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Nik Clayton 5a4f7e0a30 Add a new file, 'newbies.sgml', containing Sue Blake's "Resources for 
Newies", as she doesn't have the resources to continue hosting it -- it
also makes it easier for others to add to it as appropriate.

Update the Makefile to list the file, and support.sgml with the new link
to newbies.html.

This also marks my first commit since I was hit by RSI almost six weeks
ago. My appreciation to everyone in the FreeBSD community who wished me
well, and understood why I didn't immediately write back to them :-)

PR:		docs/6386
Reviewed by:	freebsd-doc
Submitted by:	Sue Blake, <sue@welearn.com.au>
1998-05-14 17:30:17 +00:00

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&header;
<a name="mailing-list"></a>
<h2>Mailing lists</h2>
<p><a href="&base/handbook/eresources:mail.html">Mailing lists</a>
are the primary support channel for FreeBSD
users, with numerous mailing lists covering different
topic areas. When in doubt about what list to post a
question to, post to <a
href="mailto:freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG">freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG</a>.
You can <strong><a href="&base/search.html">search</a></strong> the mailing list
archives at <a href="http://www.freebsd.org">www.freebsd.org.</a></p>
<p>Several non-English mailing lists are also available:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Czech</> -- <a href="mailto:majordomo@freebsd.cz">majordomo@freebsd.cz</a></>
<li><strong>German</> -- <a href="mailto:majordomo@de.freebsd.org">majordomo@de.freebsd.org</a>.</>
<li><strong>Hungarian</> -- <a href="mailto:majordomo@hu.freebsd.org">majordomo@hu.freebsd.org</a></>
<li><strong>Japanese</> -- <a href="mailto:majordomo@jp.freebsd.org">majordomo@jp.freebsd.org</a></>
<li><strong>Polish</> -- <a href="mailto:majordomo@pap.waw.pl">majordomo@pap.waw.pl</a></>
<li><strong>Portuguese</> -- <a href="http://www.br.freebsd.org/list.html">WWW</a>
or <a href="mailto:listproc@br.freebsd.org">listproc@br.freebsd.org</a></>
</ul>
<p>If you create other freebsd mailing lists,
<a href="&base/mailto.html">let us know about them</a>.</p>
<a name="newsgroups"></a>
<h2>Newsgroups</h2>
<p>There are a few FreeBSD specific <a
href="&base/handbook/eresources:news.html">newsgroups</a>, along with
numerous other newsgroups on topics of interest to FreeBSD
users, though the mailing lists remain the most reliable way to
get in touch with the FreeBSD developers. For miscellaneous
FreeBSD discussion, see <a href="news:comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc">
comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc</a>. For important announcements,
see <a href="news:comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.announce">
comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.announce</a>.
<a name="web"></a>
<h2>WEB Resources</h2>
<ul>
<li><p>Our WEB pages remain one of the best sources of information,
and are also mirrored at many sites around the world. Try connecting to
www.<b>yourcountry</b>.freebsd.org (e.g.
<a href="http://www.de.freebsd.org/">www.de.freebsd.org</a> for
Germany or <a href="http://www.au.freebsd.org/">www.au.freebsd.org</a>
for Australia), or select a mirror from the list on the <a
href="&base/index.html">home page</>. The same naming convention is
also used for <b>FTP</b> servers.</p>
<p>In addition to the mirrors, several non-English web resources
are available:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.cz.freebsd.org/">Czech</a></>
<li><a href="http://www.de.freebsd.org/de/">German</a></>
<li><a href="http://www.hu.freebsd.org/hu/">Hungarian</a></>
<li><a href="http://www.jp.freebsd.org/">Japanese</a></>
<li><a href="http://www.br.freebsd.org/">Portuguese</a> (<a
href="http://www2.br.freebsd.org/">mirror</a>)</>
</ul>
<p></p>
</li>
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<li><p>For information on recent FreeBSD progress and releases,
see the <a href="newsflash.html">Newsflash</a> page.</p></li>
<li><p>To register to receive the FreeBSD Newsletter and/or subscribe to
the announcement mailing list, please see the
<a href="./register.html">Registration</a> page.</p>
<a name="pr"></a></li>
</ul>
<h2><a
href="http://www.cs.utah.edu/csinfo/texinfo/gnats/gnats.html">GNATS</a>
Problem Report Database</h2>
<p>Current FreeBSD problem reports are tracked using the GNATS database.<p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr-summary.cgi">View
the open problem reports</a>.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi">
View a problem report by tracker id</a>.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.freebsd.org/send-pr.html">Submit a Problem
Report</a>.</li>
</ul>
<p>Problem reports may also be submitted to the
development team using the <a href="http://www.freebsd.org/send-pr.html">
send-pr(1)</a> command on a FreeBSD system or by sending an email
message to <a href="mailto:freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG">freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG</a>.
