examples of FreeBSD
powered applications and services.
<FONT FACE="ARIAL,HELVETICA">FreeBSD makes an ideal <A
HREF="./internet.html">Internet or Intranet</A> server. It
provides robust network services, even under the heaviest of
loads, and uses memory efficiently to maintain good response
times for hundreds, or even thousands, of simultaneous user
processes. Visit our <a href="gallery.html">gallery</a> for
examples of FreeBSD powered applications and services.
</FONT>
<P>
</P>
<IMG SRC="gifs/dae_up2.gif" WIDTH="72" HEIGHT="81" ALIGN="RIGHT" BORDER="0" ALT="">
<H2><FONT COLOR="#660000">FreeBSD is free.</FONT></H2>
<H2><FONT COLOR="#660000">Run a huge variety of applications</FONT></H2>
<P>
<FONT FACE="ARIAL,HELVETICA">While you might expect an operating system with these features to sell for a high price, FreeBSD is available free of charge and comes with full
source code. If you would like to try it out, <A HREF="./availability.html">more
information is available</A>.
</FONT>
<P>
<A HREF="./where.html"
onMouseover="change('getA','get',1)"
onMouseout="change('getA','get',0)">
<IMG NAME="getA" BORDER=0 alt="Getting FreeBSD /" WIDTH= "128" HEIGHT= "31" SRC="./gifs/get0.gif"></A>
<A HREF="./FAQ/FAQ.html"
onMouseover="change('faqA','faq',1)"
onMouseout="change('faqA','faq',0)">
<IMG NAME="faqA" BORDER=0 alt="FAQ /" WIDTH= "116" HEIGHT= "31" SRC="./gifs/faq0.gif"></A>
<A HREF="./handbook/handbook.html"
onMouseover="change('handbooA','handboo',1)"
onMouseout="change('handbooA','handboo',0)">
<IMG NAME="handbooA" BORDER=0 alt="Handbook /" WIDTH= "93" HEIGHT= "31" SRC="./gifs/handboo0.gif"></A>
<P>
<FONT FACE="ARIAL,HELVETICA">Register to receive the
<A HREF="./register.html">FreeBSD Newsletter</A>.
<P>Gallery of FreeBSD related <A HREF="./publish.html">publications</A>.
<FONT FACE="ARIAL,HELVETICA">
The quality of FreeBSD combined with today's low-cost, high-speed
PC hardware makes FreeBSD a very economical alternative to
commercial UNIX workstations. It is well-suited for a great
number of both desktop and server <A
HREF="./applications.html">applications</A>.
</FONT>
</P>
</TD>
<TD WIDTH="30%" VALIGN="TOP" ROWSPAN="2">
<H2><FONT COLOR="#660000">FreeBSD is easy to install.</FONT></H2>
<H2><FONT COLOR="#660000">Easy to install</FONT></H2>
<P>
<FONT FACE="ARIAL,HELVETICA">
FreeBSD can be installed from a variety of media including CD-ROM, floppy
disk, magnetic tape, an MS-DOS partition, or if you have a network connection
(even a dial-up PPP to an Internet provider), you can install it <I>directly</I> over anonymous FTP or NFS. All you need is a single 1.44MB boot floppy
and <A HREF="./handbook/install.html">these directions.</A>
FreeBSD can be installed from a variety of media including
CD-ROM, floppy disk, magnetic tape, an MS-DOS partition, or if
you have a network connection, you can install it <I>directly</I>
over anonymous FTP or NFS. All you need is a single 1.44MB boot
floppy and <A HREF="./handbook/install.html">these
directions.</A>
</FONT>
<P>
</P>
<H2><FONT COLOR="#660000">FreeBSD can run a huge variety of applications.</FONT></H2>
<H2><FONT COLOR="#660000">FreeBSD is <em>free</em></FONT></H2>
<A HREF="daemon.html"><IMG SRC="gifs/dae_up2.gif" WIDTH="72" HEIGHT="81" ALIGN="RIGHT" BORDER="0" ALT=""></a>
<P>
<FONT FACE="ARIAL,HELVETICA">
The quality of FreeBSD combined with today's low-cost, high-speed PC hardware
makes FreeBSD a very economical alternative to commercial UNIX workstations.
It is well-suited for a great number of <A HREF="./applications.html">applications</A>.
<FONT FACE="ARIAL,HELVETICA">While you might expect an operating
system with these features to sell for a high price, FreeBSD is
available free of charge and comes with full source code. If you
would like to try it out, <A HREF="./availability.html">more
information is available</A>.
