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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//FreeBSD//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional-Based Extension//EN"
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"http://www.FreeBSD.org/XML/doc/share/xml/xhtml10-freebsd.dtd" [
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<!ENTITY title "FreeBSD 8.4-RELEASE Announcement">
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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
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<head>
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<title>&title;</title>
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<cvs:keyword xmlns:cvs="http://www.FreeBSD.org/XML/CVS">$FreeBSD$</cvs:keyword>
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</head>
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<body class="navinclude.download">
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<p>The FreeBSD Release Engineering Team is pleased to announce the
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availability of FreeBSD 8.4-RELEASE. This is the fifth release
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from the 8-STABLE branch which improves on the functionality of
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FreeBSD 8.3 and introduces some new features. Some of the
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highlights:</p>
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<ul>
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<li><p>Gnome version 2.32.1, KDE version 4.10.1</p></li>
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<li><p>Feature flags 5000 version of the ZFS filesystem.</p></li>
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<li><p>Support for all shipping LSI storage controllers.</p></li>
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</ul>
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<p>For a complete list of new features and known problems, please see the
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online release notes and errata list, available at:</p>
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<ul>
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<li><p><tt><a href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/8.4R/relnotes.html">http://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/8.4R/relnotes.html</a></tt></p></li>
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<li><p><tt><a href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/8.4R/errata.html">http://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/8.4R/errata.html</a></tt></p></li>
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</ul>
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<p>For more information about FreeBSD release engineering activities,
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please see:</p>
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<ul>
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<li><p><tt><a href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/releng/">http://www.FreeBSD.org/releng/</a></tt></p></li>
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</ul>
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<p>FreeBSD 8.4-RELEASE is now available for the amd64 and i386
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architectures. Images for the pc98 architecture should be
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available within the next 24 hours.</p>
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<p>FreeBSD 8.4 can be installed from bootable ISO images or over
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the network. Some architectures (currently amd64 and i386) also
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support installing from a USB memory stick. The required files
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can be downloaded via FTP as described in the sections below.
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While some of the smaller FTP mirrors may not carry all
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architectures, they will all generally contain the more common
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ones such as amd64 and i386.</p>
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<p>SHA256 and MD5 hashes for the release ISO and memory stick
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images are included at the bottom of this message.</p>
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<p>The purpose of the images provided as part of the release are
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as follows:</p>
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<dl>
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<dt>dvd1:</dt>
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<dd><p>This contains everything necessary to install the base
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FreeBSD operating system, a collection of pre-built
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packages, and the documentation. It also supports booting
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into a "livefs" based rescue mode. This should be all you
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need if you can burn and use DVD-sized media.</p></dd>
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<dt>disc1:</dt>
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<dd><p>This contains the base FreeBSD operating system and the
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English documentation package for CDROM-sized media. There
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are no other packages.</p></dd>
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<dt>livefs:</dt>
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<dd><p>This contains support for booting into a "livefs" based
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rescue mode but does not support doing an install from the
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CD itself. It is meant to help rescue an existing system
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but could be used to do a network based install if
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necessary.</p></dd>
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<dt>bootonly:</dt>
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<dd><p>This supports booting a machine using the CDROM drive but
