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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" /><title>FreeBSD 11.2-RELEASE README</title><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="docbook.css" /><link rev="made" href="mailto:doc@FreeBSD.org" /><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.78.1" /><meta name="description" content="This document gives a brief introduction to FreeBSD 11.2-RELEASE. It includes some information on how to obtain FreeBSD, a listing of various ways to contact the FreeBSD Project, and pointers to some other sources of information." /><script xmlns="" type="text/javascript" src="/layout/js/google.js"></script></head><body><div class="article"><div xmlns="" class="titlepage"><div><div><h1 xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="title"><a id="top"></a>FreeBSD 11.2-RELEASE README</h1></div><div><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="author"><h3 class="author"><span class="orgname">The FreeBSD Project</span></h3></div></div><div><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="copyright">Copyright © 2000-2018 The FreeBSD Documentation
	Project</p></div><div><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="legalnotice"><a id="trademarks"></a><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">FreeBSD is a registered trademark of
  the FreeBSD Foundation. </p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">Intel, Celeron, Centrino, Core, EtherExpress, i386,
  i486, Itanium, Pentium, and Xeon are trademarks or registered
  trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United
  States and other countries. </p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">Motif, OSF/1, and UNIX are
  registered trademarks and IT DialTone and The Open Group are
  trademarks of The Open Group in the United States and other
  countries. </p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">SPARC, SPARC64, and
  UltraSPARC are trademarks of SPARC International, Inc in the United
  States and other countries.  SPARC International, Inc owns all of the
  SPARC trademarks and under licensing agreements allows the proper use
  of these trademarks by its members. </p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">Many of the designations used by
  manufacturers and sellers to distinguish their products are claimed
  as trademarks.  Where those designations appear in this document,
  and the FreeBSD Project was aware of the trademark claim, the
  designations have been followed by the <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="quote">&#8220;<span class="quote">&#8482;</span>&#8221;</span> or the
  <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="quote">&#8220;<span class="quote">®</span>&#8221;</span> symbol. </p></div></div><div>Last modified on 2018-06-07 12:35:13 EDT by gjb.</div><div><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="abstract"><div class="abstract-title">Abstract</div><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">This document gives a brief introduction to FreeBSD
	11.2-RELEASE.  It includes some information on how to
	obtain FreeBSD, a listing of various ways to contact the FreeBSD
	Project, and pointers to some other sources of
	information. </p></div></div></div><hr /></div><div class="toc"><div class="toc-title">Table of Contents</div><dl class="toc"><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="#intro">1. Introduction</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#intro-about">1.1. About FreeBSD</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#intro-audience">1.2. Target Audience</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="#obtain">2. Obtaining FreeBSD</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#obtain-cd-dvd">2.1. CDROM and DVD</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#obtain-https">2.2. HTTPS</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#obtain-ftp">2.3. FTP</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="#contacting">3. Contacting the FreeBSD Project</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#contacting-email">3.1. Email and Mailing Lists</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#contacting-problem-reports">3.2. Submitting Problem Reports</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="#seealso">4. Further Reading</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#release-docs">4.1. Release Documentation</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#manual-pages">4.2. Manual Pages</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#books-articles">4.3. Books and Articles</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="#acknowledgements">5. Acknowledgments</a></span></dt></dl></div><div class="sect1"><div xmlns="" class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="intro"></a>1. Introduction</h2></div></div></div><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">This distribution is a release of FreeBSD
      11.2-RELEASE, the latest point along the 11.2-STABLE
      branch. </p><div class="sect2"><div xmlns="" class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="title"><a id="intro-about"></a>1.1. About FreeBSD</h3></div></div></div><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">FreeBSD is an operating system based on 4.4 BSD Lite for
	AMD64 and Intel EM64T based PC hardware (amd64),
	Intel, AMD, Cyrix or NexGen <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="quote">&#8220;<span class="quote">x86</span>&#8221;</span> based PC
	hardware (i386), NEC PC-9801/9821 series PCs and
	compatibles (pc98), and <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="trademark">UltraSPARC</span>® machines
