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<ul>
<li><a href="#mailing-list">Mailing lists</a></li>
<li><a href="#newsgroups">Newsgroups</a></li>
<li><a href="#irc">IRC</a></li>
<li><a href="#web">Web Resources</a></li>
<li><a href="#gnats">Problem Report Database</a></li>
<li><a href="#cvs">CVS Repository</a></li>
<li><a href="#user">User Groups</a></li>
<li><a href="#development">FreeBSD Development Projects</a></li>
<li><a href="#security">FreeBSD Security Guide</a></li>
<li><a href="#consulting">Commercial Consulting Services</a></li>
<li><a href="#general">General &unix; Information</a></li>
<li><a href="#xwin">The X Window System</a></li>
<li><a href="#hardware">Hardware</a></li>
<li><a href="#related">Related Operating System Projects</a></li>
</ul>
<a name="mailing-list"></a>
<h2><a href="doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/eresources.html#ERESOURCES-MAIL">
Mailing lists</a></h2>
<p>Mailing lists are the primary communication channels for the FreeBSD
community, and cover many topic areas.</p>
<a name="mailing-list-archives"></a>
<h3>Mailing list archives</h3>
<p>You can
<a href="&base;/search/search.html#mailinglists">search</a>
or <a href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/mail/">browse</a>
the mailing list archives at
<a href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/">www.FreeBSD.org.</a>
It is also possible to
<a href="http://lists.FreeBSD.org/mailman/listinfo">browse</a>
the mailing lists via Mailman webinterface.</p>
<a name="mailing-list-languages"></a>
<h3>Non-English Mailing lists</h3>
<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></li>
<li><strong>Simplified Chinese</strong> -- <a
href="mailto:majordomo@cn.FreeBSD.org">majordomo@cn.FreeBSD.org</a>,
GB2312 encoding.</li>
<li><strong>Traditional Chinese</strong> -- <a
href="http://freebsd.sinica.edu.tw/mailman/listinfo">WWW</a>, Big5 encoding.</li>
<li><strong>Czech</strong> -- <a
href="mailto:users-l-request@FreeBSD.cz">users-l-request@FreeBSD.cz</a>
or <a href="http://www.cz.FreeBSD.org/listserv/listinfo/users-l/">WWW</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="http://www.hu.FreeBSD.org/hu/mailman/listinfo/bsd">WWW</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:mailman-owner@gufi.org">mailman-owner@gufi.org</a>
or <a href="http://liste.gufi.org/">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@bsdguru.org">majordomo@bsdguru.org</a>
or <a href="http://www.bsdguru.org/indeX.php?f=1080001">WWW</a>.</li>
<li><strong>Russian</strong> -- <a
href="mailto:maillist@opennet.ru">maillist@opennet.ru</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="https://listas.es.FreeBSD.org/mailman/listinfo">WWW</a>.</li>
<li><strong>Turkish</strong> -- <a
href="mailto:freebsd@lists.enderunix.org">freebsd@lists.enderunix.org</a>
or <a
href="http://lists.enderunix.org">WWW</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 drop-down list on the
<a href="&base;/index.html">front page</a>.</p>
<p>The FreeBSD web pages are translated into several
languages. Links to the translated versions of these web
pages can be found on the <a href="&base;/index.html">front
page</a>.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Several other non-English resources exist:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="doc/pt_BR.ISO8859-1/books/faq/index.html">Brazilian
Portuguese FAQ</a></li>
<li><a href="zh/FAQ/FAQ.html">Chinese FAQ</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.FreeBSD-fr.org/">French</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.hu.FreeBSD.org/hu/">Hungarian</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.FreeBSD.or.id">Indonesian</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.gufi.org/">Italian</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.jp.FreeBSD.org/">Japanese</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.kr.FreeBSD.org/">Korean</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.FreeBSD.org.ru/">Russian</a>, <a
href="doc/ru_RU.KOI8-R/books/faq/index.html">FAQ</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<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.gnu.org/software/gnats/">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,
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. It can be
easily viewed from the web interface mentioned below. 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/cvsup.html">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/anoncvs.html">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/ctm.html">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://cvsup3.de.FreeBSD.org/cgi-bin/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>
<p>A public Subversion mirror of the FreeBSD src/ CVS repository is
provided at svn://svn.clkao.org/freebsd/. A <a
href="http://svn.clkao.org/svnweb/freebsd/">web interface</a> is
also available. This is intended for people who would like to
try the svk distributed version control system.</p>
<a name="user"></a>
<h2><a href="usergroups.html">FreeBSD User Groups</a></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>
<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/consult.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://www.ugu.com/">Unix Guru Universe</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.ora.com/">O'Reilly &amp; 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>The <a href="http://www.x.org/">X.Org</a> and <a
href="http://www.xfree86.org/">XFree86&trade;</a> projects provide
users of a variety of Intel based UNIX systems, including FreeBSD,
with an excellent X Window system.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.soulwax.net/nvidia/">The
NVIDIA&reg;/FreeBSD FAQ</a> provides a collection of frequently
asked questions and tips regarding the NVIDIA&reg; FreeBSD
graphics drivers.</li>
<li>The <a href="http://www.winehq.com/">WINE</a> project is working to
provide the ability to run Microsoft Windows&reg; 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><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://www.faqs.org/faqs/pc-hardware-faq/chiplist/">Aad
Offerman's Chip List</a> - reference material on chips used in PC
clones.</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 with focus on security.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.linux.org/"><strong>Linux</strong></a> is
another free UNIX like system.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.opendarwin.org/"><strong>Darwin</strong></a>
is the free system that forms the core of Apple's
<a href="http://www.apple.com/macosx/">Mac OS X</a> system.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.cs.utah.edu/flux/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>
<li><a href="http://www.dragonflybsd.org/"><strong>DragonFly
BSD</strong></a> is based on FreeBSD 4.X but has a different
set of development goals than FreeBSD 5.X.</li>
</ul>
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