</FONT>
<P>
</P>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="TOP"></TD>
<TD></TD>
</TR>
</TBODY>
</TABLE>
<p align="center">
<FONT FACE="ARIAL,HELVETICA">To learn more about FreeBSD,
register to receive the <A HREF="./register.html">FreeBSD
Newsletter</A>, visit our gallery of FreeBSD related <A
HREF="./publish.html">publications</A>, and browse through this
website!.
</FONT>
</p>
<p align="center">
<A HREF="./where.html"
onMouseover="change('getA','get',1)"
onMouseout="change('getA','get',0)">
<IMG NAME="getA" BORDER=0 alt=" Getting FreeBSD " WIDTH= "128" HEIGHT= "31" SRC="./gifs/get0.gif"></A>
<A HREF="./FAQ/FAQ.html"
onMouseover="change('faqA','faq',1)"
onMouseout="change('faqA','faq',0)">
<IMG NAME="faqA" BORDER=0 alt=" FAQ " WIDTH= "116" HEIGHT= "31" SRC="./gifs/faq0.gif"></A>
<A HREF="./handbook/handbook.html"
onMouseover="change('handbooA','handboo',1)"
onMouseout="change('handbooA','handboo',0)">
<IMG NAME="handbooA" BORDER=0 alt=" Handbook " WIDTH= "93" HEIGHT= "31" SRC="./gifs/handboo0.gif"></A>
</p>
<HR>
<TABLE WIDTH="100%">
<TBODY>
<TR>
<TD ALIGN="CENTER">
<A HREF="http://www.cdrom.com/"><IMG SRC="gifs/wclogo.gif" WIDTH="88" HEIGHT="55" BORDER="0" ALT="Sponsored by Walnut Creek CD-ROM /"></A>
<A HREF="http://www.cdrom.com/"><IMG SRC="gifs/wclogo.gif" WIDTH="88" HEIGHT="55" BORDER="0" ALT=" Sponsored by Walnut Creek CD-ROM *"></A>
</TD>
<TD VALIGN="MIDDLE">
<A HREF="http://www.ugu.com">
<IMG SRC="gifs/ugu_icon.gif" WIDTH="76" HEIGHT="64" BORDER="0" ALT=" Sponsor of Unix Guru Universe /"></A>
<IMG SRC="gifs/ugu_icon.gif" WIDTH="76" HEIGHT="64" BORDER="0" ALT=" Sponsor of Unix Guru Universe *"></A>
</TD>
<TD>
<A HREF="http://www.apache.org"><IMG SRC="gifs/apache.gif" WIDTH="196" HEIGHT="23" BORDER="0" ALT=" Powered by Apache /"></A>
<A HREF="http://www.apache.org"><IMG SRC="gifs/apache.gif" WIDTH="196" HEIGHT="23" BORDER="0" ALT=" Powered by Apache *"></A>
</TD>
<TD>
<A HREF="daemon.html"><IMG SRC="gifs/powerlogo.gif" WIDTH="171" HEIGHT="64" BORDER="0" ALT=" Powered by FreeBSD"></A>
</TD>
</TR>
</TBODY>
</TABLE>
<HR>
<TABLE WIDTH="100%" BORDER=0>
<TBODY>
<TR><TD ALIGN=LEFT>
<FONT SIZE=-1>
Page design <A HREF="http://www.asis.com/~meganm/">Megan McCormack</A><BR>
<A HREF="./mailto.html">www@FreeBSD.ORG</A><BR>
<A HREF="about.html"> About this Web Site</A><BR>
$Date: 1997-09-20 14:54:48 $
$Date: 1997-09-20 17:14:32 $
</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=RIGHT VALIGN=TOP><FONT SIZE="-1">
@ -304,6 +315,7 @@ Copyright &copy; 1995-1997 FreeBSD Inc.<BR>
All rights reserved.</FONT>
</TD>
</TR>
</TBODY>
</TABLE>
</BODY>

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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN">
<!-- $Id: index.html,v 1.25 1997-09-20 14:54:48 jfieber Exp $ -->
<!DOCTYPE HTML SYSTEM "http://www.w3.org/pub/WWW/MarkUp/Cougar/Cougar.dtd">
<!-- <!DOCTYPE HTML SYSTEM "/usr/local/share/sgml/html/cougar/Cougar.dtd"> -->
<!-- $Id: index.html,v 1.26 1997-09-20 17:14:32 jfieber Exp $ -->
<HTML>
<HEAD><TITLE>FreeBSD Inc.</TITLE>
<META NAME="DESCRIPTION" CONTENT="FreeBSD Inc.">
<META NAME="KEYWORDS" CONTENT="About FreeBSD, Getting FreeBSD, Ports Collection, Documentation, Support, Gallery, Search, Release Information, FreeBSD-current, FreeBSD-stable, snapshot, Application Software, Handbook, FAQ, Tutorials, Books, Manual Pages, Mailing lists, Newsgroups, Bugs, CVS, CVSup, Source Code, FreeBSD News, Mirror, Commercial Vendors, homepage, CTM">