	(sparc64).  Versions for the <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="trademark">ARM</span>® (arm), <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="trademark">MIPS</span>®
	(mips), and <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="trademark">PowerPC</span>® (powerpc) architectures
	are currently under development as well.  FreeBSD works with
	a wide variety of peripherals and configurations and can be
	used for everything from software development to games to
	Internet Service Provision. </p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">This release of FreeBSD contains everything you need to run
	such a system, including full source code for the kernel and
	all utilities in the base distribution.  With the source
	distribution installed, you can literally recompile the entire
	system from scratch with one command, making it ideal for
	students, researchers, or users who simply want to see how it
	all works. </p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">A large collection of third-party ported software (the
	<span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="quote">&#8220;<span class="quote">Ports Collection</span>&#8221;</span>) is also provided to make it
	easy to obtain and install all your favorite traditional
	<span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="trademark">UNIX</span>® utilities for FreeBSD.  Each <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="quote">&#8220;<span class="quote">port</span>&#8221;</span> consists
	of a set of scripts to retrieve, configure, build, and install
	a piece of software, with a single command.  Over
	24,000 ports, from editors to programming languages to
	graphical applications, make FreeBSD a powerful and comprehensive
	operating environment that extends far beyond what's provided
	by many commercial versions of <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="trademark">UNIX</span>®.  Most ports are also
	available as pre-compiled <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="quote">&#8220;<span class="quote">packages</span>&#8221;</span>, which can
	be quickly installed from the installation program. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div xmlns="" class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="title"><a id="intro-audience"></a>1.2. Target Audience</h3></div></div></div><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">This release of FreeBSD is
	suitable for all users.  It has undergone a period of testing
	and quality assurance checking to ensure the highest
	reliability and dependability. </p></div></div><div class="sect1"><div xmlns="" class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="obtain"></a>2. Obtaining FreeBSD</h2></div></div></div><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">FreeBSD may be obtained in a variety of ways.  This section
      focuses on those ways that are primarily useful for obtaining a
      complete FreeBSD distribution, rather than updating an existing
      installation. </p><div class="sect2"><div xmlns="" class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="title"><a id="obtain-cd-dvd"></a>2.1. CDROM and DVD</h3></div></div></div><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">FreeBSD -RELEASE distributions may be ordered on CDROM or DVD
	from several publishers.  This is frequently the most
	convenient way to obtain FreeBSD for new installations, as it
	provides a convenient way to quickly reinstall the system if
	necessary.  Some distributions include some of the optional,
	precompiled <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="quote">&#8220;<span class="quote">packages</span>&#8221;</span> from the FreeBSD Ports
	Collection, or other extra material. </p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">A list of the CDROM and DVD publishers known to the
	project are listed in the <a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="link" href="../../../../doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/mirrors.html" target="_top"><span class="quote">&#8220;<span class="quote">Obtaining
	    FreeBSD</span>&#8221;</span></a> appendix to the Handbook. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div xmlns="" class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="title"><a id="obtain-https"></a>2.2. HTTPS</h3></div></div></div><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">FreeBSD releases may be downloaded via
	<acronym xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="acronym">HTTPS</acronym> from <code xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="uri"><a class="uri" href="https://download.FreeBSD.org/" target="_top">https://download.FreeBSD.org/</a></code>,
	which is the official FreeBSD release site. </p></div><div class="sect2"><div xmlns="" class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="title"><a id="obtain-ftp"></a>2.3. FTP</h3></div></div></div><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">You can use FTP to retrieve FreeBSD and any or all of its
	optional packages from <code xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="uri"><a class="uri" href="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/" target="_top">ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/</a></code>,
	or any of its <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="quote">&#8220;<span class="quote">mirrors</span>&#8221;</span>. </p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">Lists of locations that mirror FreeBSD can be found in the
	<a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="link" href="../../../../doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/mirrors-ftp.html" target="_top">FTP
	Sites</a> section of the Handbook.
