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under General Unix References you list a link to Northwestern University as a source for The UNIX Reference Desk. Unfortunately, the link is no longer active since we have changed the name of our department, and the individual taking care of that page has left a long time ago. Instead of linking to: http://www.eecs.nwu.edu/unix.html we would encourage you to link directly to Jennifer Myers pages at http://www.geek-girl.com/unix.html Submitted by: Christopher Bachmann <cbachman@victory.ece.nwu.edu>
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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="mailto:majordomo@maillist.tw.FreeBSD.org">majordomo@maillist.tw.FreeBSD.org</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:freebsd-it-subscribe@egroups.com">freebsd-it-subscribe@egroups.com</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.cs.adfa.edu.au/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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|
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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
|
||
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/preface.html#AEN210">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
|
||
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 list on the <a
|
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href="&base/index.html">home page</>. The same naming convention
|
||
is also used for <b>FTP</b> servers.</p>
|
||
|
||
<p>In addition to the mirrors, several non-English web resources
|
||
are available:</p>
|
||
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li><a href="http://www.cz.FreeBSD.org/">Czech</a></>
|
||
|
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<li><a href="zh/FAQ/FAQ.html">Chinese FAQ</a></>
|
||
|
||
<li><a href="http://www.de.FreeBSD.org/de/">German</a></>
|
||
|
||
<li><a href="http://www.hu.FreeBSD.org/hu/">Hungarian</a></>
|
||
|
||
<li><a href="http://www.freebsd.or.id">Indonesian</a></>
|
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|
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<li><a href="http://www.jp.FreeBSD.org/">Japanese</a></>
|
||
|
||
<li><a href="http://www.kr.FreeBSD.org/">Korean</a></>
|
||
|
||
<li><a href="http://www.FreeBSD.org.pl">Polish</a></>
|
||
|
||
<li><a href="http://www.br.FreeBSD.org/">Portuguese</a> (<a
|
||
href="http://www2.br.FreeBSD.org/">mirror</a>)</>
|
||
|
||
<li><a href="http://www.sk.FreeBSD.org/">Slovakian</a></>
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|
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<li><a href="http://www.es.FreeBSD.org/es/">Spanish</a>, <a
|
||
href="es/FAQ/FAQ.html">FAQ</a></>
|
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|
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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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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
|
||
<a href="news/newsflash.html">Newsflash</a> page.</p></li>
|
||
|
||
<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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|
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<a name="pr"></a></li>
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</ul>
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|
||
<h2><a name="gnats"
|
||
href="http://www.cs.utah.edu/csinfo/texinfo/gnats/gnats.html">GNATS</a>
|
||
Problem Report Database</h2>
|
||
|
||
<p>Current FreeBSD problem reports are tracked using the GNATS database.</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">Formulate
|
||
a specific query</a>.</li>
|
||
|
||
<li><a href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/send-pr.html">Submit a Problem
|
||
Report</a>.</li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
|
||
<p>Problem reports may also be submitted to the development team using the
|
||
<a href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/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="http://www.FreeBSD.org/send-pr.html">send-pr</a> is preferred
|
||
since messages sent to the mailing list are <em>not</em> tracked as
|
||
official problem reports!</p>
|
||
|
||
<a name="cvs"></a>
|
||
|
||
<h2><a href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi">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, and can be
|
||
easily viewed from here (click on the link). 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="handbook/synching.html#CVSUP">cvsup</a> if you're looking
|
||
for on-demand, low overhead access using a custom utility (written in
|
||
Modula-3 no less).</li>
|
||
|
||
<li><a name="anoncvs" href="handbook/synching.html#ANONCVS">anoncvs</a>
|
||
if you're looking for on-demand access that has higher overhead than
|
||
cvsup (in terms of wall time and bytes xferred) 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="handbook/synching.html#CTM">CTM</a> if you're looking for
|
||
very low overhead, batch-mode access (basically, patches through
|
||
email).</li>
|
||
|
||
<li>The <a href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi">web interface</a>
|
||
if you're looking to simply browse the repository in search of a
|
||
specific change or file revision.</li>
|
||
|
||
<li>Finally, if you've 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://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi">California</a>, <a
|
||
href="http://www.de.FreeBSD.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi">Germany</a>, <a
|
||
href="http://www.jp.FreeBSD.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi">
|
||
Japan</a> and Spain (<a
|
||
href="http://www.es.FreeBSD.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi">English</a>, <a
|
||
href="http://www.es.FreeBSD.org/cgi/cvsweb-es.cgi">Spanish</a>).</p>
|
||
|
||
<a name="user"></a>
|
||
|
||
<h2>User Groups</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>
|
||
|
||
<h3>Australia</h3>
|
||
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li><strong>Queensland.</strong>
|
||
|
||
The <a href="http://www.humbug.org.au/index.php3">Home
|
||
<b>UNIX</b> Users Group for Brisbane</a> meets fortnightly at
|
||
meeting rooms provided by the <a
|
||
href="http://www.uq.edu.au/">University of Queensland</a>.