Please note that <a href="http://www.freebsd.org/send-pr.html">
send-pr</a> is preferred since messages sent to the mailing list are
<em>not</em> tracked as official problem reports!
<a name="cvs"></a>
<h2><a
href="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi">CVS Repository</a></h2>
<p><a href="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?cvs">CVS</a>
(the Concurrent Version System) is the tool we use for
keeping our sources under control. Every change (with
accompanying log message explaining its purpose) from
FreeBSD 2.0 to the present is stored here, and can be
easily viewed from here (click on the link). To obtain a
complete copy of the FreeBSD CVS repository or any of the
development branches inside it, you may choose any one of
following options:
<ul>
<li><a href="handbook/cvsup.html">cvsup</a>
if you're looking for on-demand, low overhead access
using a custom utility (written in Modula-3 no less).</li>
<li><a name="anoncvs" href="handbook/anoncvs.html">anoncvs</a>
if you're looking
for on-demand access that has higher overhead than cvsup (in
terms of wall time and bytes xferred) but is easier to use for checking
out small pieces of the tree and requires nothing more than the
cvs tools already bundled with FreeBSD.</li>
<li><a href="handbook/ctm.html">CTM</a> if you're looking for very
low overhead, batch-mode access (basically, patches through email)
access.</li>
<li>Finally, if you've got bandwidth to burn or you prefer / are forced
to use FTP, you can simply mirror the CVS repository from <a
href="ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/FreeBSD-CVS">ftp.freebsd.org</a>.
</li>
</ul>
<p>Mirrors of the CVS Repository cgi script are available in
<a href="http://www.de.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi">Germany</a>
and <a href="http://www.jp.freebsd.org/www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi">
Japan</a>.</p>
<p>Another way of accessing the CVS repository bits is via
the <a href="handbook/anoncvs.html">anoncvs</a> service
<a name="user"></a>
<h2>User Groups</h2>
<p>FreeBSD's widespread popularity has spawned a number of user
groups around the world. If you know of a FreeBSD user group
not listed here, <a href="mailto:www@freebsd.org">let us know</a>
about it.</p>
<ul>
<li><A HREF="http://www.arachna.com/freebsd/freebsd-sf.html">
FreeBSD-SF</A> (San Francisco FreeBSD User Group) meets semi-monthly
at <A HREF="http://www.reef.com/">Silicon Reef</A>. Those interested
in attending should visit the web site or send mail to
<A HREF="mailto:freebsd-sf@arachna.com">the mailing list</A><p></p></li>
<li>The Danish *BSD user group,
<A HREF="http://hotel.prosa.dk/bsd-dk/">BSD/DK</A>, is being
created. Send mail subscription request to <A
href="mailto:bsd-dk-request@hotel.prosa.dk"
>bsd-dk-request@hotel.prosa.dk</A>. No initial meeting planned yet.
<p></p></li>
<li><A HREF="http://www.bsdhh.org/bsdhh-faq.en.html">BSDHH</a>
(BSD User Group Hamburg) meets on the first
Wednesday of the month at 7.00pm in the Chinese restaurant
<em>Lotosbluete</em>, Loewenstrasse 22 in Hamburg-Eppendorf/Germany.
Most members are FreeBSD users, although users of all BSD flavors
are welcome. Interested people should send mail to
<A HREF="mailto:bsdhh@bsdhh.org">bsdhh@bsdhh.org</A>.
<p></p></li>
<li>The <a href="http://ukug.uk.freebsd.org">FreeBSD UKUG</a>
(FreeBSD UK User's Group) exists for the benefit of FreeBSD
users in the United Kingdom. Please follow the link for details.
<p></p></li>
<li>The <a href="http://www.wuerzburg.de/brainstorm">Brainstorm</a>
users group meets in Wuerzburg, Germany and welcomes all users of
Unix, with some emphasis on helping new users of FreeBSD. They
meet every Monday at 8.00pm in the "Cafe Klug", Muenzstrasse,
Wuerzburg. Mail
<a href="mailto:bs@rak.franken.de">bs@rak.franken.de</a>
for more information or follow the Brainstorm link.