	Finding a close (in networking terms) mirror from which to
	download the distribution is highly recommended. </p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">Additional mirror sites are always welcome.  Contact
	<code xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="email">&lt;<a xmlns="" class="email" href="mailto:freebsd-admin@FreeBSD.org">freebsd-admin@FreeBSD.org</a>&gt;</code> for more details on
	becoming an official mirror site.  You can also find useful
	information for mirror sites at the <a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="link" href="../../../../doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/hubs/" target="_top">Mirroring FreeBSD</a>
	article. </p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">Mirrors generally contain the ISO images generally used to
	create a CDROM of a FreeBSD release.  They usually also contain
	floppy disk images (for applicable platforms), as well as the
	files necessary to do an installation over the network.
	Finally mirrors sites usually contain a set of packages for
	the most current release. </p></div></div><div class="sect1"><div xmlns="" class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="contacting"></a>3. Contacting the FreeBSD Project</h2></div></div></div><div class="sect2"><div xmlns="" class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="title"><a id="contacting-email"></a>3.1. Email and Mailing Lists</h3></div></div></div><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">For any questions or general technical support issues,
	please send mail to the <a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="link" href="http://lists.FreeBSD.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions" target="_top">FreeBSD general questions mailing list</a>. </p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">If you are tracking the 11.2-STABLE development
	efforts, you <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="emphasis"><em>must</em></span> join the <a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="link" href="http://lists.FreeBSD.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable" target="_top">FreeBSD-STABLE mailing list</a>,
	in order to keep abreast of recent developments and changes
	that may affect the way you use and maintain the
	system. </p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">Being a largely-volunteer effort, the FreeBSD Project is
	always happy to have extra hands willing to help&#8212;there
	are already far more desired enhancements than there is time
	to implement them.  To contact the developers on technical
	matters, or with offers of help, please send mail to the
	<a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="link" href="http://lists.FreeBSD.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers" target="_top">FreeBSD technical discussions mailing list</a>. </p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">Please note that these mailing lists can experience
	<span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="emphasis"><em>significant</em></span> amounts of traffic.  If you
	have slow or expensive mail access, or are only interested in
	keeping up with major FreeBSD events, you may find it
	preferable to subscribe instead to the <a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="link" href="http://lists.FreeBSD.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-announce" target="_top">FreeBSD announcements mailing list</a>. </p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">All of the mailing lists can be freely joined by anyone
	wishing to do so.  Visit the <a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="link" href="../../../../mailman/listinfo" target="_top">FreeBSD Mailman Info
	  Page</a>.  This will give you more information on joining
	the various lists, accessing archives, etc.  There are
	a number of mailing lists targeted at special interest groups
	not mentioned here; more information can be obtained either
	from the Mailman pages or the <a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="link" href="../../../../support.html#mailing-list" target="_top">mailing
	  lists section</a> of the FreeBSD Web site. </p><div xmlns="" class="important"><h3 class="admontitle">Important: </h3><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">Do <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="emphasis"><em>not</em></span> send email to the lists
	  asking to be subscribed.  Use the Mailman interface
	  instead. </p></div></div><div class="sect2"><div xmlns="" class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="title"><a id="contacting-problem-reports"></a>3.2. Submitting Problem Reports</h3></div></div></div><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">Suggestions, bug reports and contributions of code are
	always valued&#8212;please do not hesitate to report any
	problems you may find.  Bug reports with attached fixes are of
	course even more welcome. </p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">The preferred method to submit bug reports from a machine
	with Internet connectivity is to use the
	<span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="application">Bugzilla</span> bug tracker.
