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Keeping up on the latest developments can be a chore! To keep on top of things, be sure and check this page periodically. Also, you may wish to subscribe to the <A HREF="../handbook/eresources.html#ERESOURCES-MAIL">freebsd-announce mailing list</A>.</P> <P>The <A HREF="../news/qnewsletter.html">FreeBSD Real-Quick (TM) Newsletter (RQN)</A> is a monthly (sometimes bi-weekly) newsletter containing recent developments in the FreeBSD arena. Subscribe to <A HREF="../handbook/eresources.html#ERESOURCES-MAIL">freebsd-announce</A> to receive this newsletter via e-mail.</P> <P>For a detailed description of past, present, and future releases, see the <STRONG><A HREF="../releases/index.html">Release Information</A></STRONG> page.</P> <H2>August 1999</H2> <UL> <LI><B>10-Aug-1999</B> <A HREF="http://www.codeforge.com/">C-Forge</A>, an Integrated Development Environment, has been released (beta) for FreeBSD, supporting C, C++, Perl, Tcl, and many other languages.</LI> </UL> <H2>June 1999</H2> <UL> <LI><B>10-Jun-1999</B> FreeBSD 3.2-RELEASE CDs are shipping. Subscribers who did not make any special shipping arrangements should be receiving their CDs soon. Anyone who wishes to order 3.2-RELEASE or to subscribe may do so via <A HREF="http://www.freebsdmall.com">The FreeBSD Mall</A>.</LI> <LI><B>08-Jun-1999</B> A new <A HREF="http://freebsd.itworks.com.au/">Australian FreeBSD Web Mirror</A> now exists. Thanks to <A HREF="http://www.itworks.com.au/">ITworks Consulting</A> for providing the host.</LI> </UL> <H2>May 1999</H2> <UL> <LI><B>18-May-1999</B><A HREF="../releases/3.2R/announce.html"> FreeBSD 3.2</A> has been released. Please see the <A HREF="../releases/index.html">Release Information</A> page for more details. Also be sure to check the <A HREF="../releases/3.2R/errata.html">release errata</A> after installation for any late-breaking issues with 3.2 that you might need to be aware of.</LI> </UL> <H2>April 1999</H2> <UL> <LI><B>22-Apr-1999</B> The <A HREF="../tutorials/docproj-primer/">FreeBSD Documentation Project Primer</A> is now available (in the <A HREF="../tutorials/">tutorials section</A>) for people who want to learn the technical details of the <A HREF="../docproj/docproj.html">Documentation Project</A>.</LI> </UL> <H2>March 1999</H2> <UL> <LI><B>05-Mar-1999</B> The <A HREF="http://www.usenix.org">USENIX Association</A> has announced the <A HREF="http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix99/">1999 USENIX Annual Technical Conference</A>, scheduled for 06-11 June 1999 in Monterey, CA, USA. Our own Jordan Hubbard is chairing the FREENIX Track, devoted to open source software's latest developments and interesting applications.</LI> <LI><B>01-Mar-1999</B> A secure server has been set up to accept monetary donations to the FreeBSD Project. For more information, see: <A HREF="http://www.freebsdmall.com/donate/">; http://www.freebsdmall.com/donate/</A>.</LI>; <LI><B>01-Mar-1999</B> FreeBSD 3.1-RELEASE CDs are now shipping. Subscribers should receive their CDs soon. See <A HREF="http://www.cdrom.com/">http://www.cdrom.com/</A>; to order.</LI> </UL> <H2>February 1999</H2> <UL> <LI><B>17-Feb-1999</B> The Gartner Group has released a report, <I>Divorcing Thin Server Software from the Hardware</I>, examining the trend in the OEM market of using software and hardware from different vendors.</LI> <LI><B>15-Feb-1999</B><A HREF="../releases/3.1R/announce.html"> FreeBSD 3.1</A> has been released. Please see the <A HREF="../releases/index.html">Release Information</A> page for more details. Also be sure to check the <A HREF="../releases/3.1R/errata.html">release errata</A> after installation for any late-breaking issues with 3.1 that you might need to be aware of.</LI> <LI><B>04-Feb-1999</B> The <A HREF="http://www.freebsddiary.org/freebsd/">; FreeBSD Diary</A>, a collection of how-to entries aimed at Unix novices, is now available. </LI> </UL> <H2>January 1999</H2> <UL> <LI><B>20-Jan-1999</B> 3.0-stable has now departed the -current branch. The next release on this branch will be 3.1-RELEASE, in mid-February 1999.