<META NAME="KEYWORDS" CONTENT="About FreeBSD, Getting FreeBSD, Ports Collection, Documentation, Support, Gallery, Search, Release Information, FreeBSD-current, FreeBSD-stable, snapshot, Application Software, Handbook, FAQ, Tutorials, Books, Manual Pages, Mailing lists, Newsgroups, Bugs, CVS, CVSup, Source Code, FreeBSD News, Mirror, Commercial Vendors, homepage, CTM, UNIX">
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JAVASCRIPT">
<!-- cloak
Name = navigator.appName;
Version = parseInt(navigator.appVersion);
@ -65,10 +65,8 @@
handboo1 = new Image();
handboo1.src = "gifs/handboo1.gif";
}
//-->
</script>
</SCRIPT>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
<!--
@ -81,15 +79,14 @@ function change(Name,Image,No) {
<BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#000033" ALINK="#FFCC33">
<TABLE WIDTH="100%" BORDER="0">
<TBODY>
<TR>
<TD COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="LEFT"><A HREF="daemon.html"><IMG SRC="gifs/freebsd_1.gif" WIDTH="306" HEIGHT="94" BORDER="0" ALT=""></A>
<TD COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="LEFT"><IMG SRC="gifs/freebsd_1.gif" WIDTH="306" HEIGHT="94" BORDER="0" ALT="FreeBSD: Turning PCs into Workstations">
<BR>
<A href="./newsflash.html"
onMouseover="change('flashA','flash',1)"
onMouseout="change('flashA','flash',0)">
<IMG NAME="flashA" BORDER=0 alt="NEWSFLASH!" WIDTH= "109" HEIGHT= "36" SRC="./gifs/flash0.gif"></A>
<BR>
<IMG NAME="flashA" BORDER=0 alt="Newsflash!" WIDTH= "109" HEIGHT= "36" SRC="./gifs/flash0.gif"></A>
</TD>
<TD ALIGN="CENTER">
@ -97,7 +94,7 @@ function change(Name,Image,No) {
<FONT SIZE="-2" FACE="ARIAL,HELVETICA" COLOR="#990000">Select a server near you:</FONT>
<BR>
<SELECT NAME="goto">
<OPTION VALUE="http://www.ar.freebsd.org/">Argentina</OPTION>
<option value="http://www.ar.freebsd.org/">Argentina</OPTION>
<OPTION VALUE="http://www.au.freebsd.org/FreeBSD/">Australia/1</OPTION>
<OPTION VALUE="http://www2.au.freebsd.org/">Australia/2</OPTION>
<OPTION VALUE="http://www3.au.freebsd.org/">Australia/3</OPTION>
@ -146,157 +143,171 @@ function change(Name,Image,No) {
<INPUT TYPE="SUBMIT" VALUE=" Go "></FORM>
</TD>
</TR>
</TBODY>
</TABLE>
<CENTER>
<A HREF="./ports/index.html"
onMouseover="change('softA','soft',1)"
onMouseout="change('softA','soft',0)"><IMG NAME="softA" BORDER=0 alt="Applications /" WIDTH="98" HEIGHT="23" SRC="./gifs/soft0.gif"></A><A HREF="./support.html"
onMouseout="change('softA','soft',0)"><IMG NAME="softA" BORDER=0 alt=" Applications " WIDTH="98" HEIGHT="23" SRC="./gifs/soft0.gif"></A><A HREF="./support.html"
onMouseover="change('supportA','support',1)"
onMouseout="change('supportA','support',0)"><IMG NAME="supportA" BORDER=0 alt="Support /" WIDTH= "64" HEIGHT= "23" SRC="./gifs/support0.gif"></A><A HREF="./docs.html"
onMouseout="change('supportA','support',0)"><IMG NAME="supportA" BORDER=0 alt=" Support " WIDTH= "64" HEIGHT= "23" SRC="./gifs/support0.gif"></A><A HREF="./docs.html"
onMouseover="change('docsA','docs',1)"
onMouseout="change('docsA','docs',0)"><IMG NAME="docsA" BORDER=0 alt="Documentation /" WIDTH= "117" HEIGHT= "23" SRC="./gifs/docs0.gif"></A><A HREF="./commercial.html"
onMouseout="change('docsA','docs',0)"><IMG NAME="docsA" BORDER=0 alt=" Documentation " WIDTH= "117" HEIGHT= "23" SRC="./gifs/docs0.gif"></A><A HREF="./commercial.html"
onMouseover="change('vendorsA','vendors',1)"
