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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="#irc">IRC</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
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lists</a> are the primary support channel for FreeBSD users, with
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numerous mailing lists covering different topic areas. When in doubt
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about what list to post a question to, post to <a
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href="mailto:freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG">freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG</a>. You can <strong><a
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href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/mail/">browse</a></strong> or
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<strong><a href="&base;/search/search.html#mailinglists">search</a></strong> the
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mailing list archives at <a
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href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/">www.FreeBSD.org.</a></p>
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<p>The <a href="&base;/conspectus/index.html">FreeBSD Conspectus</a> is a
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summary of some of the mailing lists produced each week, giving you an
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at-a-glance overview of recent discussions and decisions.</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>Traditional Chinese</strong> -- <a
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href="http://freebsd.sinica.edu.tw/mailman/listinfo">WWW</a>, Big5 encoding.</li>
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<li><strong>Simplified Chinese</strong> -- <a
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href="mailto:majordomo@cn.FreeBSD.org">majordomo@cn.FreeBSD.org</a>,
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GB2312 encoding.</li>
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<li><strong>Czech</strong> -- <a
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href="mailto:majordomo@freebsd.cz">majordomo@freebsd.cz</a></li>
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<li><strong>German</strong> -- <a
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href="mailto:majordomo@de.FreeBSD.org">majordomo@de.FreeBSD.org</a>
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or <a href="http://www.de.FreeBSD.org/de/mailinglists.html">WWW</a>.</li>
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<li><strong>French</strong> -- <a
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href="mailto:listserver@freebsd-fr.org">listserver@freebsd-fr.org</a>
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or <a href="http://www.freebsd-fr.org/">WWW</a>.</li>
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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
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contact <a href="mailto:malartre@aei.ca">Malartre</a> for more
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information.</li>
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<li><strong>Hungarian</strong> -- <a
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href="mailto:majordomo@hu.FreeBSD.org">majordomo@hu.FreeBSD.org</a></li>
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<li><strong>Indonesian</strong> -- <a
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href="mailto:id-freebsd-subscribe@egroups.com">id-freebsd-subscribe@egroups.com</a></li>
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<li><strong>Italian</strong> -- <a
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href="mailto:minimalist@gufi.org">minimalist@gufi.org</a>
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or <a href="http://www.gufi.org/testi.php3?key=gufi:liste">WWW</a>.</li>
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<li><strong>Japanese</strong> -- <a
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href="mailto:majordomo@jp.FreeBSD.org">majordomo@jp.FreeBSD.org</a>
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or <a href="http://www.jp.FreeBSD.org/ml.html">WWW</a>.</li>
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<li><strong>Korean</strong> -- <a
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href="mailto:majordomo@kr.FreeBSD.org">majordomo@kr.FreeBSD.org</a>
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or <a
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href="http://www.kr.FreeBSD.org/support.shtml#mailing-list">WWW</a>.</li>
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<li><strong>Netherlands</strong> -- <a
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href="mailto:majordomo@nl.FreeBSD.org">majordomo@nl.FreeBSD.org</a>.</li>
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<li><strong>Polish</strong> -- <a
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href="mailto:majordomo@pap.waw.pl">majordomo@pap.waw.pl</a></li>
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<li><strong>Portuguese</strong> -- <a
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href="mailto:listproc@br.FreeBSD.org">listproc@br.FreeBSD.org</a>
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or <a
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href="http://www.br.FreeBSD.org/list.html">WWW</a>.</li>
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<li><strong>Slovakian</strong> -- <a
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href="mailto:majordomo@sk.FreeBSD.org">majordomo@sk.FreeBSD.org</a></li>
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<li><strong>Spanish</strong> -- <a
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href="mailto:majordomo@es.FreeBSD.org">majordomo@es.FreeBSD.org</a></li>
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</ul>
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<p>If you create other FreeBSD mailing lists, <a
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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 users, though
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the mailing lists remain the most reliable way to get in touch with the
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FreeBSD developers. For miscellaneous FreeBSD discussion, see <a
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href="news:comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc">comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc</a>.
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For important announcements, see <a
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href="news:comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.announce">comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.announce</a>.</p>
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<p><a href="http://minnie.tuhs.org/BSD-info/bsdnews_search.html">The
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BSD Usenet News Searcher</a> have archives of all
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BSD-related Usenet newsgroups from June 1992 onwards.</p>
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<a name="irc"></a>
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<h2>IRC</h2>
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<p>While #freebsd channels exist on various IRC networks, the FreeBSD
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project does not control them or endorse IRC as a support medium.
