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Date: Fri, 15 Feb 1999 12:00:03 -0700
+From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@freebsd.org>
+Subject:FreeBSD 3.1 is now released!

+ +

We are pleased, as always, to announce the availability +of 3.1-RELEASE, the much anticipated follow-on release to +FreeBSD 3.0 (released November, 1998). Many hundreds of bug +fixes and general enhancements have been made to the system +so please see the release notes for +more information.

+ +

FreeBSD 3.1-RELEASE is available on ftp.freebsd.org and +various FTP mirror sites +throughout the world. It can also be ordered on CD from +Walnut Creek CDROM, from where it +will be shipping shortly as a 4 CD set containing a lot of extra stuff +of interest to programmers and general users alike.

+ +

IMPORTANT NOTE: All of the profits from the sales of this CD set +go to support the FreeBSD Project!

+ +

Like many businesses in the field of high-tech, Walnut Creek CDROM has +realized that in order to make any product for an emerging market +grow, you have to make a significant investment in such growth, even +if it means abandoning short-term profits. Walnut Creek CDROM is the +only CDROM vendor who currently does anything like this and it's +certainly my hope that you will help support the project by buying (or +getting someone else to buy :) one of their CDs. Thanks!

+ +

The official FTP distribution site for FreeBSD is:

+ +
+

ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD

+
+ +

Or via the WEB page at:

+ +
+

http://www.cdrom.com/pub/FreeBSD

+
+ +

And on CD-ROM from Walnut Creek CDROM:

+ +
+

Walnut Creek CDROM
+4041 Pike Lane, #F
+Concord CA, 94520 USA
+Phone: +1 925 674-0783
+Fax: +1 925 674-0821
+Tech Support: +1 925 603-1234
+Email: info@cdrom.com
+WWW: http://www.cdrom.com/

+
+ +

If you are in Japan, please refer to +Pacific HiTech for information on ordering a localized (or the english) +version of the 3.1 product when it becomes available. Pacific HiTech is +now an affiliate of Walnut Creek CDROM for Japanese sales of FreeBSD.

+ +

Additionally, FreeBSD is available via anonymous FTP from mirror sites +in the following countries: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, +Canada, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, +Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Korea, +Latvia, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, +Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, the Ukraine +and the United Kingdom (and quite possibly several others which I've +never even heard of :).

+ +

Before trying the central FTP site, please check your regional +mirror(s) first by going to:

+ +
+

ftp://ftp.<yourdomain>.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD

+
+ +Any additional mirror sites will be labeled ftp2, ftp3 and so on. + +

The latest versions of export-restricted code for FreeBSD (2.0C or +later) (eBones and secure) are also being made available at the +following locations. If you are outside the U.S. or Canada, please get +secure (DES) and eBones (Kerberos) from one of the following foreign +distribution sites:

+ +
+
South Africa
+

ftp://ftp.internat.F +reeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD
+ftp://ftp2.internat.FreeBS +D.ORG/pub/FreeBSD

+ +
Brazil
+ +

ftp://ftp.br.FreeBSD.ORG/p +ub/FreeBSD

+ +
Finland
+ +

ftp://nic.funet.f +i/pub/unix/FreeBSD/eurocrypt

+
+ +

Release Home +&footer; + + diff --git a/en/releases/3.1R/errata.sgml b/en/releases/3.1R/errata.sgml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..8f66edb13b --- /dev/null +++ b/en/releases/3.1R/errata.sgml @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ + + + + %includes; +]> + + + +&header; + +
+The file 
+ERRATA.TXT contains post-release ERRATA for 3.1 and should always
+be considered the definitive place to look *first* before reporting
+a problem with this release.  This file will also be periodically
+updated as new issues are reported so even if you've checked this
+file recently, check it again before filing a bug report.  Any
+changes to this file are also automatically emailed to:
+
+	freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
+
+For all FreeBSD security advisories, see:
+
+ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/
+
+For the latest information.
+
+---- Security Advisories:
+
+Current active security advisories for 3.1:     None
+
+---- System Update Information:
+
+
+