	<span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="quote">&#8220;<span class="quote">Problem Reports</span>&#8221;</span> (PRs) submitted in this way
	will be filed and their progress tracked; the FreeBSD developers
	will do their best to respond to all reported bugs as soon as
	possible.  <a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="link" href="https://bugs.FreeBSD.org/search/" target="_top">A list of all
	  active PRs</a> is available on the FreeBSD Web site; this
	list is useful to see what potential problems other users have
	encountered. </p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">Note that <a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="citerefentry" href="https://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=send-pr&amp;sektion=1&amp;manpath=freebsd-release-ports"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">send-pr</span>(1)</span></a> is deprecated. </p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">For more information, <a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="link" href="../../../../doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/problem-reports/" target="_top"><span class="quote">&#8220;<span class="quote">Writing
	    FreeBSD Problem Reports</span>&#8221;</span></a>, available on the FreeBSD
	Web site, has a number of helpful hints on writing and
	submitting effective problem reports. </p></div></div><div class="sect1"><div xmlns="" class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="seealso"></a>4. Further Reading</h2></div></div></div><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">There are many sources of information about FreeBSD; some are
      included with this distribution, while others are available
      on-line or in print versions. </p><div class="sect2"><div xmlns="" class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="title"><a id="release-docs"></a>4.1. Release Documentation</h3></div></div></div><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">A number of other files provide more specific information
	about this release distribution.  These files are
	provided in various formats.  Most distributions will include
	both ASCII text (<code xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="filename">.TXT</code>) and HTML
	(<code xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="filename">.HTM</code>) renditions.  Some distributions
	may also include other formats such as Portable Document
	Format (<code xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="filename">.PDF</code>). </p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem"><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional"><code xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="filename">README.TXT</code>: This file, which
	    gives some general information about FreeBSD as well as
	    some cursory notes about obtaining a
	    distribution. </p></li><li class="listitem"><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional"><code xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="filename">RELNOTES.TXT</code>: The release
	    notes, showing what's new and different in FreeBSD
	    11.2-RELEASE compared to the previous release (FreeBSD
	    11.1-RELEASE). </p></li><li class="listitem"><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional"><code xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="filename">HARDWARE.TXT</code>: The hardware
	    compatibility list, showing devices with which FreeBSD has
	    been tested and is known to work. </p></li><li class="listitem"><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional"><code xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="filename">ERRATA.TXT</code>: Release errata.
	    Late-breaking, post-release information can be found in
	    this file, which is principally applicable to releases
	    (as opposed to snapshots).  It is important to consult
	    this file before installing a release of FreeBSD, as it
	    contains the latest information on problems which have
	    been found and fixed since the release was
	    created. </p></li></ul></div><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">On platforms that support <a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="citerefentry" href="https://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=bsdinstall&amp;sektion=8&amp;manpath=freebsd-release-ports"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">bsdinstall</span>(8)</span></a> (currently
	amd64, i386, pc98, and sparc64),
	these documents are generally available via the Documentation
	menu during installation.  Once the system is installed, you
	can revisit this menu by re-running the <a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="citerefentry" href="https://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=bsdinstall&amp;sektion=8&amp;manpath=freebsd-release-ports"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">bsdinstall</span>(8)</span></a>
	utility. </p><div xmlns="" class="note"><h3 class="admontitle">Note: </h3><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">It is extremely important to read the errata for any
	  given release before installing it, to learn about any
	  <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="quote">&#8220;<span class="quote">late-breaking news</span>&#8221;</span> or post-release problems.
