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diff --git a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/readme/about.sgml b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/readme/about.sgml deleted file mode 100644 index 7f201c5..0000000 --- a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/readme/about.sgml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,91 +0,0 @@ -<!-- - -$FreeBSD$ - -about.sgml - -General information about FreeBSD. Most contents of this file -come from the old ABOUT.TXT. - ---> - -<sect1> - <title>About &os;</title> - - <para>&os; is an operating system based on 4.4 BSD - Lite for Intel, AMD, Cyrix or NexGen <quote>x86</quote> based PC - hardware and Compaq (formerly DEC) Alpha computers. Versions for - the IA64 and PowerPC 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 - Provision.</para> - - <para>This release of &os; contains everything you need to run - such a system, including full source code for the kernel and all - utilities in the base distribution. With the - source distribution installed, you can literally recompile the entire - system from scratch with one command, making it ideal for students, - researchers, or users who simply want to see how it all works.</para> - - <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 - 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 5000 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 pre-compiled <quote>packages</quote>, which can be - quickly installed from the installation program.</para> - - <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> - - <note> - <para>It is extremely important to read the errata for any given - release before installing it, to learn about any - <quote>late-breaking news</quote> or post-release problems. - The - errata file accompanying each release - (most likely right next to this file) is already out of - date by definition, but other copies are kept updated on the Internet - and should be consulted as the <quote>current errata</quote> for - this release. These - other copies of the errata are located at - <ulink url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/"></ulink> - (as well as any sites which keep up-to-date mirrors of this - location).</para> - </note> -</sect1> |