Release Home +&footer; + + diff --git a/en/releases/3.1R/notes.sgml b/en/releases/3.1R/notes.sgml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..4e0a5cb435 --- /dev/null +++ b/en/releases/3.1R/notes.sgml @@ -0,0 +1,605 @@ + + + + %includes; +]> + +&header; +
+
+                                 RELEASE NOTES
+                           FreeBSD Release 3.1-RELEASE
+
+Welcome to 3.1-RELEASE, a full follow-on to the 3.0-RELEASE
+released November 1998 and which marked the beginning of the
+3.0-STABLE branch.  In the 4 months since 3.0 was released, many
+hundreds of bug fixes and general enhancements were made to the
+system.  Please see relevant details below.
+
+Any installation failures or crashes should be reported by using the
+send-pr command (those preferring a WEB based interface can also see
+this page).
+
+For information about FreeBSD and the layout of the 3.1-RELEASE
+directory (especially if you're installing from floppies!), see
+ABOUT.TXT.  For installation instructions, see the INSTALL.TXT and
+HARDWARE.TXT files.
+
+Table of contents:
+------------------
+1. What's new since 3.0-RELEASE
+   1.1 KERNEL CHANGES
+   1.2 SECURITY FIXES
+   1.3 USERLAND CHANGES
+
+2. Supported Configurations
+   2.1 Disk Controllers
+   2.2 Ethernet cards
+   2.3 ATM
+   2.4 Misc
+
+3. Obtaining FreeBSD
+   3.1 FTP/Mail
+   3.2 CDROM
+
+4. Upgrading from previous releases of FreeBSD
+
+5. Reporting problems, making suggestions, submitting code
+6. Acknowledgements
+
+
+1. What's new since 3.0-RELEASE
+---------------------------------
+
+1.1. KERNEL CHANGES
+-------------------
+
+Added driver support for fast ethernet adapters based on the
+RealTek 8129/8139 and Accton MPX 5030/5038 chips, including the
+SMC EZ Card 10/100 PCI 1211-TX.
+
+Added driver support for Lite-On PNIC-based fast ethernet cards
+including the LinkSys LNE100TX, NetGear FA310TX Rev. D1 and
+Matrox FastNIC 10/100.
+
+Added driver support for fast ethernet adapters based on the 
+Macronix 98713, 98713A, 98715, 98715A and 98725 chips.
+
+Added driver support for fast ethernet adapters based on the
+Winbond W89C840F chip.
+
+Added driver support for fast ethernet adapters based on the
+VIA Technologies VT3043 "Rhine I" and VT86C100A "Rhine II" chips.
+
+Added driver support for pocket ethernet adapters based on the
+RealTek RTL 8002 chip.
+
+Added driver support for fast ethernet adapters based on the
+ASIX Electronics AX88140A chip.
+
+Integrated isdn4bsd from the isdn4bsd project group into the
+regular system.
+
+System console driver (sc0) now broken into individual stand-alone
+modules, partly in preparation for USB keyboards, mice, etc.
+
+Phillips I2C/SMBUS support.
+
+Initial support for USB devices (some keyboards, mice).
+
+The lpt driver is now deprecated. Please use ppbus with the ppc driver
+instead (see the ppc(4) and ppbus(4) man pages for details). At some
+point before the next release, the old lpt driver will be removed and
+the nlpt driver will be renamed to lpt.
+
+
+1.2. SECURITY FIXES
+-------------------
+See ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/ for details:
+  CERT Advisory CA-98-13-tcp-denial-of-service closed.
+  FreeBSD-SA-98:08 (IP fragmentation denial of service) closed.
+
+KerberosIV more fully supported.
+
+
+1.3. USERLAND CHANGES
+---------------------
+When using ipfw(8) with the syntax of the first synopsis line from the
+man page (i. e., with a rules file), it can now optionally be run through
+a preprocessor (m4, cpp) so it's possible to use symbolic names and other