onMouseout="change('vendorsA','vendors',0)"><IMG NAME="vendorsA" BORDER=0 alt="Vendors /" WIDTH= "66" HEIGHT= "23" SRC="./gifs/vendors0.gif"></A><A HREF="./search.html"
onMouseout="change('vendorsA','vendors',0)"><IMG NAME="vendorsA" BORDER=0 alt=" Vendors " WIDTH= "66" HEIGHT= "23" SRC="./gifs/vendors0.gif"></A><A HREF="./search.html"
onMouseover="change('searchA','search',1)"
onMouseout="change('searchA','search',0)"><IMG NAME="searchA" BORDER=0 alt="Search /" WIDTH= "58" HEIGHT= "23" SRC="./gifs/search0.gif"></A><A HREF="./index-site.html"
onMouseout="change('searchA','search',0)"><IMG NAME="searchA" BORDER=0 alt=" Search " WIDTH= "58" HEIGHT= "23" SRC="./gifs/search0.gif"></A><A HREF="./index-site.html"
onMouseover="change('indexA','index',1)"
onMouseout="change('indexA','index',0)"><IMG NAME="indexA" BORDER=0 alt="Index /" WIDTH= "52" HEIGHT= "23" SRC="./gifs/index0.gif"></A>
onMouseout="change('indexA','index',0)"><IMG NAME="indexA" BORDER=0 alt=" Index " WIDTH= "52" HEIGHT= "23" SRC="./gifs/index0.gif"></A>
</CENTER>
<P>
<TABLE WIDTH="100%" CELLPADDING="5" BORDER="0">
<TBODY>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH="69%" VALIGN="TOP" COLSPAN="1"><P>
<H2><FONT COLOR="#660000">What is FreeBSD?</FONT></H2>
<P>
<FONT FACE="ARIAL,HELVETICA">
FreeBSD is an advanced BSD UNIX operating system for "PC-compatible"
computers, developed and maintained by <A HREF="./handbook/staff.html">a large team of individuals</A>.
FreeBSD is an advanced BSD UNIX operating system for
"PC-compatible" computers, developed and maintained by <A
HREF="./handbook/staff.html">a large team of individuals</A>.
</FONT>
<P>
</P>
<H2><FONT COLOR="#660000">FreeBSD offers an exceptional combination of
features.</FONT></H2>
<H2><FONT COLOR="#660000">Cutting edge features</FONT></H2>
<P>
<FONT FACE="ARIAL,HELVETICA">
FreeBSD offers many features today which are still missing in other
operating systems, even some of the best commercial ones. <A HREF="./features.html">Advanced
features</A> for performance, security, and even binary compatibility with
other popular operating systems.
FreeBSD offers advanced networking, performance, security and
compatibility <A HREF="./features.html">features</a> today which
are still missing in other operating systems, even some of the
best commercial ones.
</FONT>
<P>
</P>
<H2><FONT COLOR="#660000">FreeBSD specializes in Internet solutions.</FONT></H2>
<H2><FONT COLOR="#660000">Powerful Internet solutions</FONT></H2>
<P>
<FONT FACE="ARIAL,HELVETICA">FreeBSD makes an ideal <A HREF="./internet.html">Internet</A> server or desktop system. It provides robust network services, even under the heaviest
of loads, and uses memory efficiently to maintain good response times for
hundreds, or even thousands, of simultaneous user processes.
Please visit our <a href="gallery.html">gallery</a> for examples of FreeBSD
powered applications and services.
<FONT FACE="ARIAL,HELVETICA">FreeBSD makes an ideal <A
HREF="./internet.html">Internet or Intranet</A> server. It
provides robust network services, even under the heaviest of
loads, and uses memory efficiently to maintain good response
times for hundreds, or even thousands, of simultaneous user
processes. Visit our <a href="gallery.html">gallery</a> for
examples of FreeBSD powered applications and services.
</FONT>
<P>
</P>
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<H2><FONT COLOR="#660000">FreeBSD is free.</FONT></H2>
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