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author | bmah <bmah@FreeBSD.org> | 2003-05-06 20:01:07 +0000 |
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committer | bmah <bmah@FreeBSD.org> | 2003-05-06 20:01:07 +0000 |
commit | 610dbfa2603859846f6443071f71ea51e6eb3da6 (patch) | |
tree | f5d4f836a3d0811db46a791f515cb37289b0a479 /release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/readme | |
parent | b5e60d08a6b42087c3e8e90aac44b87989cfbc76 (diff) | |
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Update supported architectures, use &unix; where appropriate, more
majordomo->mailman fixes, other misc. updates.
Approved by: re (implicitly)
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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 dcd5db3..c80f6e8 100644 --- a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/readme/article.sgml +++ b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/readme/article.sgml @@ -47,8 +47,11 @@ <para>&os; is an operating system based on 4.4 BSD Lite for Intel, AMD, Cyrix or NexGen <quote>x86</quote> based PC - hardware, Compaq (formerly DEC) Alpha computers, and UltraSPARC machines. Versions - for the IA64 and PowerPC architectures are currently under + hardware (i386), NEC PC-9801/9821 series PCs and compatibles + (pc98), DEC/Compaq/HP Alpha computers (alpha), + and UltraSPARC machines (sparc64). Versions + for the IA64 (ia64), PowerPC (powerpc), and AMD + <quote>Hammer</quote> (amd64) architectures are currently under development as well. &os; works with a wide variety of peripherals and configurations and can be used for everything from software development to games to Internet Service @@ -64,14 +67,14 @@ <para>A large collection of third-party ported software (the <quote>Ports Collection</quote>) is also provided to make it - easy to obtain and install all your favorite traditional UNIX + easy to obtain and install all your favorite traditional &unix; utilities for &os;. Each <quote>port</quote> consists of a set of scripts to retrieve, configure, build, and install a piece of software, with a single command. Over &os.numports; ports, from editors to programming languages to graphical applications, make &os; a powerful and comprehensive operating environment that extends far beyond what's provided by many - commercial versions of UNIX. Most ports are also available as + commercial versions of &unix;. Most ports are also available as pre-compiled <quote>packages</quote>, which can be quickly installed from the installation program.</para> </sect2> @@ -198,18 +201,18 @@ preferable to subscribe instead to the &a.announce;.</para> <para>All of the mailing lists can be freely joined by anyone - wishing to do so. Visit <ulink url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/mailman/listinfo"> + wishing to do so. Visit the <ulink url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/mailman/listinfo"> FreeBSD Mailman Info Page</ulink>. 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 through majordomo or the <ulink + obtained either from the Mailman pages or the <ulink url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/support.html#mailing-list">mailing lists section</ulink> of the &os; Web site.</para> <important> <para>Do <emphasis>not</emphasis> send email to the lists - asking to be subscribed. Use the &a.majordomo; address + asking to be subscribed. Use the Mailman interface instead.</para> </important> </sect2> @@ -224,8 +227,7 @@ <para>The preferred method to submit bug reports from a machine with Internet mail connectivity is to use the &man.send-pr.1; - command or use the Web form at <ulink - url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/send-pr.html">http://www.FreeBSD.org/send-pr.html</ulink>. + command. <quote>Problem Reports</quote> (PRs) submitted in this way will be filed and their progress tracked; the &os; developers will do their best to respond to all reported bugs as soon as @@ -278,7 +280,7 @@ <listitem> <para><filename>EARLY.TXT</filename>: A guide for early - adopters of &os; 5.0-RELEASE. Highly recommended + adopters of &os; &release.current;. Highly recommended reading for users new to &os; &release.branch; and/or the 5.<replaceable>X</replaceable> series of releases.</para> </listitem> @@ -329,7 +331,7 @@ </para> <para>On platforms that support &man.sysinstall.8; (currently - the i386 and alpha), these documents are generally available via the + alpha, i386, ia64, 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 &man.sysinstall.8; utility.</para> @@ -352,7 +354,7 @@ <sect2> <title>Manual Pages</title> - <para>As with almost all UNIX-like operating systems, &os; comes + <para>As with almost all &unix;-like operating systems, &os; comes with a set of on-line manual pages, accessed through the &man.man.1; command or through the <ulink url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi">hypertext manual @@ -395,8 +397,8 @@ <para>A listing of other books and 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 + 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> |