+constructs that make maintenance easier.
+
+Support for PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules) including
+modules for radius, TACACS, S/Key, Kerberos, Unix (passwd) and
+other authentication methods.
+ 
+Sendmail upgraded to version 8.9.2.
+
+AMD, texinfo, global and many other various utilities updated.
+
+
+2. Supported Configurations
+---------------------------
+FreeBSD currently runs on a wide variety of ISA, VLB, EISA and PCI bus
+based PC's, ranging from 386sx to Pentium class machines (though the
+386sx is not recommended).  Support for generic IDE or ESDI drive
+configurations, various SCSI controller, network and serial cards is
+also provided.
+
+What follows is a list of all peripherals currently known to work with
+FreeBSD.  Other configurations may also work, we have simply not as yet
+received confirmation of this.
+
+
+2.1. Disk Controllers
+---------------------
+WD1003 (any generic MFM/RLL)
+WD1007 (any generic IDE/ESDI)
+IDE
+ATA
+
+Adaptec 1535 ISA SCSI controllers
+Adaptec 154x series ISA SCSI controllers
+Adaptec 174x series EISA SCSI controller in standard and enhanced mode.
+Adaptec 274X/284X/2920C/294x/2950/3940/3950 (Narrow/Wide/Twin) series
+EISA/VLB/PCI SCSI controllers.
+Adaptec AIC7850, AIC7860, AIC7880, AIC789x, on-board SCSI controllers.
+
+AdvanSys SCSI controllers (all models).
+
+BusLogic MultiMaster controllers:
+
+[ Please note that BusLogic/Mylex "Flashpoint" adapters are NOT yet supported ]
+
+BusLogic MultiMaster "W" Series Host Adapters:
+    BT-948, BT-958, BT-958D
+BusLogic MultiMaster "C" Series Host Adapters:
+    BT-946C, BT-956C, BT-956CD, BT-445C, BT-747C, BT-757C, BT-757CD, BT-545C,
+    BT-540CF
+BusLogic MultiMaster "S" Series Host Adapters:
+    BT-445S, BT-747S, BT-747D, BT-757S, BT-757D, BT-545S, BT-542D, BT-742A,
+    BT-542B
+BusLogic MultiMaster "A" Series Host Adapters:
+    BT-742A, BT-542B
+
+AMI FastDisk controllers that are true BusLogic MultiMaster clones are also
+supported.
+
+DPT SmartCACHE Plus, SmartCACHE III, SmartRAID III, SmartCACHE IV and
+SmartRAID IV SCSI/RAID controllers are supported.  The DPT SmartRAID/CACHE V
+is not yet supported.
+
+SymBios (formerly NCR) 53C810, 53C810a, 53C815, 53C820, 53C825a,
+53C860, 53C875, 53C875j, 53C885, 53C895 and 53C896 PCI SCSI controllers:
+        ASUS SC-200
+        Data Technology DTC3130 (all variants)
+	Diamond FirePort (all)
+        NCR cards (all)
+        Symbios cards (all)
+        Tekram DC390W, 390U and 390F
+        Tyan S1365
+
+QLogic 1020, 1040, 1040B and 2100 SCSI and Fibre Channel Adapters
+
+DTC 3290 EISA SCSI controller in 1542 emulation mode.
+
+With all supported SCSI controllers, full support is provided for
+SCSI-I & SCSI-II peripherals, including hard disks, optical disks,
+tape drives (including DAT and 8mm Exabyte), medium changers, processor
+target devices and CDROM drives.  WORM devices that support CDROM commands
+are supported for read-only access by the CDROM driver.  WORM/CD-R/CD-RW
+writing support is provided by cdrecord, which is in the ports tree.
+
+The following CD-ROM type systems are supported at this time:
+(cd)    SCSI interface (also includes ProAudio Spectrum and
+        SoundBlaster SCSI)
+(matcd) Matsushita/Panasonic (Creative SoundBlaster) proprietary
+        interface (562/563 models)
+(scd)   Sony proprietary interface (all models)
+(wcd)   ATAPI IDE interface
+
+The following drivers were supported under the old SCSI subsystem, but are
+NOT YET supported under the new CAM SCSI subsystem:
+