</LI> <LI><B>13-Jan-1999</B> The <A HREF="http://www.freebsdzine.org/">FreeBSD ezine</A> is a monthly collection of easy to read (we hope) articles written by FreeBSD users and administrators just like you.</LI> <LI><B>10-Jan-99</B> Jordan Hubbard's "<A HREF="sou1999.html">State of the Union</A>", a look back at 1998, and a look forward to the future.</LI> </UL> <H2>December 1998</H2> <UL> <LI><B>28-Dec-98</B> Unless circumstances dictate otherwise, FreeBSD 3.0 will depart the -current branch late in the day on 15 January 1999. The 3.1 release will follow 30 days later, on 15 February 1999. Developers should consider this as ADVANCE NOTICE of these events.</LI> <LI><B>13-Dec-98</B> Walnut Creek CD-ROM has opened the <A HREF="http://www.freebsdmall.com/">FreeBSD Mall</A>, a site devoted to the commercial aspects of FreeBSD, including add-ons, hardware, and commercial tech-support. To advertise or sell your products or services at the FreeBSD Mall, contact Walnut Creek CD-ROM.</LI> </UL> <H2>November 1998</H2> <UL> <LI><B>30-Nov-98</B><A HREF="../releases/2.2.8R/announce.html"> FreeBSD 2.2.8</A> has been released. Please see the <A HREF="../releases/index.html">Release Information</A> page for more details. Also be sure to check the <A HREF="../releases/2.2.8R/errata.html">release errata</A> after installation for any late-breaking issues with 2.2.8 that you might need to be aware of.</LI> <LI><B>26-Nov-98</B> <A HREF="http://www.freebsdrocks.com/">FreeBSD Rocks</A> is an initiative designed to provide the FreeBSD community with the latest FreeBSD news, software and resources. All areas include search facilities, making keyword searching of historical posts a breeze. The pages are updated daily and everyone is invited to sign up an post an article. If it happened today, you'll see it on FreeBSDRocks.</LI> </UL> <H2>October 1998</H2> <UL> <LI><B>15-Oct-98</B><A HREF="../releases/3.0R/announce.html"> FreeBSD 3.0</A> has been released. See the <A HREF="../releases/index.html">Release Information</A> page for details. Also be sure to check the <A HREF="../releases/3.0R/errata.html">release errata</A> after installation for any late-breaking issues with 3.0 that you might need to be aware of.</LI> </UL> <H2>September 1998</H2> <UL> <LI><P><B>15-Sep-98</B> September 15th is the scheduled date for entering BETA with the 3.0-current tree. As all of you already (should) know, 3.0 is scheduled for release on October 15th so this gives us a nice 30 day BETA period. During this time, I don't expect anyone to drop in significant new work or otherwise perturb the 3.0-current tree in such a way that violates the general idea of a BETA (you're supposed to test what you have, not move the goalposts every couple of days :). </P><P></P></LI> <LI><P><B>13-Sep-98</B> After more than a year of development, the Common Access Method SCSI layer for FreeBSD will be integrated into 3.0-current on Sunday, September 13th. The CAM development team is currently busy ensuring that the integration process goes as smoothly as possible, so please understand that we may be slow to respond to questions about CAM in the days. </P><P></P></LI> <LI><P><B>9-Sep-98</B> Perl5 is now imported into the 3.0-CURRENT source tree. </P><P></P></LI> <LI><P><B>5-Sep-98</B> <A NAME="giveaway" HREF="http://visar.csustan.edu/">; The BSD CD Giveaway List</A>. If somebody has a CD to give away (recipient pays for shipping) or to lend locally, they can put their email address on the list. Hardware and literature can also be given away. We encourage people to donate CDs to local libraries and put them on the list as well. </P></LI> <LI><P><B>1-Sep-98</B> First issue of Daemon News arrives day earlier. This electronic ezine is by BSD community for BSD community. See <A HREF="http://www.daemonnews.org/">http://www.daemonnews.org</A>; </P></LI> </UL> <H2>August 1998</H2> <UL> <LI><P><B>31-Aug-98</B> FreeBSD -CURRENT branch (the future 3.0-RELEASE) has switched to ELF from a.out format. People involved did a great job: transition went smooth. Check <A HREF="http://www.freebsd.org/search/search.html">; freebsd-current@freebsd.org</A> mail archive for more information on the transition to