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<!ENTITY date "$Date: 1999-05-03 01:40:39 $">
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<!ENTITY title "Support">
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]>
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<!-- $Id: support.sgml,v 1.135 1999-05-03 01:40:39 grog Exp $ -->
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<html>
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&header;
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<ul>
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<li><a href="#mailing-list">Mailing lists</a></li>
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<li><a href="#newsgroups">Newsgroups</a></li>
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<li><a href="#web">WEB Resources</a></li>
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<li><a href="#gnats">GNATS Problem Report Database</a></li>
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<li><a href="#cvs">CVS Repository</a></li>
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<li><a href="#user">User Groups</a></li>
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<li><a href="#development">FreeBSD Development Projects</a></li>
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<li><a href="#security">FreeBSD Security Guide</a></li>
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<li><a href="#consulting">Commercial Consulting Services</a></li>
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<li><a href="#general">General UNIX Information</a></li>
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<li><a href="#xwin">The X Window System</a></li>
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<li><a href="#hardware">Hardware</a></li>
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<li><a href="#related">Related Operating System Projects</a></li>
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</ul>
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<a name="mailing-list"></a>
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<h2>Mailing lists</h2>
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<p><a href="&base/handbook/eresources.html#ERESOURCES-MAIL">Mailing lists</a>
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are the primary support channel for FreeBSD
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users, with numerous mailing lists covering different
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topic areas. When in doubt about what list to post a
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question to, post to <a
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href="mailto:freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG">freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG</a>.
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You can <strong><A HREF="http://www.freebsd.org/mail/">browse</a></strong> or <strong><a href="&base/search/search.html">search</a></strong>
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the mailing list
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archives at <a href="http://www.freebsd.org/">www.freebsd.org.</a></p>
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<p>Several non-English mailing lists are also available:</p>
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<ul>
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<li><strong>Czech</> -- <a
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href="mailto:majordomo@freebsd.cz">majordomo@freebsd.cz</a></>
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<li><strong>German</> -- <a
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href="mailto:majordomo@de.freebsd.org">majordomo@de.freebsd.org</a> or
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<a href="http://www.de.freebsd.org/de/mailinglists.html">WWW</a>.
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<li><strong>French</> -- <a
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href="mailto:majordomo@freebsd.francenet.fr">majordomo@freebsd.francenet.fr</a>
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or <a href="http://www.freebsd-fr.org/">WWW</a>.
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<li><strong>French</strong> -- <a
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href="http://www.aei.ca/~malartre/bsd.html">BSD.fr</a>. Please contact
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<a href="mailto:malartre@aei.ca"> Malartre</a> for more information.
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</li>
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<li><strong>Hungarian</> -- <a href="mailto:majordomo@hu.freebsd.org">majordomo@hu.freebsd.org</a></>
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<li><strong>Indonesian</> -- <a href="mailto:id-freebsd-subscribe@freebsd.or.id">id-freebsd-subscribe@freebsd.or.id</a></>
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<li><strong>Japanese</> -- <a href="mailto:majordomo@jp.freebsd.org">majordomo@jp.freebsd.org</a></>
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<li><strong>Korean</> -- <a href="mailto:majordomo@kr.freebsd.org">majordomo@kr.freebsd.org</a>
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or <a href="http://www.kr.freebsd.org/support.shtml#mailing-list">WWW</A>
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<li><strong>Polish</> -- <a href="mailto:majordomo@pap.waw.pl">majordomo@pap.waw.pl</a></>
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<li><strong>Portuguese</> -- <a href="http://www.br.freebsd.org/list.html">WWW</a>
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or <a href="mailto:listproc@br.freebsd.org">listproc@br.freebsd.org</a></>
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<li><strong>Slovakian</> -- <a href="mailto:majordomo@sk.freebsd.org">majordomo@sk.freebsd.org</a></>
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<li><strong>Spanish</> -- <a href="mailto:majordomo@es.freebsd.org">majordomo@es.freebsd.org</a></>
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</ul>
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<p>If you create other freebsd mailing lists,
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<a href="&base/mailto.html">let us know about them</a>.</p>
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<a name="newsgroups"></a>
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<h2>Newsgroups</h2>
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<p>There are a few FreeBSD specific <a
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href="&base/handbook/eresources-news.html">newsgroups</a>, along with
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numerous other newsgroups on topics of interest to FreeBSD
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users, though the mailing lists remain the most reliable way to
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get in touch with the FreeBSD developers. For miscellaneous
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FreeBSD discussion, see <a href="news:comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc">
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comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc</a>. For important announcements,
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see <a href="news:comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.announce">
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comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.announce</a>.</p>
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<p><a href="http://minnie.cs.adfa.oz.au/BSD-info/bsdnews_search.html">
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The BSD Usenet News Searcher</a> have archives of all
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BSD-related Usenet newsgroups from June 1992 onwards.