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You may be ignored, insulted, or kicked out if you ask questions on
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any channel in IRC, though you may have slightly better luck
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in channels named #freebsdhelp where such exist. If you
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want to try these or any other channels on IRC, it is nonetheless
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at your own risk and any complaints about conduct on those channels
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should not be directed to the FreeBSD project. See also
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<a href="&base;/FAQ/introduction.html#IRC">the FAQ entry</a> for
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more information.</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, and
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are also mirrored at many sites around the world. Try connecting to
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www.<b>yourcountry</b>.FreeBSD.org (e.g. <a
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href="http://www.de.FreeBSD.org/">www.de.FreeBSD.org</a> for
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Germany or <a
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href="http://www.au.FreeBSD.org/">www.au.FreeBSD.org</a> for
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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
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is 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.org.in">India</a></>
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<li><a href="http://www.freebsd.or.id">Indonesian</a></>
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<li><a href="http://www.gufi.org/">Italian</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
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href="es/FAQ/FAQ.html">FAQ</a></>
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<li><a href="http://www.FreeBSD.org.ru/">Russian</a>, <a
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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, see the
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<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 <a
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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 the
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open problem reports</a>.</li>
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<li><a href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi">View a problem
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report by tracker id</a>.</li>
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<li><a
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href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/query-pr-summary.cgi?query">Formulate
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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 development team using the
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<a href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/send-pr.html">send-pr(1)</a> command on
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a FreeBSD system or by sending an email message to <a
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href="mailto:freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG">freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG</a>.
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Please note that <a
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href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/send-pr.html">send-pr</a> is preferred
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since messages sent to the mailing list are <em>not</em> tracked as
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official problem reports!</p>
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<a name="cvs"></a>
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<h2><a 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> (the
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Concurrent Version System) is the tool we use for keeping our sources
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under control. Every change (with accompanying log message explaining
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its purpose) from 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 complete copy
|
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of the FreeBSD CVS repository or any of the development branches inside
|
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it, you may choose any one of following options:</p>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="handbook/synching.html#CVSUP">cvsup</a> if you are looking
|
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for on-demand, low overhead access using a custom utility (written in
|
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Modula-3 no less).</li>
|
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|
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<li><a name="anoncvs" href="handbook/synching.html#ANONCVS">anoncvs</a>
|
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if you are looking for on-demand access that has higher overhead than
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cvsup (in terms of wall time and bytes transferred) but is easier to use
|
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for checking out small pieces of the tree and requires nothing more
|
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than the cvs tools already bundled with FreeBSD.</li>
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|
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<li><a href="handbook/synching.html#CTM">CTM</a> if you are looking for
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very low overhead, batch-mode access (basically, patches through
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email).</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 are looking to simply browse the repository in search of a
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specific change or file revision.</li>
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<li>Finally, if you have 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 <a
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href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi">California</a>, <a
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href="http://www.de.FreeBSD.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi">Germany</a>, <a
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href="http://www.jp.FreeBSD.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi">
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Japan</a> and Spain (<a
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href="http://www.es.FreeBSD.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi">English</a>, <a
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href="http://www.es.FreeBSD.org/cgi/cvsweb-es.cgi">Spanish</a>).</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 groups
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around the world. If you know of a FreeBSD user group not listed here,
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<a href="mailto:www@FreeBSD.org">let us know</a> about it.</p>
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<h3>Australia</h3>
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<ul>
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<li><strong>New South Wales.</strong> The <A
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HREF="http://www.bugs.au.FreeBSD.org/">BSD Users Group,
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Sydney</a> (BUGS) meets in Sydney every two months and has
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mailing list members from all over NSW. To join the mailing
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list send a message to <a
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href="mailto:majordomo@bugs.au.FreeBSD.org">majordomo@bugs.au.FreeBSD.org</a>
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with <code>subscribe bugs</code> in the body of the message.
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<p></p></li>
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<li><strong>Queensland.</strong>
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The <a href="http://www.humbug.org.au/index.php3">Home
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<b>Unix</b> Users Group for Brisbane</a> meets fortnightly at
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meeting rooms provided by the <a
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href="http://www.uq.edu.au/">University of Queensland</a>.
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More information, including how to join the mailing lists, is
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available at <a
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href="http://www.humbug.org.au/index.php3">http://www.humbug.org.au</a>
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<p></p></li>
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<li><strong>South Australia.</strong> BUGA, the BSD User Group
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of Adelaide, meets at irregular intervals. Join the mailing
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list by sending a message to <a
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href="mailto:majordomo@lemis.com">majordomo@lemis.com</a> with
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the text <tt>subscribe BUGA</tt> in the body.
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<p></p></li>
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<li><strong>Victoria.</strong> <A
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HREF="http://www.vicfug.au.FreeBSD.org/">Victoria's FreeBSD
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Users Group</a> (VicFUG) is based in Melbourne. You can
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join the mailing list by sending an empty message to <A
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HREF="mailto:general-subscribe@vicfug.au.FreeBSD.org">general-subscribe@vicfug.au.FreeBSD.org</a>
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</li>
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</ul>
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<h3>Europe</h3>
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<ul>
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<li><strong>Austria.</strong> <A HREF="http://www.bugat.at/">The
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BSD User Group Austria (BUGAT)</A> is german-language oriented
|
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user group. Visit our <a href="http://www.bugat.at">server</a>
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for more information.
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<p></p></li>
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<li><strong>The Netherlands.</strong> <A HREF="http://www.nlfug.nl/">The
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Dutch FreeBSD User Group (NLFUG)</A> has had its first meeting on
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oct 2, 1999. On this day 30 years before that, the second IMP was
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installed in Doug Englebart's lab at SRI. This, as you all know,
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was the start of something that grew to be the Internet (thanks to
|
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Edwin Kremer for bringing this under our attention).
