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<h2>Mailing lists</h2>
<p><a href="doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/eresources.html#ERESOURCES-MAIL">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="http://www.FreeBSD.org/mail/">browse</a></strong> or
<strong><a href="&base;/search/search.html#mailinglists">search</a></strong> the
mailing list archives at <a
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/">www.FreeBSD.org.</a></p>
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or to subscribe to a mailing list, use FreeBSD.org's <a
href="http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo">Mailman web
interface</a>. All mailman lists are available in a digest
format and have threaded archives available. See the individual
list's web page for details.</p>
<p>Several non-English mailing lists are also available:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Brazilian Portuguese</strong> -- <a
href="mailto:listproc@br.FreeBSD.org">listproc@br.FreeBSD.org</a>
or <a href="http://www.br.FreeBSD.org/list.html">WWW</a>.</li>
<li><strong>Traditional Chinese</strong> -- <a
href="http://freebsd.sinica.edu.tw/mailman/listinfo">WWW</a>, Big5 encoding.</li>
<li><strong>Simplified Chinese</strong> -- <a
href="mailto:majordomo@cn.FreeBSD.org">majordomo@cn.FreeBSD.org</a>,
GB2312 encoding.</li>
<li><strong>Czech</strong> -- <a
href="mailto:majordomo@FreeBSD.cz">majordomo@FreeBSD.cz</a></li>
<li><strong>German</strong> -- <a
href="mailto:majordomo@de.FreeBSD.org">majordomo@de.FreeBSD.org</a>
or <a href="http://www.de.FreeBSD.org/de/mailinglists.html">WWW</a>.</li>
<li><strong>French</strong> -- <a
href="mailto:listserver@FreeBSD-fr.org">listserver@FreeBSD-fr.org</a>
or <a href="http://www.FreeBSD-fr.org/">WWW</a>.</li>
<li><strong>Hungarian</strong> -- <a
href="mailto:majordomo@hu.FreeBSD.org">majordomo@hu.FreeBSD.org</a></li>
<li><strong>Indonesian</strong> -- <a
href="mailto:id-freebsd-subscribe@egroups.com">id-freebsd-subscribe@egroups.com</a></li>
<li><strong>Italian</strong> -- <a
href="mailto:minimalist@gufi.org">minimalist@gufi.org</a>
or <a href="http://www.gufi.org/testi.php3?key=gufi:liste">WWW</a>.</li>
<li><strong>Japanese</strong> -- <a
href="mailto:majordomo@jp.FreeBSD.org">majordomo@jp.FreeBSD.org</a>
or <a href="http://www.jp.FreeBSD.org/ml.html">WWW</a>.</li>
<li><strong>Korean</strong> -- <a
href="mailto:majordomo@kr.FreeBSD.org">majordomo@kr.FreeBSD.org</a>
or <a
href="http://www.kr.FreeBSD.org/support.shtml#mailing-list">WWW</a>.</li>
<li><strong>Netherlands</strong> -- <a
href="mailto:majordomo@nl.FreeBSD.org">majordomo@nl.FreeBSD.org</a>.</li>
<li><strong>Polish</strong> -- <a
href="mailto:majordomo@pap.waw.pl">majordomo@pap.waw.pl</a></li>
<li><strong>Slovakian</strong> -- <a
href="mailto:majordomo@sk.FreeBSD.org">majordomo@sk.FreeBSD.org</a></li>
<li><strong>Spanish</strong> -- <a
href="mailto:majordomo@es.FreeBSD.org">majordomo@es.FreeBSD.org</a></li>
</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="doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/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>.</p>
<p><a href="http://minnie.tuhs.org/BSD-info/bsdnews_search.html">The
BSD Usenet News Searcher</a> have archives of all
BSD-related Usenet newsgroups from June 1992 onwards.</p>
<a name="irc"></a>
<h2>IRC</h2>
<p>While #freebsd channels exist on various IRC networks, the FreeBSD
project does not control them or endorse IRC as a support medium.
You may be ignored, insulted, or kicked out if you ask questions on
any channel in IRC, though you may have slightly better luck
in channels named #freebsdhelp where such exist. If you
want to try these or any other channels on IRC, it is nonetheless
at your own risk and any complaints about conduct on those channels
should not be directed to the FreeBSD project. See also
<a href="&base;/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/support.html#IRC">the FAQ entry</a> for
more information.</p>
<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 below.