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</p>
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<a name="web"></a>
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<h2>WEB Resources</h2>
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<ul>
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<li><p>Our WEB pages remain one of the best sources of information,
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and are also mirrored at many sites around the world. Try connecting to
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www.<b>yourcountry</b>.freebsd.org (e.g.
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<a href="http://www.de.freebsd.org/">www.de.freebsd.org</a> for
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Germany or <a href="http://www.au.freebsd.org/">www.au.freebsd.org</a>
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for Australia), or select a mirror from the list on the <a
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href="&base/index.html">home page</>. The same naming convention is
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also used for <b>FTP</b> servers.</p>
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<p>In addition to the mirrors, several non-English web resources
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are available:</p>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="http://www.cz.freebsd.org/">Czech</a></>
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<li><a href="zh/FAQ/FAQ.html">Chinese FAQ</a></>
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<li><a href="http://www.de.freebsd.org/de/">German</a></>
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<li><a href="http://www.hu.freebsd.org/hu/">Hungarian</a></>
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<li><a href="http://www.freebsd.or.id">Indonesian</a></>
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<li><a href="http://www.jp.freebsd.org/">Japanese</a></>
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<li><a href="http://www.kr.freebsd.org/">Korean</a></>
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<li><a href="http://www.freebsd.org.pl">Polish</a></>
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<li><a href="http://www.br.freebsd.org/">Portuguese</a> (<a
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href="http://www2.br.freebsd.org/">mirror</a>)</>
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<li><a href="http://www.sk.freebsd.org/">Slovakian</a></>
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<li><a href="http://www.es.freebsd.org/es/">Spanish</a>, <a href="es/FAQ/FAQ.html">FAQ</a></>
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<li><a href="http://www.freebsd.org.ru/">Russian</a>,
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<a href="ru/FAQ/FAQ.html">FAQ</a></>
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</ul>
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<p></p>
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</li>
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<!--
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http://www.tw.freebsd.org/ Local language
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-->
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<li><p>For information on recent FreeBSD progress and releases,
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see the <a href="news/newsflash.html">Newsflash</a> page.</p></li>
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<li><p>To register to receive the FreeBSD Newsletter and/or subscribe to
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the announcement mailing list, please see the
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<a href="./register.html">Registration</a> page.</p>
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<a name="pr"></a></li>
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</ul>
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<h2><a name="gnats"
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href="http://www.cs.utah.edu/csinfo/texinfo/gnats/gnats.html">GNATS</a>
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Problem Report Database</h2>
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<p>Current FreeBSD problem reports are tracked using the GNATS database.<p>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr-summary.cgi">View
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the open problem reports</a>.</li>
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<li><a href="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi">
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View a problem report by tracker id</a>.</li>
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<li><a href="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr-summary.cgi?query">
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Formulate a specific query</a>.</li>
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<li><a href="http://www.freebsd.org/send-pr.html">Submit a Problem
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Report</a>.</li>
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</ul>
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<p>Problem reports may also be submitted to the
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development team using the <a href="http://www.freebsd.org/send-pr.html">
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send-pr(1)</a> command on a FreeBSD system or by sending an email
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message to <a href="mailto:freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG">freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG</a>.