+  Tekram DC390 and DC390T controllers (maybe other cards based on the
+  AMD 53c974 as well).
+
+  NCR5380/NCR53400 ("ProAudio Spectrum") SCSI controller. 
+
+  UltraStor 14F, 24F and 34F SCSI controllers.
+
+  Seagate ST01/02 SCSI controllers.
+
+  Future Domain 8xx/950 series SCSI controllers.
+
+  WD7000 SCSI controller.
+
+  Adaptec 1510 series ISA SCSI controllers (not for bootable devices)
+  Adaptec 152x series ISA SCSI controllers
+  Adaptec AIC-6260 and AIC-6360 based boards, which includes the AHA-152x
+  and SoundBlaster SCSI cards.
+
+  [ Note:  There is work-in-progress to port the AIC-6260/6360 and
+    UltraStor drivers to the new CAM SCSI framework, but no estimates on
+    when or if they will be completed. ]
+
+Unmaintained drivers, they might or might not work for your hardware:
+
+  Floppy tape interface (Colorado/Mountain/Insight)
+
+  (mcd)   Mitsumi proprietary CD-ROM interface (all models)
+
+2.2. Ethernet cards
+-------------------
+Allied-Telesis AT1700 and RE2000 cards
+
+AMD PCnet/PCI (79c970 & 53c974 or 79c974)
+
+SMC Elite 16 WD8013 ethernet interface, and most other WD8003E,
+WD8003EBT, WD8003W, WD8013W, WD8003S, WD8003SBT and WD8013EBT
+based clones.  SMC Elite Ultra.  SMC Etherpower II.
+
+RealTek 8129/8139 fast ethernet NICs including the following:
+  Allied Telesyn AT2550
+  Allied Telesyn AT2500TX
+  Genius GF100TXR (RTL8139)
+  NDC Communications NE100TX-E
+  OvisLink LEF-8129TX
+  OvisLink LEF-8139TX
+  Netronix Inc. EA-1210 NetEther 10/100
+  KTX-9130TX 10/100 Fast Ethernet
+  Accton "Cheetah" EN1027D (MPX 5030/5038; RealTek 8139 clone?)
+  SMC EZ Card 10/100 PCI 1211-TX
+
+Lite-On 82c168/82c169 PNIC fast ethernet NICs including the following:
+  LinkSys EtherFast LNE100TX
+  NetGear FA310-TX Rev. D1
+  Matrox FastNIC 10/100
+
+Macronix 98713, 98713A, 98715, 98715A and 98725 fast ethernet NICs
+  NDC Communications SFA100A (98713A)
+  CNet Pro120A (98713 or 98713A)
+  CNet Pro120B (98715)
+  SVEC PN102TX (98713)
+
+Winbond W89C840F fast ethernet NICs including the following:
+  Trendware TE100-PCIE
+
+VIA Technologies VT3043 "Rhine I" and VT86C100A "Rhine II" fast ethernet
+NICs including the following:
+  Hawking Technologies PN102TX
+  D-Link DFE530TX
+
+Texas Instruments ThunderLAN PCI NICs, including the following:
+  Compaq Netelligent 10, 10/100, 10/100 Proliant, 10/100 Dual-Port
+  Compaq Netelligent 10/100 TX Embedded UTP, 10 T PCI UTP/Coax, 10/100 TX UTP
+  Compaq NetFlex 3P, 3P Integrated, 3P w/ BNC
+  Olicom OC-2135/2138, OC-2325, OC-2326 10/100 TX UTP
+  Racore 8165 10/100baseTX
+  Racore 8148 10baseT/100baseTX/100baseFX multi-personality
+
+ASIX Electronics AX88140A PCI NICs, including the following:
+  Alfa Inc. GFC2204
+  CNet Pro110B
+
+DEC EtherWORKS III NICs (DE203, DE204, and DE205)
+DEC EtherWORKS II NICs (DE200, DE201, DE202, and DE422)
+DEC DC21040, DC21041, or DC21140 based NICs (SMC Etherpower 8432T, DE245, etc)
+DEC FDDI (DEFPA/DEFEA) NICs
+
+Fujitsu MB86960A/MB86965A
+
+HP PC Lan+ cards (model numbers: 27247B and 27252A).
+
+Intel EtherExpress 16
+Intel EtherExpress Pro/10
+Intel EtherExpress Pro/100B PCI Fast Ethernet
+
+Isolan AT 4141-0 (16 bit)
+Isolink 4110     (8 bit)
+
+Novell NE1000, NE2000, and NE2100 ethernet interface.
+
+3Com 3C501 cards
+
+3Com 3C503 Etherlink II
+
+3Com 3c505 Etherlink/+
+
+3Com 3C507 Etherlink 16/TP
+
+3Com 3C509, 3C579, 3C589 (PCMCIA), 3C590/592/595/900/905/905B PCI and EISA
+(Fast) Etherlink III / (Fast) Etherlink XL
+
+3Com 3c980 Fast Etherlink XL server adapter
+
+Toshiba ethernet cards
+