The same naming convention
is also used for <b>FTP</b> servers.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.br.FreeBSD.org/">Brazilian
Portuguese</a> (<a
href="http://www2.br.FreeBSD.org/">mirror</a>)</>
<li><a href="pt_BR/FAQ/FAQ.html">Brazilian Portuguese
FAQ</a></>
<li><a href="http://www.cz.FreeBSD.org/">Czech</a></>
<li><a href="zh/FAQ/FAQ.html">Chinese FAQ</a></>
<li><a href="http://www.FreeBSD-fr.ORG/index-trad.html">French</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.FreeBSD.org.in">India</a></>
<li><a href="http://www.FreeBSD.or.id">Indonesian</a></>
<li><a href="http://www.gufi.org/">Italian</a></>
<li><a href="http://www.jp.FreeBSD.org/">Japanese</a></>
<li><a href="http://www.kr.FreeBSD.org/">Korean</a></>
<li><a href="http://www.FreeBSD.org.pl">Polish</a></>
<li><a href="http://www.sk.FreeBSD.org/">Slovakian</a></>
<li><a href="http://www.es.FreeBSD.org/es/">Spanish</a>, <a
href="es/FAQ/FAQ.html">FAQ</a></>
<li><a href="http://www2.ro.FreeBSD.org/">Romania</a>
<li><a href="http://www.FreeBSD.org.ru/">Russian</a>, <a
href="ru/FAQ/FAQ.html">FAQ</a></>
</ul>
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<li><p>For information on recent FreeBSD progress and releases, see the
<a href="news/newsflash.html">Newsflash</a> page.</p></li>
</ul>
<h2><a name="gnats">Problem Report Database</a></h2>
<p>Current FreeBSD problem reports are tracked using the <a
href="http://www.cs.utah.edu/csinfo/texinfo/gnats/gnats.html">GNATS</a>
database.</p>
<p>A FreeBSD problem report (PR) is not necessarily a bug with FreeBSD
itself. In some cases it may be reporting a mistake in the
documentation (which could be a simple typo). In other cases it may
be a 'wishlist' item that the submitter would like to see incorporated
in to FreeBSD. In many cases a PR contains a port which has been
prepared for inclusion in the FreeBSD
<a href="../ports/index.html">Ports and Packages</a> collection.</p>
<p>Problem reports start 'open', and are closed as the issue they report
is resolved. In addition, each PR is assigned a unique tracking ID
to ensure that it is not lost. Many FreeBSD changes include the
tracking ID of the PR that prompted the change.</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/cgi/query-pr-summary.cgi?query">Search
problem reports</a>.</li>
<li><a href="send-pr.html">Submit a Problem Report</a>.</li>
<li><a href="prstats/index.html">View PR Statistics</a>.</li>
</ul>
<p>Problem reports may also be submitted to the development team using the
<a href="send-pr.html">send-pr(1)</a> command on a FreeBSD system,
using this web based <a href="send-pr.html">submission form</a>, or
by sending an email message to <a
href="mailto:freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG">freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG</a>.
Please note that <a href="send-pr.html">send-pr</a> is preferred
since messages sent to the mailing list are <em>not</em> tracked as
official problem reports, and may get lost in the noise!</p>
<p>Before submitting a problem report, you might find it useful to
read the <a
href="doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/problem-reports/">Writing
FreeBSD Problem Reports</a> article. This article describes
when you should submit a problem report, what you are expected
to include in one, and what the best way to submit your problem
report is. Some useful background information is also contained
in the <a href="doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/pr-guidelines/">Problem
Report Handling Guidelines</a> article.</p>
<a name="cvs"></a>
<h2><a href="http://cvsweb.FreeBSD.org/">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:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/synching.html#CVSUP">cvsup</a> if you are looking
for on-demand, low overhead access using a custom utility (written in
Modula-3 no less).</li>
<li><a name="anoncvs" href="doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/synching.html#ANONCVS">anoncvs</a>
if you are looking for on-demand access that has higher overhead than
cvsup (in terms of wall time and bytes transferred) 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="doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/synching.html#CTM">CTM</a> if you are looking for
very low overhead, batch-mode access (basically, patches through
email).</li>
<li>The <a href="http://cvsweb.FreeBSD.org/">web interface</a>
if you are looking to simply browse the repository in search of a
specific change or file revision.</li>
<li>Finally, if you have 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/development/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>,
<a href="http://www.jp.FreeBSD.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi">Japan</a>,
<a href="http://cvsup.pt.FreeBSD.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/cvsweb.cgi">Portugal</a>,
<a href="http://cvsweb.sm.FreeBSD.org/">San Marino</a>,
<a href="http://www.es.FreeBSD.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi">Spain</a>,
<a href="http://cvsweb.FreeBSD.org/">USA/California</a> and
<a href="http://www.FreeBSD.org.ua/cgi/cvsweb.cgi?cvsroot=freebsd">Ukraine</a>.</p>
<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>
<h3>Australia</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>New South Wales.</strong> The <A
HREF="http://www.bugs.au.FreeBSD.org/">BSD Users Group,
Sydney</a> (BUGS) meets in Sydney every two months and has
mailing list members from all over NSW. To join the mailing
list send a message to <a
href="mailto:majordomo@bugs.au.FreeBSD.org">majordomo@bugs.au.FreeBSD.org</a>
with <code>subscribe bugs</code> in the body of the message.</li>
<li><strong>Queensland.</strong>
The <a href="http://www.humbug.org.au/index.php3">Home
<b>Unix</b> Users Group for Brisbane</a> meets fortnightly at
meeting rooms provided by the <a
href="http://www.uq.edu.au/">University of Queensland</a>.
More information, including how to join the mailing lists, is
available at <a
href="http://www.humbug.org.au/index.php3">http://www.humbug.org.au</a></li>
<li><strong>South Australia.</strong> BUGA, the BSD User Group
of Adelaide, meets at irregular intervals. Join the mailing
list by sending a message to <a
href="mailto:majordomo@lemis.com">majordomo@lemis.com</a> with
the text <tt>subscribe BUGA</tt> in the body.</li>
<li><strong>Victoria.</strong> <A
HREF="http://www.vicfug.au.FreeBSD.org/">Victoria's FreeBSD
Users Group</a> (VicFUG) is based in Melbourne. You can
join the mailing list by sending an empty message to <A
HREF="mailto:general-subscribe@vicfug.au.FreeBSD.org">general-subscribe@vicfug.au.FreeBSD.org</a></li>
<li><strong>West Australia.</strong>
<a href="http://pandaemonium.newmillennium.net.au/">Pandaemonium</a>,
the BSD Users Group for Western Australia.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Europe</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Austria.</strong> <A HREF="http://www.bugat.at/">The
BSD User Group Austria (BUGAT)</A> is german-language oriented
user group. Visit our <a href="http://www.bugat.at">server</a>
for more information.
<p></p></li>
<li><strong>Berlin, Germany</strong> <A
HREF="http://www.bsdberlin.org/">BSD Berlin</a> is a new formed BSD
user group in Berlin, Germany. There are no regular meetings yet,
please contact <A HREF="mailto:danny@bsdberlin.org">Danny Koenig</a>
for more information.
<p></p></li>
<li><strong>Denmark</strong> <A HREF="http://www.bsd-dk.dk/">BSD-DK</a>.
The Danish BSD user group. Promotion and support of BSD derived Operating
Systems in Denmark. Mailing lists, lectures and workshops.
Send mail subscription requests to
<A href="mailto:bsd-dk-request@bsd-dk.dk">bsd-dk-request@bsd-dk.dk</a>.<p></p></li>
<li><strong>Duisburg, Germany</strong> The <A
HREF="http://www.cosmo-project.de/">Cosmo-Project</a> is a user
group with a difference. Instead of just meeting, they actively
develop projects such as robots. Most users use FreeBSD, but it is
not a specifically FreeBSD-related group.
<p></p></li>
<li><strong>France</strong> The <a href="http://www.FreeBSD-fr.org/">
French FreeBSD UG</a>. Please follow the link for details.
<p></p></li>
<LI><STRONG>Frankfurt, Germany</STRONG> <A
HREF="http://www.morix.de/frankfurtbsd/">FrankfurtBSD</A> is
a user group for the Rhein-Main area. We are currently
looking for new members. As soon as we have grown larger,
we would like to meet monthly and maintain minor projects.
<P></P></LI>
<li><strong>Hamburg, Germany</strong> The <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>Lotosbl<62>te</em>, L<>wenstra<72>e 22 in
Hamburg-Eppendorf. Most members are FreeBSD users, although users of
all BSD flavors are welcome.
<p></p></li>
<li><strong>Ireland</strong> The <a
href="http://bugi.redbrick.dcu.ie/">BUGI</a> (BSD User Group
Ireland) is currently a rather grandiose term for a mailing list
and super-minimal web page. All BSD users and enthusiasts are
welcome.
<p></p></li>
<li><strong>Italia</strong> The <A
HREF="http://www.gufi.org/">GUFI (Gruppo Utenti FreeBSD Italia)</A>
is an "italian powered" FreeBSD User Group.
It is intended to help Italian
FreeBSD users to find support and articles on/about FreeBSD in
the Italian language.
Please follow this <A HREF="http://www.gufi.org/">
link</A> to know more about us.