ELF. </P></LI> <LI><P><B>23-Aug-98</B> Suidcontrol-0.1 utility has been released. The suidcontrol is an experimental utility for managing suid/sgid policy under FreeBSD. You can get more information at <A HREF="http://www.watson.org/fbsd-hardening/suidcontrol.html">; http://www.watson.org/fbsd-hardening/suidcontrol.html</A>; </P></LI> <LI><P><B>9-Aug-98</B> FreeBSD Security How-To has been published. This work is currently in beta and can be found at <A HREF="http://www.best.com/~jkb/howto.txt">; http://www.best.com/~jkb/howto.txt</A>; </P></LI> </UL> <H2>July 1998</H2> <UL> <LI><P><B>22-Jul-98</B> FreeBSD 2.2.7 has been released. See the <A HREF="../releases/index.html">Release Information</A> page for details. Also be sure to check the <A HREF="ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/2.2.7-RELEASE/ERRATA.TXT">; release errata</A> after installation for any late-breaking issues with 2.2.7 that you should know about. </P></LI> <LI><P><B>16-Jul-98</B> A ``FreeBSD for Linux users'' documentation effort has started. Please see the <A HREF="../docproj/current.html">list of current documentation projects</A> for more information.</P></LI> <LI><P><B>13-Jul-98</B> <A HREF="mailto:jkh@freebsd.org">Jordan Hubbard</A> writes an <A HREF="http://editorials.freshmeat.net/jordan980713/">editorial</A>; on the past and future of the Unix community.</P></LI> <LI><P><B>9-Jul-98</B> A <A HREF="http://www.es.freebsd.org/es/FAQ/FAQ.html">Spanish translation</A> of the <A HREF="../FAQ/FAQ.html">FAQ</A> has been completed by the <A HREF="http://www.es.freebsd.org/es/">Spanish Documentation Project</A>. More information can be found at the <A HREF="../docproj/translations.html">translations page</A>.</P></LI> </UL> <H2>June 1998</H2> <UL> <LI><P><B>24-Jun-98</B> The FreeBSD Project is sponsoring an <A HREF="http://www.freebsd.org/~xcontest/">FreeBSD Desktop Theme Contest</A>. Participants will design their own X11 configurations, and winners will have theirs distributed with future releases of FreeBSD.</P></LI> </UL> <H2>May 1998</H2> <UL> <LI><P><B>30-May-98</B> FreeBSD and Apache are used in <A HREF="http://www.WebTechniques.com/features/1998/05/engelschall/engelschall.shtml">this very useful article</A> on implementing a web farm using round-robin DNS in <A HREF="http://www.WebTechniques.com/">WEBTechniques.com</A></P>; </LI> <LI><P><B>23-May-98</B> The second issue of the FreeBSD Newsletter is now available in <A HREF="ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/doc/newsletter/issue2.pdf">; Adobe PDF format</A> (also by <A HREF="ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/doc/newsletter/issue2.pdf">; FTP</A>). A <A HREF="ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/doc/newsletter/README.TXT">; help file</A> is available to assist you in selecting and using a PDF viewer. Article submissions, advertisements, and letters to the editor should be sent to <A HREF="mailto:newsletter@freebsd.org">newsletter@freebsd.org</A>. </P> </LI> <LI><P><B>1-May-98</B> The FreeBSD Project set up <A NAME="anoncvs" HREF="../handbook/synching.html#ANONCVS">Anonymous CVS</A> for the <A HREF="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi">FreeBSD CVS tree</A>. Among other things, it allows users of FreeBSD to perform, with no special privileges, read-only CVS operations against one of the FreeBSD project's official anoncvs servers. </P></LI> </UL> <H2>April 1998</H2> <UL> <LI><P><B>16-Apr-98</B> The new 4 CD set of FreeBSD 2.2.6 is now in stock and should start shipping to subscription and back-order customers tomorrow. More information on the CD contents are available from <A HREF="http://www.cdrom.com/">http://www.cdrom.com</A>. </P></LI> <LI><P><B>11-Apr-98</B> The new FreeBSD project <A HREF="../projects/mozilla.html">FreeBSD Mozilla Group</A> is created. The FreeBSD Mozilla Group supports and improves the free available Netscape web browser, otherwise known as <A HREF="http://www.mozilla.org/">Mozilla</A>. </P></LI> </UL> <H2>March 1998</H2> <UL> <LI><P><B>25-Mar-98</B> FreeBSD 2.2.6 has been released. See the <A HREF="../releases/index.html">Release Information</A> page for details. Also be sure to check the <A HREF="ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/2.2.6-RELEASE/ERRATA.TXT">; release errata</A> after installation for any late-breaking issues with 2.2.6 that you should know about. </P></LI> </UL> <H2>February 1998</H2> <UL> <LI><P><B>08-Feb-98</B> A page detailing the <A HREF="../y2kbug.html">FreeBSD Year 2000 compliance statement</A> is now available, linked through the <A HREF="../docs.html">Documentation</A> page.