+Crystal Semiconductor CS89x0-based NICs, including:
+  IBM Etherjet ISA
+
+PCMCIA ethernet cards from IBM and National Semiconductor are also
+supported.
+
+Note that NO token ring cards are supported at this time as we're
+still waiting for someone to donate a driver for one of them.  Any
+takers?
+
+2.3 ATM
+-------
+
+   o ATM Host Interfaces
+        - FORE Systems, Inc. PCA-200E ATM PCI Adapters
+        - Efficient Networks, Inc. ENI-155p ATM PCI Adapters
+
+   o ATM Signalling Protocols
+        - The ATM Forum UNI 3.1 signalling protocol
+        - The ATM Forum UNI 3.0 signalling protocol
+        - The ATM Forum ILMI address registration
+        - FORE Systems's proprietary SPANS signalling protocol
+        - Permanent Virtual Channels (PVCs)
+
+   o IETF "Classical IP and ARP over ATM" model
+        - RFC 1483, "Multiprotocol Encapsulation over ATM Adaptation Layer 5"
+        - RFC 1577, "Classical IP and ARP over ATM"
+        - RFC 1626, "Default IP MTU for use over ATM AAL5"
+        - RFC 1755, "ATM Signaling Support for IP over ATM"
+        - RFC 2225, "Classical IP and ARP over ATM"
+        - RFC 2334, "Server Cache Synchronization Protocol (SCSP)"
+        - Internet Draft draft-ietf-ion-scsp-atmarp-00.txt,
+                "A Distributed ATMARP Service Using SCSP"
+
+   o ATM Sockets interface
+
+2.4. Misc
+---------
+
+AST 4 port serial card using shared IRQ.
+
+ARNET 8 port serial card using shared IRQ.
+ARNET (now Digiboard) Sync 570/i high-speed serial.
+
+Boca BB1004 4-Port serial card (Modems NOT supported)
+Boca IOAT66 6-Port serial card (Modems supported)
+Boca BB1008 8-Port serial card (Modems NOT supported)
+Boca BB2016 16-Port serial card (Modems supported)
+
+Comtrol Rocketport card.
+
+Cyclades Cyclom-y Serial Board.
+
+STB 4 port card using shared IRQ.
+
+SDL Communications Riscom/8 Serial Board.
+SDL Communications RISCom/N2 and N2pci high-speed sync serial boards.
+
+Stallion multiport serial boards: EasyIO, EasyConnection 8/32 & 8/64,
+ONboard 4/16 and Brumby.
+
+Adlib, SoundBlaster, SoundBlaster Pro, ProAudioSpectrum, Gravis UltraSound
+and Roland MPU-401 sound cards. (snd driver)
+
+Most ISA audio codecs manufactured by Crystal Semiconductors, OPTi, Creative
+Labs, Avance, Yamaha and ENSONIQ. (pcm driver)
+
+Connectix QuickCam
+Matrox Meteor Video frame grabber
+Creative Labs Video Spigot frame grabber
+Cortex1 frame grabber
+Hauppauge Wincast/TV boards (PCI)
+STB TV PCI
+Intel Smart Video Recorder III
+Various Frame grabbers based on Brooktree Bt848 chip.
+
+HP4020, HP6020, Philips CDD2000/CDD2660 and Plasmon CD-R drives.
+
+PS/2 mice
+
+Standard PC Joystick
+
+X-10 power controllers
+
+GPIB and Transputer drivers.
+
+Genius and Mustek hand scanners.
+
+Xilinx XC6200 based reconfigurable hardware cards compatible with
+the HOT1 from Virtual Computers (www.vcc.com)
+
+Support for Dave Mills experimental Loran-C receiver.
+
+FreeBSD currently does NOT support IBM's microchannel (MCA) bus.
+
+3. Obtaining FreeBSD
+--------------------
+
+You may obtain FreeBSD in a variety of ways:
+
+3.1. FTP/Mail
+-------------
+
+You can ftp FreeBSD and any or all of its optional packages from
+`ftp.freebsd.org' - the official FreeBSD release site.
+
+For other locations that mirror the FreeBSD software see the file
+MIRROR.SITES.  Please ftp the distribution from the site closest (in
+networking terms) to you.  Additional mirror sites are always welcome!
+Contact freebsd-admin@FreeBSD.org for more details if you'd like to 
+become an official mirror site.
+