<p></p></li>
<li><strong>K&ouml;ln (Cologne), Germany</strong> The <A
HREF="http://www.cbug.de/">CBUG</a> (Cologne BSD Usergroup)
caters to BSD users in the K&ouml;ln area. At the moment, there
are no regular meetings. Please check the website for news.
<p></p></li>
<li><strong>Lublin, Poland</strong> The <a
href="http://www.FreeBSD.lublin.pl/">Lublin BSD Users Group</a>.
Please follow the link for details.
<p></p></li>
<li><strong>Lund, Sweden</strong> The <a
href="http://www.pentagon.nu">Lund Linux User Group</a> (LFUG)
has nearly 50 members and covers FreeBSD and Solaris in
addition to Linux. To join, contact <a
href="mailto:admin@pentagon.nu">Omar Dedovic</a> <p></p></li>
<li><strong>Manchester, UK</strong> The <a
href="http://www.bsdgroups.org.uk/manchester">Manchester BSD
Users Group</a> meets reasonably often in the Lass O'Gowrie,
on Charles Street, Manchester. Contact <a
href="mailto:sams@bsdgroups.org.uk">Sam Smith</a> for more
information. <p></p></li>
<li><strong>Mannheim, Germany</strong> The <a
href="http://home.pages.de/~uugrn/">UUGRN</A> (Unix Users
Group Rhein-Neckar) provides a regional forum for users of all
Unix flavors, with a stress on Linux and BSD. Meetings are
held on the second Wednesday of each month at the "Eichbaum
Brauhaus" in Mannheim-K&auml;fertal and the fourth Thursday of
each month at the "Vater Rhein" in Heidelberg.<P></P></LI>
<li><strong>M<>nchen (Munich), Germany</strong> The <A
HREF="http://bim.bsn.com/">BIM</a> (Berkeley In Munich)
group caters for users of BSD-based systems in Oberbayern.
<p></p></li>
<li><strong>The Netherlands.</strong> <A HREF="http://www.nlfug.nl/">The
Dutch FreeBSD User Group (NLFUG)</A> has had its first meeting on
oct 2, 1999. On this day 30 years before that, the second IMP was
installed in Doug Englebart's lab at SRI. This, as you all know,
was the start of something that grew to be the Internet (thanks to
Edwin Kremer for bringing this under our attention).
<p></p></li>
<li><strong>Norway</strong> The <a href="http://www.nobug.no/">
Norwegian BSD User Group (NOBUG)</a> is a usergroup for BSD
users and enthusiasts in Norway. Meetings are currently held
in Oslo and Bergen. Visit our website for more information.
There is also a UNIX User Group
(<a href="http://www.nuug.no/">NUUG</a>) with more regular
meetings, sometimes even with a BSD subject.<p></p></li>
<li><strong>Amadora, Portugal</strong> The <strong>Portuguese *BSD Users
Group</strong> is a user group for Portuguese users of BSD operating
systems. Contact Rui Pereira
<a href="mailto:ptbsd@yahoo.com">ptbsd@yahoo.com</a> for more
information.<p></p></li>
<LI><strong>Regensburg, Germany</strong> The <STRONG><A
HREF="http://www.freeunix.de.">Unix and Linux User
Group</A></STRONG> is a general Unix users group for anyone in
Regensburg (Bavaria, Germany). We meet on every first Monday
of the month in the Pub ``Filmb<6D>hne'' in Regensburg. Visit
the web site or send a message to <A
HREF="mailto:m.suess@2use.org">m.suess@2use.org</A>.
<P></P></LI>
<li><strong>Romania</strong> The <a
href="http://www.rofug.ro/">ROFUG</a> (Romanian FreeBSD Users
Group/Free Unix Group) is a user group for the Romanian users
of FreeBSD and open-source in general, promoting and
supporting FreeBSD and open source usage. To join the mailing
lists, send an email to <a
href="mailto:listar@rofug.ro">listar@rofug.ro</a> with
<tt>subscribe rofug</tt> and/or <tt>subscribe
rofug-announce</tt> in the body of the message.</li>
<li><strong>Sweden</strong> The <a
href="http://www.stacken.kth.se/projekt/bus/">BSD Users
Sweden</a> (BUS) maintains a mailing list. To join, send mail
to <a
href="mailto:majordomo@stacken.kth.se">majordomo@stacken.kth.se</a>
with <tt>subscribe bus</tt> in the message.