</P></LI> </UL> <H2>January 1998</H2> <UL> <LI><P><B>08-Jan-98</B> Improved support for Plug-n-Play cards has now been integrated into both 3.0-current and 2.2-stable branches now. This is available in source form via the <A HREF="../handbook/synching.html#CVSUP">CVSup</A> utility or in binary release snapshots from <A HREF="ftp://current.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD">current.FreeBSD.org</A>; </P></LI> </UL> <H2>December 1997</H2> <UL> <LI><P><B>26-Dec-97</B> A convenient front-end tool for installing and configuring the <A HREF="../handbook/synching.html#CVSUP">CVSup</A> utility is now available. To use it, simply login or su to root and run: <TT><B>pkg_add</B> ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/development/CVSup/cvsupit.tgz</TT>; </P></LI> <LI><P><B>2-Dec-97</B> The "FOOF" bug has now been fixed in our 3.0-current and 2.2-stable branches and can either be incorporated by using the <A HREF="../handbook/synching.html#CVSUP">CVSup</A> utility, as described below for the LAND attack fix, or by applying <A HREF="ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/2.2.5-RELEASE/updates/f00f.diff.2.2">these patches</A>.</P></LI> <LI><P><B>1-Dec-97</B> The "LAND attack" bug in TCP/IP has now been fixed in all relevant branches and can be incorporated by using the <A HREF="../handbook/synching.html#CVSUP">CVSup</A> utility to track the latest 2.2 or 3.0 sources.</P></LI> <LI><P><B>1-Dec-97</B> Team FreeBSD is a group of FreeBSD users and supporters contributing CPU idle time in an effort to crack RSA's 64-bit encryption code. For more information, visit <A HREF="http://www.circle.net/team-freebsd/">Team FreeBSD's WWW site</A>.</P></LI> </UL> <H2>November 1997</H2> <UL> <LI><P><B>21-Nov-97</B> <EM>Pentium bug</EM> -- We are aware of the "F00F" Pentium halting bug and are working with Intel on a fix. When we have a fix ready for public consumption it will be announced here, on the mailing list announce@freebsd.org and to the Usenet newsgroup <A HREF="news:comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.announce">comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.announce</A>. Your patience is appreciated.</P></LI> <LI><P><B>09-Nov-97</B> FreeBSD 2.2.5-RELEASE CDROMS are now in stock and shipping to customers worldwide. More information is available at <A HREF="http://www.cdrom.com/titles/os/fbsd25.htm">; http://www.cdrom.com/titles/os/fbsd25.htm</A>.</P></LI>; </UL> <H2>October 1997</H2> <UL> <LI><P><B>22-Oct-97</B> FreeBSD 2.2.5 has been released. See the <A HREF="../releases/index.html">Release Information</A> page for details. Also be sure to check the <A HREF="ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/2.2.5-RELEASE/ERRATA.TXT">; release errata</A> after installation for any late-breaking issues with 2.2.5 that you should know about. </P></LI> </UL> <H2>September 1997</H2> <UL> <LI><P><B>01-Sep-97</B> FreeBSD performed well in an Internet Week <A HREF="http://techweb.cmp.com/internetwk/reviews/rev0901.htm">; review</A> of WWW server platforms.</P></LI> </UL> <H2>August 1997</H2> <UL> <LI><P><B>11-Aug-97</B> Researchers in Duke University's <A HREF="http://www.cs.duke.edu/ari/index.html">Trapeze Project</A> have developed a high-speed Myrinet driver for FreeBSD. More information about the driver, Trapeze Project, and its parent project, the Collaborative Cluster Computing Iniative, including the code for the Myrinet driver, are available from the CCCI's <A HREF="http://www.cs.duke.edu/ari/index.html">WWW page</A>. </P></LI> <LI><P><B>03-Aug-97</B> Netscape Communications has released a beta version of Netscape Communicator v4.0 for FreeBSD. It can be obtained via FTP from <A HREF="ftp://ftp.netscape.com/pub/communicator/4.03/4.03b8/english/unix/freebsd/base_install/">ftp.netscape.com</A>; or its mirrors.