	  The errata file accompanying each release (most likely right
	  next to this file) is already out of date by definition, but
	  other copies are kept updated on the Internet and should be
	  consulted as the <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="quote">&#8220;<span class="quote">current errata</span>&#8221;</span> for this
	  release.  These other copies of the errata are located at
	  <code xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="uri"><a class="uri" href="../../../../releases/" target="_top">FreeBSD 11.2-RELEASE
	    page</a></code> (as well as any sites which keep up-to-date
	  mirrors of this location). </p></div></div><div class="sect2"><div xmlns="" class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="title"><a id="manual-pages"></a>4.2. Manual Pages</h3></div></div></div><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">As with almost all <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="trademark">UNIX</span>® like operating systems, FreeBSD
	comes with a set of on-line manual pages, accessed through the
	<a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="citerefentry" href="https://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=man&amp;sektion=1&amp;manpath=freebsd-release-ports"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">man</span>(1)</span></a> command or through the <a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="link" href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi" target="_top">hypertext
	  manual pages gateway</a> on the FreeBSD Web site.  In
	general, the manual pages provide information on the different
	commands and APIs available to the FreeBSD user. </p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">In some cases, manual pages are written to give
	information on particular topics.  Notable examples of such
	manual pages are <a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="citerefentry" href="https://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=tuning&amp;sektion=7&amp;manpath=freebsd-release-ports"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">tuning</span>(7)</span></a> (a guide to performance
	tuning), <a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="citerefentry" href="https://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=security&amp;sektion=7&amp;manpath=freebsd-release-ports"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">security</span>(7)</span></a> (an introduction to FreeBSD security),
	and <a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="citerefentry" href="https://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=style&amp;sektion=9&amp;manpath=freebsd-release-ports"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">style</span>(9)</span></a> (a style guide to kernel coding). </p></div><div class="sect2"><div xmlns="" class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="title"><a id="books-articles"></a>4.3. Books and Articles</h3></div></div></div><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">Two highly-useful collections of FreeBSD-related information,
	maintained by the FreeBSD Project,
	are the FreeBSD Handbook and FreeBSD FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions
	document).  On-line versions of the <a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="link" href="../../../../doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/" target="_top">Handbook</a> and <a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="link" href="../../../../doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/" target="_top">FAQ</a> are always
	available from the <a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="link" href="../../../../docs.html" target="_top">FreeBSD Documentation
	  page</a> or its mirrors.  If you install the
	<code xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="filename">doc</code> distribution set, you can use a Web
	browser to read the Handbook and FAQ locally.  In particular,
	note that the Handbook contains a step-by-step guide to
	installing FreeBSD. </p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">A number of on-line books and articles, also maintained by
	the FreeBSD Project, cover more-specialized, FreeBSD-related topics.
	This material spans a wide range of topics, from effective use
	of the mailing lists, to dual-booting FreeBSD with other
	operating systems, to guidelines for new committers.  Like the
	Handbook and FAQ, these documents are available from the FreeBSD
	Documentation Page or in the <code xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="filename">doc</code>
	distribution set. </p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">A listing of other books and documents about FreeBSD can be
	found in the <a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="link" href="../../../../doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bibliography.html" target="_top">bibliography</a>
	of the FreeBSD Handbook.  Because of FreeBSD's strong <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="trademark">UNIX</span>®
	heritage, many other articles and books written for <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="trademark">UNIX</span>®
	systems are applicable as well, some of which are also listed
	in the bibliography. </p></div></div><div class="sect1"><div xmlns="" class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="acknowledgements"></a>5. Acknowledgments</h2></div></div></div><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">FreeBSD represents the cumulative work of many hundreds, if not
      thousands, of individuals from around the world who have worked
      countless hours to bring about this release.  For
      a complete list of FreeBSD developers and contributors, please see
      <a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="link" href="../../../../doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/contributors/" target="_top"><span class="quote">&#8220;<span class="quote">Contributors
	  to FreeBSD</span>&#8221;</span></a> on the FreeBSD Web site or any of its
      mirrors. </p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional">Special thanks also go to the many thousands of FreeBSD users
      and testers all over the world, without whom this release
      simply would not have been possible. </p></div></div><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional" align="center"><small>This file, and other release-related documents,
      can be downloaded from <a href="https://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/">https://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/</a>.</small></p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional" align="center"><small>For questions about FreeBSD, read the
      <a href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/docs.html">documentation</a> before
      contacting &lt;<a href="mailto:questions@FreeBSD.org">questions@FreeBSD.org</a>&gt;.</small></p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional" align="center"><small>All users of FreeBSD 11.2-STABLE should
      subscribe to the &lt;<a href="mailto:stable@FreeBSD.org">stable@FreeBSD.org</a>&gt;
      mailing list.</small></p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional" align="center"><small>For questions about this documentation,
      e-mail &lt;<a href="mailto:doc@FreeBSD.org">doc@FreeBSD.org</a>&gt;.</small></p></body></html>