A few minor changes I thought of, while sketching out some other

changes:

Reword a comment about money (to make it look less like we're joking
about actually wanting funding).

Mention IPsec and IPv6 among the networking features.

Mention routing as an application of FreeBSD.
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read about <link linkend="history">the history of FreeBSD</link>,
or the <link linkend="relnotes">current release</link>. If you
are interested in contributing something to the Project (code,
hardware, unmarked bills), see the <ulink
hardware, funding), see the <ulink
url="&url.articles.contributing;/index.html">Contributing to FreeBSD</ulink> article.</para>
<sect2 id="os-overview">
@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
<listitem>
<para>Strong <emphasis>TCP/IP networking</emphasis> with
support for industry standards such as SCTP, DHCP, NFS,
NIS, PPP, and SLIP. This means that your FreeBSD machine can
NIS, PPP, SLIP, IPsec, and IPv6. This means that your FreeBSD machine can
interoperate easily with other systems as well as act as an
enterprise server, providing vital functions such as NFS
(remote file access) and email services or putting your
@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
<listitem>
<para>The industry standard <emphasis>X Window System</emphasis>
(X11R6) provides a graphical user interface (GUI) for the cost
(X11R7) provides a graphical user interface (GUI) for the cost
of a common VGA card and monitor and comes with full
sources.</para>
</listitem>
@ -274,6 +274,10 @@
[SSL])</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>IPv4 and IPv6 routing</para>
</listitem>
<indexterm><primary>firewall</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>NAT</primary></indexterm>
<listitem>