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Please note that <a href="http://www.freebsd.org/send-pr.html">
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send-pr</a> is preferred since messages sent to the mailing list are
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<em>not</em> tracked as official problem reports!
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<a name="cvs"></a>
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<h2><a
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href="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi">CVS Repository</a></h2>
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<p><a href="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?cvs">CVS</a>
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(the Concurrent Version System) is the tool we use for
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keeping our sources under control. Every change (with
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accompanying log message explaining its purpose) from
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FreeBSD 2.0 to the present is stored here, and can be
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easily viewed from here (click on the link). To obtain a
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complete copy of the FreeBSD CVS repository or any of the
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development branches inside it, you may choose any one of
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following options:
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<ul>
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<li><a href="handbook/synching.html#CVSUP">cvsup</a>
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if you're looking for on-demand, low overhead access
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using a custom utility (written in Modula-3 no less).</li>
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<li><a name="anoncvs" href="handbook/synching.html#ANONCVS">anoncvs</a>
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if you're looking
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for on-demand access that has higher overhead than cvsup (in
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terms of wall time and bytes xferred) but is easier to use for checking
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out small pieces of the tree and requires nothing more than the
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cvs tools already bundled with FreeBSD.</li>
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<li><a href="handbook/synching.html#CTM">CTM</a> if you're looking for very
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low overhead, batch-mode access (basically, patches through email)
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access.</li>
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<li>The <a href="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi">web interface</a>
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if you're looking to simply browse the repository in search of a specific
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change or file revision.</li>
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<li>Finally, if you've got bandwidth to burn or you prefer / are forced
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to use FTP, you can simply mirror the CVS repository from <a
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href="ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/development/FreeBSD-CVS">ftp.freebsd.org</a>.
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</li>
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</ul>
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<p>Mirrors of the CVS Repository cgi script are available in
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<a href="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi">California</a>,
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<a href="http://www.de.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi">Germany</a>,
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<a href="http://www.jp.freebsd.org/www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi">
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Japan</a> and Spain
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(<a href="http://www.es.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi">English</a>,
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<a href="http://www.es.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb-es.cgi">Spanish</a>).
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</p>
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<a name="user"></a>
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<h2>User Groups</h2>
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<p>FreeBSD's widespread popularity has spawned a number of user
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groups around the world. If you know of a FreeBSD user group
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not listed here, <a href="mailto:www@freebsd.org">let us know</a>
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about it.</p>
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<h3>Europe</h3>
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<ul><li><font color=blue>Denmark</font> The Danish *BSD user group, <A
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HREF="http://hotel.prosa.dk/bsd-dk/">BSD/DK</A>, is being created. Send
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mail subscription request to <A
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href="mailto:bsd-dk-request@hotel.prosa.dk"
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>bsd-dk-request@hotel.prosa.dk</A>. No initial meeting planned yet.
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<p></p></li>
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<li><font color=blue>Hamburg, Germany</font> The <A
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HREF="http://www.bsdhh.org/bsdhh-faq.en.html">BSDHH</a> (BSD User Group
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Hamburg) meets on the first Wednesday of the month at 7.00pm in the
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Chinese restaurant <em>Lotosbl<62>te</em>, L<>wenstra<72>e 22 in
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Hamburg-Eppendorf. Most members are FreeBSD users, although users of
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all BSD flavors are welcome. <p></p></li>
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<li><font color=blue>United Kingdom</font> The <a
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href="http://ukug.uk.freebsd.org/">FreeBSD UKUG</a> (FreeBSD UK User's
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Group) exists for the benefit of FreeBSD users in the United Kingdom.