<p></p></li>
<li>FUUNM (Free Unix Users of New Mexico) meets on the 2nd
Saturday of the month from 4:30-6:00pm at the Farris
Engineering Center, room 141, University of new Mexico.
This is not specifically a FreeBSD user group, but if you
are in the area, your presence is welcome. The group
operates a mailing list (<a
href="mailto:fuunm@astro.phys.unm.edu">fuunm@astro.phys.unm.edu</a>).
Contact <a href="mailto:alan@lundin.abq.nm.us">Alan
Lundin</a> for more information.<p></p></li>
<li><a
href="http://www.sol.net/freebsd-mke/">FreeBSD-Milwaukee</a>
Wisconsin meets occasionally and has a mailing list: <a
href="mailto:freebsd-mke-l@ns.sol.net">freebsd-mke-l@ns.sol.net</a>. send
mail to <a
href="mailto:freebsd-mke-l-request@ns.sol.net">freebsd-mke-l-request@ns.sol.net</a>
to subscribe.<p></p></li>
<li>RUUG (Reno Unix Users Group) meets monthly in Reno
Nevada and discusses the use of FreeBSD and Linux.
Contact <a href="mailto:eblood@cs.unr.edu">Eric Blood</a>
or <a href="mailto:todd@crenshaw.reno.nv.us">Todd
Crenshaw</a> for more information.<p></p></li>
<li>Washington DC (DC Metropolitan Area) FreeBSD User Group is now
forming. Please contact Richard Cramer, Sytex Access Ltd. at
703-425-2515, or preferred, email at <a
href="mailto:rcramer@sytex.net">rcramer@sytex.net</a> to be put on a
member distribution list. Initial meeting to be held in
May.<p></p></li>
<li>
Yavapai Free Unix Users Group is now forming for *BSD/Linux, etc.,
users in Northern Arizona.
Please contact Russell Carter (<a href="mailto:rcarter@consys.com">
rcarter@consys.com</a>) for details.
<p></p></li>
</ul>
<a name="development"></a>
<h2>FreeBSD Development Projects</h2>
<p>In addition to the mainstream development path of FreeBSD, a number
of developer groups are working on the cutting edge to expand
FreeBSD's range of applications in new directions. Follow the links
below to learn more about these exciting projects.</p>
<h3>Documentation</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="docproj.html">FreeBSD Documentation Project</a></li>
<li><a name="newbies" href="newbies.html">FreeBSD Resources for Newbies</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Applications</h3>
<ul>
<li><a name="java" href="http://www.freebsd.org/java/">Java on FreeBSD</a></li>
<li><a name="mozilla" href="mozilla.html">FreeBSD Mozilla Group</a></li>
<li><a name="multimedia" href="http://www.freebsd.org/~faulkner/multimedia/mm.html">MultiMedia</a></li>
<li><a href="ports/">FreeBSD Ports Collection</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Kernel, networking, security</h3>
<ul>
<li><a name="altq" href="http://www.csl.sony.co.jp/person/kjc/kjc/software.html"> ALTQ: bandwidth management for applications</a></li>
<li><a name="devfs" href="http://www.freebsd.org/~julian/">DEVFS</a></li>
<li><a name="drawbridge" href="http://drawbridge.tamu.edu/"> Drawbridge, a firewall package</a></li>
<li><a name="hardening" href="http://www.watson.org/fbsd-hardening/">FreeBSD Hardening Project, a more secure environment</a></li>
<li><a name="metacomputing" href="http://www.sarnoff.com:8000/docs/metacomputing.html"> Metacomputing</a></li>
<li><a name="ppp" href="http://www.awfulhak.demon.co.uk/ppp.html"> Point to Point Protocol (PPP)</a></li>
<li><a name="DHCP" href="http://home.san.rr.com/freebsd/dhcp.html">DHCP configuration</a></li>
<li><a name="smn" href="http://www.cs.pdx.edu/research/SMN/"> Secure MobileIP via IP</a></li>
<li><a name="softupdate" href="http://www.freebsd.org/~julian/">soft update code</a></li>
<li><a name="SMP" href="http://www.freebsd.org/~fsmp/SMP/SMP.html">Symmetric MultiProcessor Support</a></li>
<li><a name="vinum" href="http://www.lemis.com/vinum.html"> Vinum: a logical volume manager</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Device drivers</h3>
<ul>
<li><a name="atm" href="http://www.ccrc.wustl.edu/pub/chuck/bsdatm/wucs.html"> BSD ATM: implementation of ATM internetworking under 4.4BSD</a></li>
<li><a name="timekeeping" href="http://phk.freebsd.dk/rover.html"> High-precision timekeeping with FreeBSD</a></li>