|
||
More information, including how to join the mailing lists, is
|
||
available at <a
|
||
href="http://www.humbug.org.au/index.php3">http://www.humbug.org.au</a>
|
||
<p></p></li>
|
||
|
||
<li><strong>South Australia.</strong> The <A
|
||
HREF="http://www.knfpub.com/safug/">South Australian FreeBSD
|
||
Users Group</a> (SAFUG) meets sporadically monthly at a
|
||
member's house. The next <A
|
||
HREF="http://www.knfpub.com/safug/meetings.html">meeting</A>
|
||
is yet to be determined. <p></p></li>
|
||
|
||
<li><strong>New South Wales.</strong> The <A
|
||
HREF="http://www.bugs.au.FreeBSD.org/">BSD Users Group,
|
||
Sydney</a> (BUGS) meets in Sydney every two months and has
|
||
mailing list members from all over NSW. To join the mailing
|
||
list send a message to <a
|
||
href="mailto:majordomo@bugs.au.FreeBSD.org">majordomo@bugs.au.FreeBSD.org</a>
|
||
with <code>subscribe bugs</code> in the body of the message.
|
||
<p></p></li>
|
||
|
||
<li><strong>Victoria.</strong> <A
|
||
HREF="http://www.vicfug.au.FreeBSD.org/">Victoria's FreeBSD
|
||
Users Group</a> (VicFUG) is based in Melbourne. You can
|
||
join the mailing list by sending an empty message to <A
|
||
HREF="mailto:general-subscribe@vicfug.au.FreeBSD.org">general-subscribe@vicfug.au.FreeBSD.org</a>
|
||
</li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
|
||
<h3>Europe</h3>
|
||
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li><strong>The Netherlands.</strong> <A HREF="http://www.nlfug.nl/">The
|
||
Dutch FreeBSD User Group (NLFUG)</A> has had its first meeting on
|
||
oct 2, 1999. On this day 30 years before that, the second IMP was
|
||
installed in Doug Englebart's lab at SRI. This, as you all know,
|
||
was the start of something that grew to be the Internet (thanks to
|
||
Edwin Kremer for bringing this under our attention).
|
||
<p></p></li>
|
||
|
||
<li><strong>Denmark</strong> The Danish *BSD user group, <A
|
||
HREF="http://hotel.prosa.dk/bsd-dk/">BSD/DK</a>, has been created!
|
||
Send mail subscription requests to <A
|
||
href="mailto:bsd-dk-request@hotel.prosa.dk">bsd-dk-request@hotel.prosa.dk</a>.
|
||
|
||
<p></p></li>
|
||
|
||
<li><strong>K<>ln (Cologne), Germany</strong> The <A
|
||
HREF="http://www.cbug.de/">CBUG</a> (Cologne BSD Usergroup)
|
||
caters to BSD users in the K<>ln area. Meetings are on the
|
||
fourth Friday of each month at the ``<A
|
||
HREF="http://www.cbug.de/details.html">Campi</A>'' Italian
|
||
restaurant in the Richard-Wallraff-Platz.
|
||
|
||
<p></p></li>
|
||
|
||
<li><strong>Duisburg, Germany</strong> The <A
|
||
HREF="http://www.cosmo-project.de/">Cosmo-Project</a> is a user
|
||
group with a difference. Instead of just meeting, they actively
|
||
develop projects such as robots. Most users use FreeBSD, but it isn't
|
||
a specifically FreeBSD-related group.
|
||
|
||
<p></p></li>
|
||
|
||
<li><strong>France</strong> The <a href="http://www.freebsd-fr.org/">
|
||
French FreeBSD UG</a>. Please follow the link for details.
|
||
|
||
<p></p></li>
|
||
|
||
<li><strong>Hamburg, Germany</strong> The <A
|
||
HREF="http://www.bsdhh.org/bsdhh-faq.en.html">BSDHH</a> (BSD User
|
||
Group Hamburg) meets on the first Wednesday of the month at 7.00pm in
|
||
the Chinese restaurant <em>Lotosbl<62>te</em>, L<>wenstra<72>e 22 in
|
||
Hamburg-Eppendorf. Most members are FreeBSD users, although users of
|
||
all BSD flavors are welcome.
|
||
<p></p></li>
|
||
|
||
<li><strong>Italia</strong> The <A
|
||
HREF="http://www.gufi.org/">GUFI (Gruppo Utenti FreeBSD Italia)</A>
|
||
is an "italian powered" FreeBSD User Group.