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Please follow the link for details. <p></p></li>
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</ul>
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<h3>North America</h3>
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<ul>
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<li><font color=blue>Chicago IL</font> The <a
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href="http://pages.ripco.com/~aphor/ChiFUG.html"> Chicago FreeBSD Users
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Group</a> (ChiFUG). <p></p></li>
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<li><font color=blue>Houston TX</font> The <a
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href="http://www.cityscope.net/~houfug/">HOUFUG (Houston FreeBSD Users
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Group)</a> is now forming. Our first meeting will be on March
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27th. Please contact <a href="mailto:houfug@cityscope.net">Ingrid
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Fuller</a> or join our mailing list. To subscribe, simply send mail to
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majordomo@cityscope.net, with the line "subscribe hou-freebsd
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youremailaddress" as the message body. <p></p></li>
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<li><font color=blue>Kansas</font> <a href="http://kulua.org/">KULUA</a>
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(Kansas Unix & Linux Users Association) is a Free Unix user group based
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in Lawrence, Kansas, but with users throughout eastern Kansas and
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western Missouri. We have about 120 members and meet biweekly. Visit
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the web site or email <a
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href="mailto://kulua@kulua.org">kulua@kulua.org</a> for more
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information. <p></p></li>
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<li><font color=blue>Los Angeles CA</font> The <a
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href="http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/bsdusersoflosangeles"> Yahoo Club</a>
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group is a foundation for a Los Angeles based BSD user group.
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<p></p></li>
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<li><font color=blue>New Mexico</font> FUUNM (Free Unix Users of New
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Mexico) meets on the 2nd Saturday of the month from 4:30-6:00pm at the
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Farris Engineering Center, room 141, University of new Mexico. This is
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not specifically a FreeBSD user group, but if you are in the area, your
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presence is welcome. The group operates a mailing list (<a
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href="mailto:fuunm@astro.phys.unm.edu">fuunm@astro.phys.unm.edu</a>).
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Contact <a href="mailto:alan@lundin.abq.nm.us">Alan Lundin</a> for more
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information.<p></p></li>
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<li><font color=blue>Northern Arizona</font> Yavapai Free Unix Users
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Group is now forming for *BSD/Linux, etc., users in Northern Arizona.
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Please contact Russell Carter (<a href="mailto:rcarter@consys.com">
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rcarter@consys.com</a>) for details. <p></p></li>
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<li><font color=blue>Phoenix AZ</font> The Phoenix BSD Users group is
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fully open for businness. I now have the mailing list setup and ready
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to go. If anyone else here is from the phoenix area please feel free to
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join in <a href="http://bsd.phoenix.az.us">http://bsd.phoenix.az.us</a>.
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<p></p></li>
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<li><font color=blue>Reno NV</font> RUUG (Reno Unix Users Group) meets
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monthly in Reno Nevada and discusses the use of FreeBSD and Linux.
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Contact <a href="mailto:eblood@cs.unr.edu">Eric Blood</a> or <a
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href="mailto:todd@crenshaw.reno.nv.us">Todd Crenshaw</a> for more
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information.<p></p></li>
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<li><font color=blue>Rhode Island</font> The Rhode Island Free Unix
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Group supports every form of UNIX that can be obtained freely. They can
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be contacted at: <A
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HREF="http://users.tmok.com/~rifug">http://users.tmok.com/~rifug </A> or
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by e-mail at: <A HREF="mailto:rifug@entropy.tmok.com">
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rifug@entropy.tmok.com</A><p></p></li>
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<li><font color=blue>San Francisco Bay Area</font> <A
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HREF="http://www.bafug.org"> BAFUG</A> (Bay Area FreeBSD Users Group)
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meets semi-monthly at <A HREF="http://www.reef.com/">Silicon Reef</A>.
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Those interested in attending should visit the web site or send mail to
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<A HREF="mailto:freebsd-sf@arachna.com">the mailing list</A><p></p></li>
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<li><font color=blue>Seattle WA</font> The <A
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HREF="http://www.seafug.org/"> Seattle FreeBSD Users Group </A> (SeaFUG)
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meets on a monthly basis. Those interested in attending should vist the
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web site or contact <A HREF="MAILTO:unfurl@seafug.org"> Bill Swingle
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</A> for more info.<p></p></li>
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<li><font color=blue>Tucson AZ</font> <a
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href="http://www.tfug.org/">TFUG</a>: Tucson Free Unix Group, Arizona.