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does not contain the support for installing FreeBSD from the
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CD itself. You would need to perform a network based
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install (e.g. from an FTP server) after booting from the
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CD.</p></dd>
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<dt>memstick:</dt>
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<dd><p>This can be written to an USB memory stick (flash drive)
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and used to do an install on machines capable of booting off
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USB drives. It also supports booting into a "livefs" based
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rescue mode. The documentation packages are provided but no
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other packages.</p>
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<p>As one example of how to use the memstick image, assuming the
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USB drive appears as /dev/da0 on your machine something like
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this should work:</p>
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<pre># dd if=FreeBSD-8.4-RELEASE-amd64-memstick.img of=/dev/da0 bs=10240 conv=sync</pre>
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<p>Be careful to make sure you get the target (of=)
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correct.</p></dd>
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</dl>
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<p>FreeBSD 8.4-RELEASE can also be purchased on CD-ROM or DVD from
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several vendors. One of the vendors that will be offering FreeBSD
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8.4-based products is:</p>
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<ul>
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<li><p>FreeBSD Mall, Inc. <tt><a
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href="http://www.freebsdmall.com/">http://www.freebsdmall.com/</a></tt></p></li>
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</ul>
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<h2>FTP</h2>
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<p>At the time of this announcement the following FTP sites have
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FreeBSD 8.4-RELEASE available.</p>
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<ul>
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<li><tt><a href="ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/ISO-IMAGES/8.4/">ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/ISO-IMAGES/8.4/</a></tt></li>
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<li><tt><a href="ftp://ftp5.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/ISO-IMAGES/8.4/">ftp://ftp5.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/ISO-IMAGES/8.4/</a></tt></li>
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<li><tt><a href="ftp://ftp10.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/ISO-IMAGES/8.4/">ftp://ftp10.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/ISO-IMAGES/8.4/</a></tt></li>
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<li><tt><a href="ftp://ftp.cn.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/ISO-IMAGES/8.4/">ftp://ftp.cn.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/ISO-IMAGES/8.4/</a></tt></li>
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<li><tt><a href="ftp://ftp.cz.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/ISO-IMAGES/8.4/">ftp://ftp.cz.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/ISO-IMAGES/8.4/</a></tt></li>
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<li><tt><a href="ftp://ftp.dk.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/ISO-IMAGES/8.4/">ftp://ftp.dk.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/ISO-IMAGES/8.4/</a></tt></li>
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<li><tt><a href="ftp://ftp.fr.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/ISO-IMAGES/8.4/">ftp://ftp.fr.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/ISO-IMAGES/8.4/</a></tt></li>
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<li><tt><a href="ftp://ftp.jp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/ISO-IMAGES/8.4/">ftp://ftp.jp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/ISO-IMAGES/8.4/</a></tt></li>
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<li><tt><a href="ftp://ftp.ru.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/ISO-IMAGES/8.4/">ftp://ftp.ru.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/ISO-IMAGES/8.4/</a></tt></li>
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<li><tt><a href="ftp://ftp1.ru.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/ISO-IMAGES/8.4/">ftp://ftp1.ru.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/ISO-IMAGES/8.4/</a></tt></li>
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<li><tt><a href="ftp://ftp.tw.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/ISO-IMAGES/8.4/">ftp://ftp.tw.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/ISO-IMAGES/8.4/</a></tt></li>
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<li><tt><a href="ftp://ftp4.tw.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/ISO-IMAGES/8.4/">ftp://ftp4.tw.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/ISO-IMAGES/8.4/</a></tt></li>
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<li><tt><a href="ftp://ftp5.us.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/ISO-IMAGES/8.4/">ftp://ftp5.us.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/ISO-IMAGES/8.4/</a></tt></li>
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<li><tt><a href="ftp://ftp10.us.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/ISO-IMAGES/8.4/">ftp://ftp10.us.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/ISO-IMAGES/8.4/</a></tt></li>
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</ul>
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<p>However before trying these sites please check your regional mirror(s)
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first by going to:</p>
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<ul>