|
||
It is intended to help Italian
|
||
FreeBSD users to find support and articles on/about FreeBSD in
|
||
the Italian language.
|
||
Please follow this <A HREF="http://www.gufi.org/">
|
||
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 Rhein-Neckar
|
||
restaurant near the Carl-Benz-Stadium.<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>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>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>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 California 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>Davis-Sacramento FreeBSD User's Group</strong>
|
||
(DSFUG) is devoted to the promotion and support of FreeBSD in the
|
||
Davis / Sacramento area of California. More information can be
|
||
found at <a
|
||
href="http://www.freebsd.davis.ca.us/">http://www.freebsd.davis.ca.us</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>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>New York NY</strong> FUNY (<a
|
||
href="http://www.funy.org">FreeBSD Users of New York</a>) had its
|
||
inaugural meeting in February 1999. It is based in NYC and serves the
|
||
surrounding metropolitan area.
|
||
|
||
<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>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>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 Shoping Center.
|
||
More information can be found <A
|
||
HREF="http://www.nfsg.org/projects/bug.html">here</A>
|
||
|
||
<p></p></li>
|
||
|
||
<li><strong>San Francisco/Berkeley Bay Area</strong> <A
|
||
HREF="http://www.bafug.org"> BAFUG</a> (Bay Area FreeBSD Users
|
||
Group) meets monthly at <a href="http://www.reef.com/"> Reef</A>
|
||
in San Francisco and at <A HREF="http://www.transbay.net/">Transbay</A>
|
||
in Berkeley. Those interested in attending should visit the web site
|
||
or send mail to the <A HREF="mailto:jgrosch@MooseRiver.com">BAFUG Web
|
||
Master</A>
|
||
|
||
<p></p></li>
|
||
|
||
<li><strong>Seattle WA</strong> The <A
|
||
HREF="http://www.seafug.org/"> Seattle FreeBSD Users Group </a>
|
||
(SeaFUG) meets on a monthly basis. Those interested in attending
|
||
should vist the web site or contact <a
|
||
href="MAILTO:unfurl@seafug.org">Bill Swingle </a> for more
|
||
info.
|
||
|
||
<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>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 availble.
|
||
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) is now forming for *BSD, Solaris,
|
||
SCO, etc. 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 by
|
||
going to the web site for WUUG, which is located at <a
|
||
href="http://unix.windsor.on.ca/">http://unix.windsor.on.ca/</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>Israel</strong> The Israeli BSD Users Group is an
|
||
effort to promote the use of *BSD throught 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>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><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>
|
||
</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>
|
||
|
||
<h2>General UNIX Information</h2>
|
||
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li><a href="http://www.geek-girl.com/unix.html">The UNIX Reference
|
||
Desk</a> by Mennifer Myers</li>
|
||
|
||
<li><a href="http://www2.shore.net/~jblaine/vault/">Jeff's Unix
|
||
Vault</a></li>
|
||
|
||
<li><a href="http://www.ugu.com/">Unix Guru Universe</a></li>
|
||
|
||
<li><a href="http://www.ora.com/">O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.</a></li>
|
||
|
||
<li><a href="http://www.unixpower.org">Unix Power</a></li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
|
||
<a name="xwin"></a>
|
||
|
||
<h2>The X Window System</h2>
|
||
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li><a href="http://www.xfree86.org/">The XFree86 Project</a> provides
|
||
users of a variety of Intel based Unix systems, including FreeBSD,
|
||
with an excellent X Window system.</li>
|
||
|
||
<li>The <a href="http://www.winehq.com/">WINE</a> project is working to
|
||
provide the ability to run MS-Windows 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>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>
|
||
|
||
<a name="related"></a>
|
||
|
||
<h2>Related Operating System Projects</h2>
|
||
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li><a href="http://www.netbsd.org/"><strong>NetBSD</strong></a> is
|
||
another free 4.4BSD-Lite based operating system which runs on several
|
||
different architectures.</li>
|
||
|
||
<li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/"><strong>OpenBSD</strong></a>
|
||
is another 4.4BSD derivative.</li>
|
||
|
||
<li><a href="http://www.linux.org/"><strong>Linux</strong></a> is
|
||
another free Unix-like system.</li>
|
||
|
||
<li><a href="http://www.cs.hut.fi/~jvh/lites.html"><strong>Lites</strong></a>
|
||
is a 4.4 BSD Lite based server and emulation library that provides
|
||
free unix functionality to a Mach based system.</li>
|
||
|
||
<li>The <a href="http://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/hurd.html"><strong>GNU
|
||
HURD</strong></a> project is another effort to develop a free
|
||
Unix-like operating system.</li>
|
||
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|
||
|
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