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<p></p></li>
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<li><font color=blue>Washington DC</font> (DC Metropolitan Area) FreeBSD
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User Group is now forming. Please contact Richard Cramer, Sytex Access
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Ltd. at 703-425-2515, or preferred, email at <a
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href="mailto:rcramer@sytex.net">rcramer@sytex.net</a> to be put on a
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member distribution list. Initial meeting to be held in May.<p></p></li>
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<li><font color=blue>Windsor, Ontario</font> The Windsor Unix Users Group
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(Windsor, Ontario, Canada) is now forming for *BSD, Solaris, SCO, etc.
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This is not specifically a FreeBSD user group, but we do already have
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members running FreeBSD. The group operates a mailing list
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(wuug-list@unixpower.org). More information can be found by going to
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the web site for WUUG, which is located at <a
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href="http://unix.windsor.on.ca/">http://unix.windsor.on.ca/</a>
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<p></p></li>
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<li><font color=blue>Wisconsin</font> <a
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href="http://www.sol.net/freebsd-mke/">FreeBSD-Milwaukee</a> Wisconsin
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meets occasionally and has a mailing list: <a
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href="mailto:freebsd-mke-l@ns.sol.net">freebsd-mke-l@ns.sol.net</a>. send
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mail to <a
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href="mailto:freebsd-mke-l-request@ns.sol.net">freebsd-mke-l-request@ns.sol.net</a>
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to subscribe.<p></p></li>
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</ul>
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<h3>Rest of the world</h3>
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<ul>
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<li><font color=blue>Brisbane, Australia</font>
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<a href="http://www.humbug.org.au/">
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HUMBUG (Home Unix Machine - Brisbane User Group)</a>
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Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
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Mailing lists are handled by <a href="mailto:majordomo@humbug.org.au">
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majordomo@humbug.org.au</a> - announce, general
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and chat.. More information at the web page.
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Meetings are held fortnightly at the University of Queensland.
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Contact <a href="mailto:president@humbug.org.au">president@humbug.org.au</a>
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for further information.
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<p></p></li>
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<li><font color=blue>Israel</font> The Israeli BSD Users Group is an
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effort to promote the use of *BSD throught the country, and to act as a
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center of information for all BSD users.
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It is run by us, currently FreeBSD users. However, All *BSD
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Variants users are welcome aboard. We have a mailing list, hosted
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at bsd-il@osem.co.il. To subscribe, simply send mail to <a
|
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href="mailto:majordomo@osem.co.il">majordomo@osem.co.il</a>, with
|
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the line "subscribe bsd-il" as the message body. <p></p></li>
|
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|
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<li><font color=blue>New Zealand</font> The <a
|
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href="http://www.nzfug.nz.freebsd.org">New Zealand FreeBSD User's
|
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group</a> is located in Wellington. No meetings have been scheduled
|
||
yet.<p></p></li>
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|
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<li><font color=blue>South Australia</font> The <A
|
||
HREF="http://www.knfpub.com/safug/">South Australian FreeBSD Users
|
||
Group</A> (SAFUG) was formed in April 1999 and has yet to have an
|
||
inaugural meeting. If you're in the Adelaide area, or just plain
|
||
curious, check out the web site, or send mail to <a
|
||
href="mailto:cjag@knfpub.com">Christine Jaeger</a> with your details
|
||
(and include a picture if you're brave!)
|
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<p></p></li>
|
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|
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<li><font color=blue>Sydney, Australia</font> The <A
|
||
HREF="http://www.welearn.com.au/bugs/">BSD User Group, Sydney</A> (BUGS)
|
||
was formed in April 1999 and will have its first meeting on Sunday 16
|
||
May at midday at the Kwantung Palace Chinese restaurant on the corner of
|
||
Government Rd (off Pacific Highway) and Pound Rd, Hornsby, approximately
|
||
100m south of Hornsby Station. Be there, eat, get to know each other
|
||
and plan the rest of your lives.<p></p>
|
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</li>
|
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|
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</ul>
|
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|
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<a name="development"></a>
|
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<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.
|
||
|
||
|
||
<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.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.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 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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