+If you do not have access to the Internet and electronic mail is your
+only recourse, then you may still fetch the files by sending mail to
+`ftpmail@ftpmail.vix.com' - putting the keyword "help" in your message
+to get more information on how to fetch files using this mechanism.
+Please do note, however, that this will end up sending many *tens of
+megabytes* through the mail and should only be employed as an absolute
+LAST resort!
+
+
+3.2. CDROM
+----------
+
+FreeBSD 3.1-RELEASE CDs may be ordered on CDROM from:
+
+        Walnut Creek CDROM
+        4041 Pike Lane, Suite F
+        Concord CA  94520
+        1-800-786-9907, +1-925-674-0783, +1-925-674-0821 (FAX)
+
+Or via the Internet from orders@cdrom.com or http://www.cdrom.com.
+Their current catalog can be obtained via ftp from:
+
+        ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/cdrom/catalog
+
+Cost per -RELEASE CD is $39.95 or $24.95 with a FreeBSD subscription.
+FreeBSD SNAPshot CDs, when available, are $39.95 or $14.95 with a
+FreeBSD-SNAP subscription (-RELEASE and -SNAP subscriptions are entirely
+separate).  With a subscription, you will automatically receive updates as
+they are released.  Your credit card will be billed when each disk is
+shipped and you may cancel your subscription at any time without further
+obligation.
+
+Shipping (per order not per disc) is $5 in the US, Canada or Mexico
+and $9.00 overseas.  They accept Visa, Mastercard, Discover, American
+Express or checks in U.S. Dollars and ship COD within the United
+States.  California residents please add 8.25% sales tax.
+
+Should you be dissatisfied for any reason, the CD comes with an
+unconditional return policy.
+
+
+4. Upgrading from previous releases of FreeBSD
+----------------------------------------------
+
+If you're upgrading from a previous release of FreeBSD, most likely
+it's 2.2.x or 2.1.x (in some lesser number of cases) and some of the
+following issues may affect you, depending of course on your chosen
+method of upgrading.  There are two popular ways of upgrading
+FreeBSD distributions:
+
+        o Using sources, via /usr/src
+        o Using sysinstall's (binary) upgrade option.
+
+In the case of using sources, there are simply two targets you need to
+be aware of: The standard ``upgrade'' target, which will upgrade a 2.x
+or 3.0 system to 3.1 and the ``world'' target, which will take an
+already upgraded system and keep it in sync with whatever changes have
+happened since the initial upgrade.
+
+In the case of using the binary upgrade option, the system will go
+straight to 3.1/ELF but also populate the /<basepath>/lib/aout
+directories for backwards compatibility with older binaries.
+
+In either case, going to ELF will mean that you'll have somewhat
+smaller binaries and access to a lot more compiler goodies which have
+been already been ported to other ELF environments (our older and
+somewhat crufty a.out format being largely unsupported by most other
+software projects).  Those who wish to retain access to the older
+a.out dynamic executables should be sure and install the compat22
+distribution.
+
+[ other important upgrading notes should go here]
+
+
+5. Reporting problems, making suggestions, submitting code.
+-----------------------------------------------------------
+Your suggestions, bug reports and contributions of code are always
+valued - please do not hesitate to report any problems you may find
+(preferably with a fix attached, if you can!).
+
+The preferred method to submit bug reports from a machine with