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<li><p><tt>ftp://ftp.<yourdomain>.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD</tt></p></li>
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</ul>
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<p>Any additional mirror sites will be labeled
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<strong>ftp2</strong>, <strong>ftp3</strong> and so on.</p>
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<p>More information about FreeBSD mirror sites can be found at:</p>
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<ul>
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<li><p><tt><a
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href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/mirrors-ftp.html">http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/mirrors-ftp.html</a></tt></p></li>
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</ul>
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<p>For instructions on installing FreeBSD or updating an existing
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machine to 8.4-RELEASE please see:</p>
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<ul>
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<li><p><tt><a
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href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/8.4R/installation.html">http://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/8.4R/installation.html</a></tt></p></li>
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</ul>
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<h2>Support</h2>
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<p>The FreeBSD Security Team currently plans to support FreeBSD 8.4
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until June 30, 2015. For more information on the Security Team
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and their support of the various FreeBSD branches see:</p>
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<ul>
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<li><p><tt><a
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href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/security/">http://www.FreeBSD.org/security/</a></tt></p></li>
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</ul>
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<h2>Acknowledgments</h2>
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<p>Many companies donated equipment, network access, or man-hours to
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support the release engineering activities for FreeBSD 8.4
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including The FreeBSD Foundation, Yahoo!, NetApp, Internet Systems
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Consortium, Sentex Communications, New York Internet, Juniper
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Networks, and iXsystems.</p>
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<p>The release engineering team for 8.4-RELEASE includes:</p>
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<table border="0">
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<tbody>
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<td>Josh Paetzel <<a href="mailto:jpaetzel@FreeBSD.org">jpaetzel@FreeBSD.org</a>></td>
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<td>Release Engineering, 8.4-RELEASE Release Engineer</td>
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</tr>
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<td>Ken Smith <<a href="mailto:kensmith@FreeBSD.org">kensmith@FreeBSD.org</a>></td>
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<td>Release Engineering, Release Engineering Team Lead,
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sparc64 Release Building,
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Mirror Site Coordination</td>
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</tr>
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<td>Robert Watson <<a href="mailto:rwatson@FreeBSD.org">rwatson@FreeBSD.org</a>></td>
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<td>Release Engineering, Security</td>
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</tr>
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<td>Konstantin Belousov <<a href="mailto:kib@FreeBSD.org">kib@FreeBSD.org</a>></td>
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<td>Release Engineering</td>
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</tr>
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<td>Marc Fonvieille <<a href="mailto:blackend@FreeBSD.org">blackend@FreeBSD.org</a>></td>
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<td>Release Engineering, Documentation</td>
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</tr>
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<td>Hiroki Sato <<a href="mailto:hrs@FreeBSD.org">hrs@FreeBSD.org</a>></td>
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<td>Release Engineering, Documentation</td>
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</tr>
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<td>Marcus von Appen <<a href="mailto:mva@FreeBSD.org">mva@FreeBSD.org></a></td>
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<td>Release Engineering</td>
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<td>Glen Barber <<a href="mailto:gjb@FreeBSD.org">gjb@FreeBSD.org></a></td>
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<td>Release Engineering</td>
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<td>Joel Dahl <<a href="mailto:joel@FreeBSD.org">joel@FreeBSD.org></a></td>
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<td>Release Engineering</td>
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<td>Steven Kreuzer <<a href="mailto:skreuzer@FreeBSD.org">skreuzer@FreeBSD.org></a></td>
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<td>Release Engineering</td>
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<td>Xin Li <<a href="mailto:delphij@FreeBSD.org">delphij@FreeBSD.org></a></td>
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<td>Release Engineering</td>
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<td>Craig Rodrigues <<a href="mailto:rodrigc@FreeBSD.org">rodrigc@FreeBSD.org></a></td>
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<td>Release Engineering</td>
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<td>Gleb Smirnoff <<a href="mailto:glebius@FreeBSD.org">glebius@FreeBSD.org></a></td>
