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author | jkh <jkh@FreeBSD.org> | 1997-04-20 19:39:23 +0000 |
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committer | jkh <jkh@FreeBSD.org> | 1997-04-20 19:39:23 +0000 |
commit | 37a353d4c88280e38725aae760a5c1ae9ccccd48 (patch) | |
tree | fbce4ec7ab0cf3ad3c81c45b2af21e137e717d18 /release/ABOUT.TXT | |
parent | 531aa0e98495453adc8489c95f96259d9dcdaab9 (diff) | |
download | FreeBSD-src-37a353d4c88280e38725aae760a5c1ae9ccccd48.zip FreeBSD-src-37a353d4c88280e38725aae760a5c1ae9ccccd48.tar.gz |
Bring over doc fixes.
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diff --git a/release/ABOUT.TXT b/release/ABOUT.TXT index 2be7505..9fde211 100644 --- a/release/ABOUT.TXT +++ b/release/ABOUT.TXT @@ -81,24 +81,6 @@ out there now. It's imperative that we know what you're running so that we tell if you're suffering from a bug which has already been fixed. -The core of FreeBSD does not contain DES code which would inhibit its -being exported outside the United States. There is an add-on package -to the core distribution, for use only in the United States, that -contains the programs that normally use DES. The auxiliary packages -provided separately can be used by anyone. A freely (from outside the -U.S.) exportable distribution of DES for our non-U.S. users also -exists at ftp://ftp.internat.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD. - -If password security for FreeBSD is all you need and you have no -requirement for copying encrypted passwords from different hosts -(Suns, DEC machines, etc) into FreeBSD password entries, then -FreeBSD's MD5 based security may be all you require! We feel that our -default security model is more than a match for DES, and without any -messy export issues to deal with. If you're outside (or even inside) -the U.S., give it a try! This snapshot also includes support for -mixed password files - either DES or MD5 passwords will be accepted, -making it easier to transition from one scheme to the other. - o WWW Resources: @@ -111,8 +93,7 @@ type: # cd /usr/ports/www/netscape3 # make all install -If you have the Ports collection installed on your machine (usually on -the 2nd CDROM of a CDROM release). +If you have the Ports collection installed on your machine. Several other non-commercial browsers are also available in @@ -211,11 +192,9 @@ ports collections. Packages may be installed from the packages directory by running the /stand/sysinstall utility with the argument ``configPackages'' or by feeding the individual filenames to the pkg_add(1) command. -The ports tree should be copied or linked (with the ``lndir'' command) -to a directory on your hard disk. lndir comes with the XFree86 distribution -and is recommended if you can live with mounting your CDROM whenever you wish -to use the ports collection. More information on the ports collection may be -obtained from http://www.freebsd.org/ports or locally from +The ports collection may be installed like any other distribution +and requires about 15MB unpacked. More information on the ports collection +may be obtained from http://www.freebsd.org/ports or locally from file:/usr/share/doc/handbook if you've installed the doc distribution. Last of all, the tools directory contains various DOS tools for |