diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml
index 6d8316ec84..0185ad505a 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
       </author>
     </authorgroup>
 
-    <pubdate>$FreeBSD: doc/en_US.ISO_8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml,v 1.74 2000/07/19 10:13:17 alex Exp $</pubdate>
+    <pubdate>$FreeBSD: doc/en_US.ISO_8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml,v 1.75 2000/07/19 17:24:48 ben Exp $</pubdate>
 
     <abstract>
       <para>This is the FAQ for FreeBSD versions 2.X, 3.X, and 4.X.  All entries
@@ -4101,6 +4101,47 @@ device.</para>
 
 </answer></qandaentry>
 
+      <qandaentry>
+        <question>
+          <para>Why is my kernel so big (over 10MB)?</para>
+        </question>
+
+        <answer>
+          <para>Chances are, you compiled your kernel in
+            <emphasis>debug mode</emphasis>.  Kernels built in debug
+            mode contain many symbols that are used for debugging, thus
+            greatly increasing the size of the kernel.  Note that if you
+            running a FreeBSD 3.0 or later system, there will be little
+            or no performance decrease from running a debug kernel,
+            and it is useful to keep one around in case of a system
+            panic.</para>
+
+          <para>However, if you are running low on disk space, or
+            you simply don't want to run a debug kernel, make sure
+            that both of the following are true:</para>
+
+          <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem>
+              <para>You do not have a line in your kernel
+                configuration file that reads:</para>
+
+              <programlisting>makeoptions DEBUG=-g</programlisting>
+            </listitem>
+
+            <listitem>
+              <para>You are not running <command>config</command> with
+                the <option>-g</option> option.</para>
+            </listitem>
+          </itemizedlist>
+
+          <para>Both of the above situations will cause your kernel to
+            be built in debug mode.  As long as you make sure you follow
+            the steps above, you can build your kernel normally, and you
+            should notice a fairly large size decrease; most kernels
+            tend to be around 1.5MB to 2MB.</para>
+        </answer>
+      </qandaentry>  
+
 <qandaentry><question>
 <para>Interrupt conflicts with multi-port serial code.</para></question><answer>
 
diff --git a/en_US.ISO_8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml b/en_US.ISO_8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml
index 6d8316ec84..0185ad505a 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO_8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml
+++ b/en_US.ISO_8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
       </author>
     </authorgroup>
 
-    <pubdate>$FreeBSD: doc/en_US.ISO_8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml,v 1.74 2000/07/19 10:13:17 alex Exp $</pubdate>
+    <pubdate>$FreeBSD: doc/en_US.ISO_8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml,v 1.75 2000/07/19 17:24:48 ben Exp $</pubdate>
 
     <abstract>
       <para>This is the FAQ for FreeBSD versions 2.X, 3.X, and 4.X.  All entries
@@ -4101,6 +4101,47 @@ device.</para>
 
 </answer></qandaentry>
 
+      <qandaentry>
+        <question>
+          <para>Why is my kernel so big (over 10MB)?</para>
+        </question>
+
+        <answer>
+          <para>Chances are, you compiled your kernel in
+            <emphasis>debug mode</emphasis>.  Kernels built in debug
+            mode contain many symbols that are used for debugging, thus
+            greatly increasing the size of the kernel.  Note that if you
+            running a FreeBSD 3.0 or later system, there will be little
+            or no performance decrease from running a debug kernel,
+            and it is useful to keep one around in case of a system
+            panic.</para>
+
+          <para>However, if you are running low on disk space, or
+            you simply don't want to run a debug kernel, make sure
+            that both of the following are true:</para>
+
+          <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem>
+              <para>You do not have a line in your kernel
+                configuration file that reads:</para>
+
+              <programlisting>makeoptions DEBUG=-g</programlisting>
+            </listitem>
+
+            <listitem>
+              <para>You are not running <command>config</command> with
+                the <option>-g</option> option.</para>
+            </listitem>
+          </itemizedlist>
+
+          <para>Both of the above situations will cause your kernel to
+            be built in debug mode.  As long as you make sure you follow
+            the steps above, you can build your kernel normally, and you
+            should notice a fairly large size decrease; most kernels
+            tend to be around 1.5MB to 2MB.</para>
+        </answer>
+      </qandaentry>  
+
 <qandaentry><question>
 <para>Interrupt conflicts with multi-port serial code.</para></question><answer>