<li><a name="homeauto" href="http://www.freebsd.org/~fsmp/HomeAuto/HomeAuto.html">Home Automation</a></li>
<li><a name="isdn" href="http://www.hcs.de/users/hm/isdn4bsd/i4b-main.html"> i4b: ISDN for FreeBSD</a></li>
<li><a name="tokenring" href="http://www.jurai.net/~winter/tr/tr.html">The FreeBSD Token-Ring Project</a></li>
<li><a name="usb" href="http://www.etla.net/~n_hibma/usb/usb.pl"> FreeBSD USB driver development</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Architecture</h3>
<ul>
<li><a name="alpha" href="http://www.freebsd.org/~wosch/freebsd-alpha/">Porting FreeBSD to Alpha systems</a></li>
<li><a name="sparc" href="http://www.freebsd.org/~jseger/freebsd-sparc/">Porting FreeBSD to Sparc systems</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Misc</h3>
<ul>
<li><a name="global" href="http://wafu.netgate.net/tama/unix/global.html"> GLOBAL common source code tag system</a</li>
<li><a name="pao" href="http://www.jp.FreeBSD.org/PAO/">PAO: Mobile Computing page, laptops running FreeBSD</a></li>
<li><a name="picobsd" href="http://www.freebsd.org/~abial/">PicoBSD: Fitting FreeBSD on a single floppy</a></li>
</ul>
<a name="general"></a>
<h2>General UNIX Information</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.eecs.nwu.edu/unix.html">The UNIX
Reference Desk</a> at Northwestern University</li>
<li><a
href="http://www2.shore.net/~jblaine/vault/">Jeff's
Unix Vault</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.polaris.net/ugu/">Unix Guru
Universe</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.ora.com/">O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.</a></li>
</ul>
<a name="xwin"></a>
<h2>The X Window System</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.xfree86.org/">The XFree86
Project</a> provides users of a variety of Intel based
Unix systems, including FreeBSD, with an excellent X
Window system.</li>
<li>The WINE project is working to provide the ability to
run MS-Windows software on Intel based Unix systems such
as FreeBSD, NetBSD and Linux. More information is
available from the <a href="http://www.asgardpro.com/wine/">WINE FAQ</a>.</li>
</ul>
<a name="hardware"></a>
<h2>Hardware</h2>
<ul>
<li>The <em>comp.answers</em> <a href="ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet-by-hierarchy/comp/answers/pc-hardware-faq">pc-hardware-faq</a> is a great
reference for people building their own machines.</li>
<li>Laptop users looking for PCCARD (aka PCMCIA) support not already
provided in the FreeBSD base distribution should see the
<a href="http://www.jp.freebsd.org/PAO">PAO</a> distribution
page for the latest and greatest experimental laptop support.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.x86.org">Intel Secrets -- What
Intel Doesn't Want You To Know</a> - lots of information
about Intel chips.</li>
<li><a
href="http://einstein.et.tudelft.nl/~offerman/chiplist.html">Aad
Offerman's Chip List</a> - reference material on chips
used in PC clones.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.asus.com.tw">ASUS</a> makes
motherboards that work well with FreeBSD.</li>
<li>The FreeBSD <a href="handbook/hw.html">hardware guide</a> makes
some specific recommendations for hardware that's known to work well
with FreeBSD.</li>
</ul>
<a name="related"></a>
<h2>Related Operating System Projects</h2>
<ul>
<li><a
href="http://www.netbsd.org/"><strong>NetBSD</strong></a>
is another free 4.4BSD-Lite based operating system which
runs on several different architectures.</li>
<li><a
href="http://www.openbsd.org/"><strong>OpenBSD</strong></a>
is another 4.4BSD derivative.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.linux.org/"><strong>Linux</strong></a> is
another free Unix-like system.</li>
<li><a
href="http://www.cs.hut.fi/~jvh/lites.html"><strong>Lites</strong></a>
is a 4.4 BSD Lite based server and emulation library that
provides free unix functionality to a Mach based
system.</li>
<li>The <a
href="http://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/hurd.html"><strong>GNU
HURD</strong></a> project is another effort to develop a free
Unix-like operating system.</li>
</ul>
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