+Internet mail connectivity is to use the send-pr command or use the CGI
+script at http://www.freebsd.org/send-pr.html.  Bug reports
+will be dutifully filed by our faithful bugfiler program and you can
+be sure that we'll do our best to respond to all reported bugs as soon
+as possible.  Bugs filed in this way are also visible on our WEB site
+in the support section and are therefore valuable both as bug reports
+and as "signposts" for other users concerning potential problems to
+watch out for.
+
+If, for some reason, you are unable to use the send-pr command to
+submit a bug report, you can try to send it to:
+
+                freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org
+
+Note that send-pr itself is a shell script that should be easy to move
+even onto a totally different system.  We much prefer if you could use
+this interface, since it make it easier to keep track of the problem
+reports.  However, before submitting, please try to make sure whether
+the problem might have already been fixed since.
+
+
+Otherwise, for any questions or tech support issues, please send mail to:
+
+                freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org
+
+
+Additionally, being a volunteer effort, we are always happy to have
+extra hands willing to help - there are already far more desired
+enhancements than we'll ever be able to manage by ourselves!  To
+contact us on technical matters, or with offers of help, please send
+mail to:
+
+                freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org
+
+
+Please note that these mailing lists can experience *significant*
+amounts of traffic and if you have slow or expensive mail access and
+are only interested in keeping up with significant FreeBSD events, you
+may find it preferable to subscribe instead to:
+
+                freebsd-announce@FreeBSD.org
+
+
+All of the mailing lists can be freely joined by anyone wishing
+to do so.  Send mail to MajorDomo@FreeBSD.org and include the keyword
+`help' on a line by itself somewhere in the body of the message.  This
+will give you more information on joining the various lists, accessing
+archives, etc.  There are a number of mailing lists targeted at
+special interest groups not mentioned here, so send mail to majordomo
+and ask about them!
+
+
+6. Acknowledgements
+-------------------
+
+FreeBSD represents the cumulative work of many dozens, if not
+hundreds, of individuals from around the world who have worked very
+hard to bring you this release.  For a complete list of FreeBSD
+project staffers, please see:
+
+        http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/staff.html
+
+or, if you've loaded the doc distribution:
+
+        file:/usr/share/doc/handbook/staff.html
+
+
+Special mention to:
+
+        The donors listed at http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/donors.html
+
+        Justin M. Seger for almost
+        single-handedly converting the ports collection to ELF.
+
+        Doug Rabson and
+        John Birrell
+        for making FreeBSD/alpha happen and to the NetBSD project for
+        substantial indirect aid.
+
+        Peter Wemm for the new kernel
+        module system (with substantial aid from Doug Rabson).
+
+        And to the many thousands of FreeBSD users and testers all over the
+        world, without whom this release simply would not have been possible.
+
+We sincerely hope you enjoy this release of FreeBSD!
+
+                        The FreeBSD Project
+
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