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<p></p></li>
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<li><strong>Denmark</strong> <A HREF="http://www.bsd-dk.dk/">BSD-DK</a>.
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The Danish BSD user group. Promotion and support of BSD derived Operating
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Systems in Denmark. Mailing lists, lectures and workshops.
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Send mail subscription requests to <A
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href="mailto:bsd-dk-request@bsd-dk.dk">bsd-dk-request@bsd-dk.dk</a>.
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<p></p></li>
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<li><strong>K<>ln (Cologne), Germany</strong> The <A
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HREF="http://www.cbug.de/">CBUG</a> (Cologne BSD Usergroup)
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caters to BSD users in the K<>ln area. Meetings are on the
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fourth Friday of each month at the ``<A
|
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HREF="http://www.cbug.de/details.html">Campi</A>'' Italian
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restaurant in the Richard-Wallraff-Platz.
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<p></p></li>
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<li><strong>Duisburg, Germany</strong> The <A
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HREF="http://www.cosmo-project.de/">Cosmo-Project</a> is a user
|
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group with a difference. Instead of just meeting, they actively
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develop projects such as robots. Most users use FreeBSD, but it is
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not a specifically FreeBSD-related group.
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<p></p></li>
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<li><strong>France</strong> The <a href="http://www.freebsd-fr.org/">
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French FreeBSD UG</a>. Please follow the link for details.
|
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<p></p></li>
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<LI><STRONG>Frankfurt, Germany</STRONG> <A
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HREF="http://www.morix.de/frankfurtbsd/">FrankfurtBSD</A> is
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a user group for the Rhein-Main area. We are currently
|
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looking for new members. As soon as we have grown larger,
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we would like to meet monthly and maintain minor projects.
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<P></P></LI>
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<li><strong>Hamburg, Germany</strong> The <A
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HREF="http://www.bsdhh.org/bsdhh-faq.en.html">BSDHH</a> (BSD User
|
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Group Hamburg) meets on the first Wednesday of the month at 7.00pm in
|
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the 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.
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<p></p></li>
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<li><strong>Ireland</strong> The <a
|
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href="http://bugi.redbrick.dcu.ie/">BUGI</a> (BSD User Group
|
||
Ireland) is currently a rather grandiose term for a mailing list
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and super-minimal web page. All BSD users and enthusiasts are
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welcome.
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<p></p></li>
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<li><strong>Italia</strong> The <A
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HREF="http://www.gufi.org/">GUFI (Gruppo Utenti FreeBSD Italia)</A>
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is an "italian powered" FreeBSD User Group.
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It is intended to help Italian
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FreeBSD users to find support and articles on/about FreeBSD in
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the Italian language.
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Please follow this <A HREF="http://www.gufi.org/">
|
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link</A> to know more about us.
|
||
<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>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-Käfertal 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>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>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>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>
|
||
</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>
|
||
formed March 1999. Our goal is to promote and educate Houston
|
||
computer users on FreeBSD Unix. We meet on the fourth Thursday 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 or e-mail <A
|
||
HREF="mailto:houfug@houfug.org">houfug@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>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://www.erols.com/dan13/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@hpc1.com">Rick Hamell</a>.
|
||
|
||
<p></p></li>
|
||
|
||
<li><strong>Reno NV</strong> 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>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://panam.dhs.org/vanbug">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 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><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>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><b>Sao Paulo, Brazil</b> The <a
|
||
href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fug_sp_br">FUG_SP_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. The group meets in Sao Paulo, Brazil,
|
||
every month. To join FUG_SP_BR mailing list, send a blank
|
||
message to <a
|
||
href="mailto:fug_sp_br-subscribe@yahoogroups.com">fug_sp_br-subscribe@yahoogroups.com</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>
|
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<h2>General Unix Information</h2>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="http://www.geek-girl.com/unix.html">The Unix Reference
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Desk</a> by Mennifer Myers</li>
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<li><a href="http://www2.shore.net/~jblaine/vault/">Jeff's Unix
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Vault</a></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.ugu.com/">Unix Guru Universe</a></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.ora.com/">O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.</a></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.unixpower.org">Unix Power</a></li>
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</ul>
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<a name="xwin"></a>
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<h2>The X Window System</h2>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="http://www.xfree86.org/">The XFree86 Project</a> provides
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users of a variety of Intel based Unix systems, including FreeBSD,
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with an excellent X Window system.</li>
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<li>The <a href="http://www.winehq.com/">WINE</a> project is working to
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provide the ability to run MS-Windows software on Intel based Unix
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systems such as FreeBSD, NetBSD and Linux.</li>
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<a name="hardware"></a>
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<h2>Hardware</h2>
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<li>The <em>comp.answers</em> <a
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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>
|
||
|
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<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>
|
||
|
||
</ul>
|
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<a name="related"></a>
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|
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<h2>Related Operating System Projects</h2>
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<ul>
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<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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