<p></p></li>
<li><strong>Turkey</strong> The <a
href="http://www.freebsdturkey.org/">Turkish FreeBSD Users
Group (T<>rkiye FreeBSD Kullanicilari Grubu)</a> was founded
in September 1999. TFUG is intended to help Turkish FreeBSD
users to find support and articles on and about FreeBSD in
the Turkish language. Contact <a
href="mailto:mgm@berkbilgisayar.com">M. Guven Mucuk</a> for
more info.<p></p></li>
<li><strong>Ukraine</strong> <a HREF="http://www.uafug.org.ua/">The
Ukrainian FreeBSD User Group (UAFUG)</a> is
Russian/Ukrainian languages oriented user group for the Ukrainian
users of BSD-derivatives, promoting and supporting BSD flavours
and open source usage. The UAFUG has had its first meeting on 2
June 2002 and meets every 2-3 weeks. We also provide an open
forum for all BSD-related things in the Russian and Ukrainian
languages (though we can read/write in English as well). To join
the mailing list send a message to <a
href="mailto:majordomo@FreeBSDDiary.org.ua">
majordomo@FreeBSDDiary.org.ua</a> with <code>subscribe freebsd</code>
in the body of the message. Check the
<a HREF="http://www.uafug.org.ua/">link</a> above for more
information.</li>
<li><strong>United Kingdom</strong> 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><strong>Yugoslavia</strong> The <a
href="http://www.bsd.org.yu/">Yugoslavia BSD Users Group</a>
provides an open forum for all things BSD-related in the Serbian
language. To join the mailing list, send an email to <a
href="mailto:majordomo@bsd.org.yu">majordomo@bsd.org.yu</a> with
<tt>subscribe bsdyu</tt> in the body of the message.<p></p></li>
</ul>
<h3>North America</h3>
<ul>
<LI><strong>Ames, Iowa</strong> The <STRONG><A
HREF="http://www.aafugit.org/">Ames Free-Unix Group
</A></STRONG> aims to promote the use of Free Unix. We meet on
the campus of Iowa State University once a month and hold a
presentation with an open question and answer session
afterwards. You can join our mailing list by sending a blank
email to <a
href="mailto:aafugit-subscribe@aafugit.org">aafugit-subscribe@aafugit.org</a>.<p></p></li>
<li><strong>Berkeley, CA</strong> The <strong><a
href="http://www.weak.org/buug/">Berkeley Unix User
Group</a></strong> is a general Unix users group for anyone in
the San Francisco Bay Area. We meet on a weekly basis in
downtown Berkeley. Visit the web site or send a message to <a
href="mailto:buug-request@weak.org">buug-request@weak.org</a>
with <tt>subscribe</tt> in the body. <p></p></li>
<li><strong>Chicago IL</strong> The <a
href="http://pages.ripco.com/~aphor/ChiFUG.html"> Chicago FreeBSD
Users Group</a> (ChiFUG).
<p></p></li>
<li>The <strong>Connecticut Free Unix user's Group</strong>
(CFUG) is devoted to free Unix, but has resources for almost all
Unixen. Their area of operation is Connecticut and Western
Massachusetts. More information can be found at <a
href="http://www.cfug.org/">http://www.cfug.org</a>.
<p></p></li>
<li>The <strong>Houston TX</strong> <a href="http://www.houfug.org/">
Houston FreeBSD Users Group</a> was formed March 1999.
Our goal is to promote and educate Houston area computer users on
FreeBSD Unix.
We meet on the third Saturday of the month.
The group operates a mailing list at
<a href="http://www.houfug.org/mailman/listinfo/hou-freebsd">
http://www.houfug.org/mailman/listinfo/hou-freebsd</a>
Visit our website at <a href="http://www.houfug.org">
http://www.houfug.org</a> for more information.
<p></p></li>
<li><strong>Indianapolis IN</strong> <A
HREF="http://www.fufin.org/"> Free Unix for Indianapolis</A>
is a non-profit organization dedicated to encouraging the use
of Free Unix variants in and around Indianapolis.
Essentially, we are a bunch of geeks who share a common
passion: Unix. Visit the web site or send a message to <A
HREF="mailto:info@fufin.org">info@fufin.org</A> for additional
information. <P></P></LI>
<li><strong>Kansas</strong> <a
href="http://kulua.org/">KULUA</a> (Kansas Unix & Linux Users
Association) is a Free Unix user group based in Lawrence, Kansas, but
with users throughout eastern Kansas and western Missouri. We have
about 120 members and meet biweekly. Visit the web site or email <a
href="mailto://kulua@kulua.org">kulua@kulua.org</a> for more
information.