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<td>Release Engineering</td>
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<td>Marius Strobl <<a href="mailto:marius@FreeBSD.org">marius@FreeBSD.org></a></td>
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<td>Release Engineering</td>
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<td>Takahashi Yoshihiro <<a href="mailto:nyan@FreeBSD.org">nyan@FreeBSD.org</a>></td>
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<td>PC98 Release Building</td>
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<td>Joe Marcus Clarke <<a href="mailto:marcus@FreeBSD.org">marcus@FreeBSD.org</a>></td>
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<td>Package Building</td>
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<td>Erwin Lansing <<a href="mailto:erwin@FreeBSD.org">erwin@FreeBSD.org</a>></td>
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<td>Package Building</td>
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<td>Mark Linimon <<a href="mailto:linimon@FreeBSD.org">linimon@FreeBSD.org</a>></td>
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<td>Package Building</td>
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</tr>
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<td>Martin Wilke <<a href="mailto:miwi@FreeBSD.org">miwi@FreeBSD.org</a>></td>
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<td>Package Building</td>
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<td>Dag-Erling Smørgrav <<a href="mailto:des@FreeBSD.org">des@FreeBSD.org</a>></td>
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<td>Security Officer</td>
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</tr>
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<td>Colin Percival <<a href="mailto:cperciva@FreeBSD.org">cperciva@FreeBSD.org</a>></td>
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<td>Security Officer Emeritus</td>
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</tr>
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<td>Simon L. B. Nielsen <<a href="mailto:simon@FreeBSD.org">simon@FreeBSD.org</a>></td>
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<td>Security Officer Emeritus</td>
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</tbody>
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</table>
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<h2>Trademark</h2>
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<p>FreeBSD is a registered trademark of The FreeBSD Foundation.</p>
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<h2>ISO Image Checksums</h2>
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<pre>SHA256 (FreeBSD-8.4-RELEASE-amd64-bootonly.iso) = c167d11721c2e505c062ccec4d0923fe18839d56c49e99e0646ab0de04294338
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SHA256 (FreeBSD-8.4-RELEASE-amd64-disc1.iso) = 2fb17d77d4eba34736eb98c142c56546dd73a4e7ac38895bb6c8517949282438
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SHA256 (FreeBSD-8.4-RELEASE-amd64-dvd1.iso) = 0a1acf77dee7fca7f71864e39804414ef53ad0540f2205bf0bfb954150f171f2
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SHA256 (FreeBSD-8.4-RELEASE-amd64-livefs.iso) = 6c0e004556e931da711d48bd530aaf45c056e4336b15acc00495cde128d8337a
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SHA256 (FreeBSD-8.4-RELEASE-amd64-memstick.img) = fe6686ce9f1c9afd3d1ee41d6c842d2173cfc8fed700fb76954fa2e2bef149cd</pre>
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<pre>MD5 (FreeBSD-8.4-RELEASE-amd64-bootonly.iso) = 6d0cb38073c803d5f76cdbd89e0a6f24
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MD5 (FreeBSD-8.4-RELEASE-amd64-disc1.iso) = 642aba9299a30f06aca521abe0abb102
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MD5 (FreeBSD-8.4-RELEASE-amd64-dvd1.iso) = c8dfd45a0b4d6afca1aa79b7374682fe
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MD5 (FreeBSD-8.4-RELEASE-amd64-livefs.iso) = 72631f6b8a494390393db9f7c7a877bf
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MD5 (FreeBSD-8.4-RELEASE-amd64-memstick.img) = 36823c5c2613220ebc304d2508874cf6</pre>
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<pre>SHA256 (FreeBSD-8.4-RELEASE-i386-bootonly.iso) = 8a92bea891f2e9bb3a4c8613c3e075c72491a5f3904219abea00eadf3c8d4258
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SHA256 (FreeBSD-8.4-RELEASE-i386-disc1.iso) = 73ecc5ba0c36e7682c4862e7351d385e2e07bc97a09f9dff326d3cc1ec690cf8
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SHA256 (FreeBSD-8.4-RELEASE-i386-dvd1.iso) = 28fcba3954f5014b67748f9870b7db9a95797a88e68956523f39dea8824fa694
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SHA256 (FreeBSD-8.4-RELEASE-i386-livefs.iso) = 7ed52fd38bc399603ff2f69013df54032f44fb431bcf1cfb4e30230cd37e323b
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SHA256 (FreeBSD-8.4-RELEASE-i386-memstick.img) = 071d889db802fc144c977023a94aece94dbe5a9e4019e85f7449128153110031</pre>
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<pre>MD5 (FreeBSD-8.4-RELEASE-i386-bootonly.iso) = aca12a59ee988cccd19e4835ef8e6291
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MD5 (FreeBSD-8.4-RELEASE-i386-disc1.iso) = 051bfda6a9521ca950548b5449c8c5ce
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MD5 (FreeBSD-8.4-RELEASE-i386-dvd1.iso) = ca3ae875d0880e6b966f8eee2b13da40
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MD5 (FreeBSD-8.4-RELEASE-i386-livefs.iso) = 13ca52edd45284fb64133ceef804f890
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MD5 (FreeBSD-8.4-RELEASE-i386-memstick.img) = 52affc47ba90c9fa8df823a8c8c046e0</pre>
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<pre>SHA256 (FreeBSD-8.4-RELEASE-pc98-bootonly.iso) = f88c46c223ce26146c4b82cb636fae33ff6903641ae95969f2e1e412f4ad9005
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SHA256 (FreeBSD-8.4-RELEASE-pc98-disc1.iso) = 6b7a564bdf9ba3f9370df52b78a85fdbb8eb480c9baeb07dfbc6a0374a86db91
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SHA256 (FreeBSD-8.4-RELEASE-pc98-livefs.iso) = 3d90e8f1aea96c4922be3aef8d2fd4ab54f07f2a30d0ae46eb29673b9db61065</pre>
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<pre>MD5 (FreeBSD-8.4-RELEASE-pc98-bootonly.iso) = 8303bbf3b80a90e82fcee3e9280d297a
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MD5 (FreeBSD-8.4-RELEASE-pc98-disc1.iso) = a95bd4331afa524fc57ca9606893a814
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MD5 (FreeBSD-8.4-RELEASE-pc98-livefs.iso) = af6e0c5fee2ca6cf1f5b849fe4a2abb2</pre>
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