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diff --git a/release/texts/ABOUT.TXT b/release/texts/ABOUT.TXT index eef7a58..b510d6a 100644 --- a/release/texts/ABOUT.TXT +++ b/release/texts/ABOUT.TXT @@ -15,15 +15,17 @@ 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 1000 ports, from editors to programming languages to graphical +Over 2000 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. For more documentation on this system it is recommended that you -purchase the 4.4BSD Document Set from O'Reilly Associates and the -USENIX Association, ISBN 1-56592-082-1. We have no connection with -O'Reilly, we're just satisfied customers! +purchase The Complete FreeBSD, available from local bookstores +and from the FreeBSD Mall (http://www.freebsdmall.com), as well +as the 4.4BSD Document Set from O'Reilly Associates and the USENIX +Association, ISBN 1-56592-082-1. We have no connection with O'Reilly, +we're just satisfied customers! If you're new to FreeBSD then you should also read EVERYTHING listed in the Documentation menu on the boot floppy. It may seem like a lot @@ -139,7 +141,7 @@ follows is a more thorough description of each item in more detail: The *.TXT files obviously contain documentation (ABOUT.TXT being what you're reading now). -The XF86332 directory contains the XFree86 project's 3.3.2 release and +The XF86333 directory contains the XFree86 project's 3.3.3.1 release and consists of a series of gzip'd tar files which contain each component of the XFree86 distribution. @@ -203,7 +205,7 @@ by running the /stand/sysinstall utility with the argument ``configPackages'' or by feeding the individual filenames to the pkg_add(1) command. The ports collection may be installed like any other distribution -and requires about 30MB unpacked. More information on the ports collection +and requires about 50MB 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. |