<p></p></li>
<li><strong>Kansas</strong> <a
href="http://wafug.yi.org/">Wichita Area FreeBSD Users
Group</a> (WAFUG) is a free users group provided to anyone
in the Wichita area for support with FreeBSD and other Unix
and Unix-like operating systems. We meet twice a month,
usually in a restaraunt where you can smoke or drink if you
like. Please send us <a
href="mailto:bfs@kscable.com">Email</a> for more information
or to find out how to get free shell account, www or ftp
space on our system.
<p></p></li>
<li><strong>Las Vegas, NV</strong> The <a
href="http://www.bemod.com/vfuug/">Vegas Free Unix User
Group</a>
<p></p></li>
<li><strong>Los Angeles CA</strong> The <a
href="http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/bsdusersoflosangeles">Yahoo
Club</a> group is a foundation for a Los Angeles based BSD user
group.
<p></p></li>
<li><strong>Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN</strong> <a
href="http://www.tcbug.org/">TCBUG</a>: The Twin Cities BSD
User Group meets once a month to discuss issues important
to the BSD community. The website carries our major
announcements, while you are encouraged to join the mailing
list <a href="mailto:tcbug@tcbug.org">tcbug@tcbug.org</a> to
keep up with general group discussion. Look at the site,
join the mailing list, come to a meeting. We look forward
to learning from you and with you about BSD UNIX.
<p></p></li>
<li><strong>New Mexico</strong> The NMLUG in Albuquerque meets
once a month and supports both BSD and Linux users. To join
the mailing list, send a message to <a
href="mailto:majordomo@swcp.com">majordomo@swcp.com</a> with
<tt>subscribe nmlug</tt> in the body.
<p></p></li>
<li><strong>New Orleans LA</strong> The New Orleans *BSD User
Group meets twice a month. Contact <A
HREF="MAILTO:krzeszut@cs.uno.edu">Konrad Rzeszutek</A> for
more details. A web page will be posted soon.
<p></p></li>
<li><strong>New York NY</strong> <a
href="http://technoinnuendo.net/freebsd/">D'Artagnan's FreeBSD
Users Group</a>.
<p></p></li>
<li><strong>Northern Arizona</strong> 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>
<li><strong>Orlando, FL</strong> BUGO (BSD Users Group of
Orlando) is a group based in Orlando, FL that aims to bring a
<i>friendly</i> forum to all Unix users in the central Florida area,
and hopefully beyond. See the <a href="http://bugo.zepa.net">BUGO web
page</a> for further details.
<p></p></li>
<li><strong>Phoenix AZ</strong> The Phoenix BSD Users group is
fully open for business. Anyone from the Phoenix area please feel
free to join in <a
href="http://bsd.phoenix.az.us">http://bsd.phoenix.az.us</a>.
<p></p></li>
<li><strong>Portland, OR</strong> The Portland (Oregon) FreeBSD
Users group meets on the third Thursday of each month. Mail <a
href="mailto:hamellr@1nova.com">Rick Hamell</a>.
<p></p></li>
<li>The <a href="http://www.rlug.org/"><strong>Reno NV</strong></a> 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><STRONG>Research Triangle, NC</STRONG> The
<STRONG><A HREF="http://www.tribug.org/">Triangle Area BSD Users
Group</A></STRONG> is a users group for BSD users in the
Research Triangle Park area of North Carolina, including the
surrounding metropolitan areas of Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel
Hill. People interested in this group may subscribe to the
mailing list by sending a message to
<A HREF="mailto:majordomo@tribug.org">majordomo@tribug.org</A>
with <TT>subscribe tribug-members</TT> in the body. <P></P></LI>
<li><strong>Rhode Island</strong> The Rhode Island Free Unix
Group supports every form of Unix that can be obtained freely. They
can be contacted at: <A
HREF="http://users.tmok.com/~rifug">http://users.tmok.com/~rifug
</a> or by e-mail at: <a
href="mailto:rifug@entropy.tmok.com">rifug@entropy.tmok.com</a>
<p></p></li>
<li><strong>St. Louis, MO</strong> The <A
HREF="http://www.stlbsd.org">St. Louis BSD User Group</A> (STLBSD)
has just formed on July 20, 2000 to promote BSD operating systems
in the St. Louis area. We have strong ties to the 10 year old St.
Louis Unix Users Group (<A HREF="http://www.sluug.org">SLUUG</A>)
and expect to be a positive force within our community. Our
membership is open to anyone interested in learning more about BSD,
several mailing lists are available through our website.
<p></p></li>
<li><strong>San Diego, California</strong> San Diego BSD Users Group for
users of FreeBSD, OpenBSD and NetBSD. The meeting is first Thursday of
every month at Borders Bookstore in Mission Valley Shopping Center.
