Doc updates for next SNAP.

1 files changed, 29 insertions, 19 deletions

diff --git a/release/sysinstall/help/readme.hlp b/release/sysinstall/help/readme.hlp
index 10616ba..091a333 100644
--- a/release/sysinstall/help/readme.hlp
+++ b/release/sysinstall/help/readme.hlp
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
                                                       \ \___   / |
 Welcome to the latest 2.2 SNAPSHOT release of         /- _  `-/  '
 FreeBSD!  These 2.2 snapshots are done periodically  (/\/ \ \   /\
-along the way to 2.2-RELEASE (which is slated        / /   | `    \
-for release in late summer of '96) as test releases  O O   ) /    |
-and to provide early access to new 2.2 features      `-^--'`<     '
-for those developers or hobbiests who have an       (_.)  _  )   /
-interest in knowing more about what we're up to.     `.___/`    /
+along the way to 2.2-RELEASE (scheduled for release  / /   | `    \
+sometime in the first quarter of '97) for testing    O O   ) /    |
+purposes and to provide early access to new 2.2      `-^--'`<     '
+features to those devlopers or hobbiests who have   (_.)  _  )   /
+an interest in knowing more about what we're up to.  `.___/`    /
                                                        `-----' /
 Feedback or offers to help with anything  <----.     __ / __   \
 you see in this release are most welcome  <----|====O)))==) \) /====
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ researchers or folks who simply want to see how it all works.
 A large collection of 3rd party ported software (the "ports
 collection") is also provided to make it easier for you to obtain and
 install all your favorite traditional UNIX utilities for FreeBSD.
-Over 440 ports, from editors to programming languages to graphical
+Over 550 ports, from editors to programming languages to graphical
 applications, make FreeBSD a powerful and comprehensive operating
 environment that extends far beyond what's provided by many commercial
 versions of UNIX.
@@ -66,30 +66,40 @@ data first!  We really mean it!
 
 o E-mail addresses and tech support info:
 
+For general questions, please send email to :
+
+        questions@FreeBSD.org
+
+Please also have patience if your questions are not answered right
+away - this mailing list is staffed purely by volunteers and they also
+have real life schedules to contend with.  Questions which are asked
+intelligently (e.g. not "My system doesn't work!  What's wrong!?")
+also stand a far greater chance of being answered. If your question
+does not contain enough information to allow the responder to generate
+a meaningful answer, they generally won't.
+
+Bug reports submitted with the send-pr command are also logged and
+tracked in our bugs database, and you'll be kept informed of any
+changes in status during the life of the bug (or feature request).
+
 Technical comments on this release should be sent (in English!) to:
 
         hackers@FreeBSD.org
 
-
 Bug reports should be sent using the `send-pr' command, if you were
 able to get the system installed, otherwise to:
 
         bugs@FreeBSD.org
 
-Please be sure to indicate WHICH VERSION of FreeBSD you're running in
-any bug reports!
-
 
-General questions should be sent to:
-
-        questions@FreeBSD.org
+PLEASE ALSO BE SURE TO INDICATE WHICH VERSION OF FREEBSD YOU'RE
+RUNNING IN ANY BUG REPORTS OR QUESTIONS!
 
-Please have patience if your questions are not answered right away -
-this is an especially busy time for us, and our volunteer resources
-are often strained to the limit!  Bug reports submitted with the
-send-pr command are logged and tracked in our bugs database, and
-you'll be kept informed of any changes in status during the life of
-the bug (or feature request).
+Sorry for the caps, but you'd be amazed at how many times people
+forget this and there are many different release versions of FreeBSD
+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.
 
 
 o WWW Resources: