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author | bmah <bmah@FreeBSD.org> | 2001-09-14 04:33:37 +0000 |
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committer | bmah <bmah@FreeBSD.org> | 2001-09-14 04:33:37 +0000 |
commit | 2ccfb935de0cec6e903e4e800a790cdc16989216 (patch) | |
tree | 3e2ee8eb5b121f8519dc5286f68653a49ab8a6a1 /release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/readme | |
parent | 9c512364a370793272134334b3cb326b98cc1455 (diff) | |
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The Books and Articles section was very choppy due to its cut-and-paste
origins and prior edits. Polish it.
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diff --git a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/readme/article.sgml b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/readme/article.sgml index ddbeef8..f766a5f 100644 --- a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/readme/article.sgml +++ b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/readme/article.sgml @@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ <para>The basic requirements for using this &release.type are technical proficiency with &os; and an understanding of the - ongoing development process of &os; &release.current; (as + ongoing development process of &os; &release.branch; (as discussed on the &a.current;).</para> <para>For those more interested in doing business with &os; than @@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ <para>For any questions or general technical support issues, please send mail to the &a.questions;.</para> - <para>If you're tracking the -current development efforts, you + <para>If you're tracking the &release.branch; development efforts, you <emphasis>must</emphasis> join the &a.current;, in order to keep abreast of recent developments and changes that may affect the way you use and maintain the system. @@ -298,42 +298,10 @@ </itemizedlist> </para> - <para>Most information is also available from the Documentation - menu during installation.</para> - </sect2> - - <sect2> - <title>Books and Articles</title> - - <para>Pointers to more documentation on &os; can be found in the - <ulink - url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bibliography.html#BIBLIOGRAPHY-FREEBSD">Books - & Magazines Specific to FreeBSD</ulink> section of the - &os; Handbook. Because of &os;'s strong UNIX heritage, many - other articles and books written for UNIX systems are - applicable as well. A selection of these documents can be - found in the Handbook's <ulink - url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bibliography.html">Bibliography</ulink>. - </para> - - <para>If you're new to &os; then you should also read all of the - documentation files listed in <xref linkend="release-docs">, - all of which are available from the Documentation menu in the - installation program. It may seem like a lot to read, but - it's important to at least acquaint yourself with the types of - information available, should you run into problems later. - Once the system is installed, you can also revisit this menu - by running the &man.sysinstall.8; utility.</para> - - <para>On-line versions of the <ulink - url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/">FAQ</ulink> - (Frequently Asked Questions document) and <ulink - url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/">Handbook</ulink> - are always available from the <ulink - url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/docs.html">FreeBSD Documentation - page</ulink> or its mirrors. If you install the - <filename>doc</filename> distribution set, you can use a Web - browser to read the FAQ and Handbook locally.</para> + <para>Most of this information is also available from the + Documentation menu during installation. Once the system is + installed, you can revisit this menu by running the + &man.sysinstall.8; utility.</para> <note> <para>It is extremely important to read the errata for any @@ -349,6 +317,31 @@ location).</para> </note> </sect2> + + <sect2> + <title>Books and Articles</title> + + <para>Two highly-useful collections of &os;-related information, + maintained by the &os; Project, + are the &os; Handbook and &os; FAQ (Frequently Asked + Questions document). On-line versions of the <ulink + url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/">Handbook</ulink> + and <ulink + url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/">FAQ</ulink> + are always available from the <ulink + url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/docs.html">FreeBSD Documentation + page</ulink> or its mirrors. If you install the + <filename>doc</filename> distribution set, you can use a Web + browser to read the Handbook and FAQ locally.</para> + + <para>A listing of books and other documents about &os; can be + found in the <ulink + url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bibliography.html">bibliography</ulink> + of the &os; Handbook. Because of &os;'s strong UNIX heritage, + many other articles and books written for UNIX systems are + applicable as well, some of which are also listed in the + bibliography.</para> + </sect2> </sect1> <sect1> |