More information can be found <A
HREF="http://www.sdbug.org/">here</A>
<p></p></li>
<li><strong>North San Francisco Bay Area</strong> The <A
HREF="http://www.bafug.org">BABUG</a> (Bay Area BSD Users
Group) has monthly meetings, alternating between San
Francisco and Berkeley. Those interested in attending
should visit the web site or send mail to the <A
HREF="mailto:jgrosch@MooseRiver.com">BABUG Web Master</A>
<p></p></li>
<LI><strong>Silicon Valley, CA</strong> The <STRONG><A
HREF="http://www.svbug.com/">SVBUG (Silicon Valley BSD User
Group)</A></STRONG>, a forum for BSD and BSD embedded systems,
meets on the First Thursday of the month. Meetings are held
at the Carl's Jr. on First Street and Trimble Road in San
Jose, California. For details on event or what is going on
visit the website or send a message to <A
HREF="mailto:webmaster@svbug.com">webmaster@svbug.com</A>.
<P></P></LI>
<li><strong>East Texas</strong> The <a
href="http://uudet.org/">Unix Users of Deep East Texas</a> is
dedicated to all things Unix. This group is open to users of
all flavors of Unix. We meet on the last Saturday of the month
at the Angelina County Court House. See the web page for
details, or send email to <a
href="mailto:admin@uudet.org">admin@uudet.org</a>.<p></p></li>
<li>The <strong>Tampa Florida</strong> users group is now being
formed. Interested parties can join the mailing list by
sending mail to <a
href="mailto:bsd-tug-request@bangheadhere.org">bsd-tug-request@bangheadhere.org</a>
with <tt>subscribe</tt> in the body.
<p></p></li>
<li>Greater <strong>Toronto Area, Ontario</strong>: The <a
href="http://www.gtabug.org">GTABUG</a>
usergroup welcomes all BSD users.
Monthly meetings give attendees a chance
to share ideas, discussion, and information.
Installathons and other events help preach the good news
of BSD to the community.
Come drop by for a meeting!
<p></p></li>
<li><strong>Tucson AZ</strong> <a
href="http://www.tfug.org/">TFUG</a>: Tucson Free Unix Group,
Arizona.
<p></p></li>
<li><strong>Utah</strong> <a
href="http://www.bsdconspiracy.net">SLLUG-BUG</a>
is a BSD Unix User Group affiliated with the Salt Lake Linux
User Group (SLLUG). We meet in concert with SLLUG, since the
BSD and Linux communities have so much in common. We meet
on the third Wednesday of each month, check the web page
for details.
<p></p></li>
<li><strong>Vancouver, BC</strong> The <a
href="http://www.vanbug.com/">VanBUG</a> (Vancouver BSD
Users Group) is a group of volunteers who are passionate
about FreeBSD, NetBSD, and OpenBSD. Their current goal is to
raise awareness and also provide local assistance as much as
we can. <p></p></li>
<li><strong>Washington DC</strong> (DC Metropolitan Area)
FreeBSD User Group. 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.
<p></p></li>
<li><strong>Wichita, Kansas</strong>: A new FreeBSD users
group has been created in Wichita, Ks. We are fairly new and working
on our site, but we wanted to get it up as soon as we had it available.
We do not currently meet. Visit our site <a
href="http://wafug.dynip.com">http://wafug.dynip.com</a> or E-mail
the group organizer (<a
href="mailto:ben177@yahoo.com">ben177@yahoo.com</a>) for more
information!
<p></p></li>
<li><strong>Windsor, Ontario</strong> The Windsor Unix Users
Group (Windsor, Ontario, Canada) covers BSD, Solaris, SCO, and
others. This is not specifically a FreeBSD user group, but we
do already have members running FreeBSD. The group operates a
mailing list (wuug-list@unixpower.org). More information can
be found at <A
HREF="http://www.wuug.org">http://www.wuug.org/</a>.
<p></p></li>
<li><strong>Wisconsin</strong> <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>
</ul>
<h3>Rest of the world</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Ibaraki, Japan</strong> The Daibou East *BSD Users
Group <a href="http://www.debug.gr.jp/">(DEBUG)</a> is now
forming for *BSD users in Tsukuba area.
<p></p></li>
<li><strong>Indonesia</strong> The Jogja FreeBSD Users' Group
is based in Yogyakarta City, Indonesia. Send email to
<a href="mailto:22961476@students.ukdw.ac.id">22961476@students.ukdw.ac.id</a>
for more information.
<p></p></li>
<li><strong>Israel</strong> The Israeli BSD Users Group is an
effort to promote the use of *BSD throughout the country, and to act as
a center of information for all BSD users. It is currently run by
FreeBSD users, but all users of bsd Variants are welcome aboard. We
have a mailing list, hosted at <a
href="mailto:bsd-il@osem.co.il">bsd-il@osem.co.il</a>. To
subscribe, simply send mail to <a
href="mailto:majordomo@osem.co.il">majordomo@osem.co.il</a>, with
the line "subscribe bsd-il" as the message body.
<p></p></li>
<li><strong>Kansai, Japan</strong> The Kansai *BSD User's Group,
<a href="http://www.kbug.gr.jp/">K*BUG</a> (sorry for Japanese only),
was established on November 13, 1999.
It is expected to promote communication of
any of the BSD variants' users. Some of its activities are to hold
friendly parties of the members, and to hold seminars covering wide
variety of topics. Please mail here (
<a href="mailto:kbug-admin@kbug.gr.jp">kbug-admin@kbug.gr.jp</a> ).
<p></p></li>
<li><strong>Malaysia</strong>
The <a href="http://www.MyBSD.org.my">MyBSD Malaysia Project</a> is a
Kuala Lumpur based usergroup for BSD users and open-source in general,
promoting and supporting FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD and open source usage.
We meet once a month, usually at Universiti Malaya or Restaurant Bahadur
Shah. One of our projects is to develop a
<a href="http://staff.mybsd.org.my/skywizard/bsd-explorer">Unix file
manager</a>. Visit our website or contact
<a href="mailto:info@MyBSD.org.my">info@MyBSD.org.my</a> for more
information.
<p></p></li>
<li><strong>Mexico</strong>
<a href="http://www.freebsd.org.mx">FreeBSD Mexico</a> is a spanish oriented
user group not only for people in Mexico but also in others spanish
speaking countries. Please contact
<a href="mailto:acosta@tre-systems.com">Alejandro Acosta</a> for more
information.
<p><p></li>
<li><strong>New Zealand</strong> The <a
href="http://www.nzfug.nz.FreeBSD.org">New Zealand FreeBSD User's
group</a> is located in Wellington. No meetings have been scheduled
yet.
<p></p></li>
<li><strong>Niigata, Japan</strong> The Echigo BSD Users Group
(<a href="http://www.ebug.jp/">EBUG</a>) is the users group for BSD
users around Echigo (aka Niigata). For more information on our events
and mailing lists, please check the EBUG web site.
<p></p></li>
<li><b>Brazil</b> The <a href="http://www.fugspbr.org">FUG-BR</a>
(Brazilian FreeBSD User Group) is a Portuguese language
oriented user group intended to help Brazilian FreeBSD users
to find support and articles on and about FreeBSD in the
Portuguese language. We keeps some projects such as the "<a
href="http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/livecd">FreeBSD
LiveCD</a>". Currently the group has 600 members and our
maillist has an average traffic of 80 messages per day. To
join FUG-BR mailing list, visit <a
href="http://www2.fugspbr.org/mailman/listinfo/fugspbr">
http://www2.fugspbr.org/mailman/listinfo/fugspbr</a>.
<p></p></li>
</ul>
<a name="development"></a>
<h2><a href="projects/projects.html">FreeBSD Development Projects</a></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.</p>
<h2><a name="security" href="security/security.html">FreeBSD Security
Guide</a></h2>
Security resources available to FreeBSD users:
PGP Key for Security Officers, advisories, patches and mailing lists.
<h2><a name="consulting" href="commercial/consulting.html">
Commercial Consulting Services</a></h2>
Whether you are just starting out with FreeBSD, or need to
complete a large project, a consultant or two might be your answer.
<p></p>
<a name="general"></a>
<h2>General Unix Information</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.geek-girl.com/unix.html">The Unix Reference
Desk</a> by Jennifer Myers</li>
<li><a href="http://www2.shore.net/~jblaine/vault/">Jeff's Unix
Vault</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.ugu.com/">Unix Guru Universe</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.ora.com/">O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.unixpower.org">Unix Power</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 <a href="http://www.winehq.com/">WINE</a> project is working to
provide the ability to run MS-Windows software on Intel based Unix
systems such as FreeBSD, NetBSD and Linux.</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 PC Card (aka PCMCIA) support under FreeBSD 2.2.X and 3.X
should see the <a
href="http://www.jp.FreeBSD.org/PAO/">PAO</a> distribution page for
laptop support (FreeBSD 4.X and higher are provided with 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>
</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><a href="http://www.xMach.org/"><strong>xMach</strong></a> is a
Lites and Mach4 derivative designed to be small and efficient with
extended functionality.</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>
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