</P></LI> </UL> <H2>July 1997</H2> <UL> <LI><P><B>22-Jul-97</B> MacIP, an AppleTalk-to-IP gateway program for FreeBSD, is in beta testing. To get the latest version, see <A HREF="http://www.promo.de/pub/people/stefan/netatalk/">; http://www.promo.de/pub/people/stefan/netatalk/</A>; or <A HREF="ftp://ftp.promo.de/pub/people/stefan/netatalk/">; ftp://ftp.promo.de/pub/people/stefan/netatalk/</A>. </P> </LI> <LI><P><B>17-Jul-97</B> The first issue of the FreeBSD Newsletter is now available in <A HREF="ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/doc/newsletter/issue1.pdf">; Adobe PDF format</A> (also by <A HREF="ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/doc/newsletter/issue1.pdf">; FTP</A>). A <A HREF="ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/doc/newsletter/README.TXT">; help file</A> is available to assist you in selecting and using a PDF viewer. Article submissions, advertisements, and letters to the editor should be sent to <A HREF="mailto:newsletter@freebsd.org">newsletter@freebsd.org</A>. </P> </LI> </UL> <H2>June 1997</H2> <UL> <LI><P><B>17-Jun-97</B> FreeBSD <A HREF="ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/2.2.2-RELEASE/">; 2.2.2-RELEASE</A> CD-ROM discs are now in stock; subscription customers should receive them shortly.</P> </LI> </UL> <H2>May 1997</H2> <UL> <LI><P><B>16-May-97</B> FreeBSD <A HREF="ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/2.2.2-RELEASE/">; 2.2.2-RELEASE</A> has been released. The <A HREF="ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/2.2.2-RELEASE/RELNOTES.TXT">; Release Notes</A> and <A HREF="ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD2.2.2-RELEASE/ERRATA.TXT">; Errata List</A> can provide more information. </P> </LI> <LI><P><B>12-May-97</B> A 3.0-Current SNAP-of-the-day server has been established at <A HREF="ftp://current.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/">; ftp://current.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/</A>. A 3.0-SNAPshot will be generated daily, and old SNAPshots will be kept for a minimum of one week.</P> </LI> </UL> <H2>April 1997</H2> <UL> <LI><P><B>28-Apr-97</B> The 3.0-current src tree now contains support for building Symmetric MultiProcessor kernels. For details go to the <A HREF="http://www.freebsd.org/~fsmp/SMP/SMP.html">SMP</A>; page. </P></LI> <LI><P><B>22-Apr-97</B> A RELENG_2.2 snap-of-the-day server has been established at <A HREF="ftp://releng22.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/">; ftp://releng22.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD</A>. The <A HREF="ftp://releng22.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/README.TXT">; README.TXT</A> has more information. </P></LI> <LI><P><B>15-Apr-97</B> FreeBSD 2.2.1-RELEASE CDs are shipping. Please see <A HREF="http://www.cdrom.com/titles/os/fbsd22.htm">; http://www.cdrom.com/titles/os/fbsd22.htm</A>; for more information. </P></LI> </UL> <H2>March 1997</H2> <UL> <LI><P><B>28-Mar-97</B> Sony Computer Science Laboratory, Inc. has released an alpha version of ALTQ/CBQ, an alternative queuing framework for BSD Unix. <A HREF="http://www.csl.sony.co.jp/person/kjc/programs.html">More information</A> and the <A HREF="ftp://ftp.csl.sony.co.jp/pub/kjc/altq.tar.gz">source code</A> is available.</P></LI> <LI><P><B>25-Mar-97</B> <A HREF="ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/2.2.1-RELEASE/">FreeBSD 2.2.1-RELEASE</A> is now available, replacing 2.2-RELEASE. Read the <A HREF="ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/2.2.1-RELEASE/README.TXT">; README.TXT</A> file or the <A HREF="../releases/2.2.1R/notes.html">Release Notes</A> for more information.</P></LI> <LI><P><B>16-Mar-97</B> <A HREF="ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/2.2-RELEASE/">FreeBSD 2.2-RELEASE</A> is now available. Read the <A HREF="ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/2.2-RELEASE/README.TXT">; README.TXT</A> file or the <A HREF="../releases/2.2R/notes.html">Release Notes</A> for more information.</P></LI> </UL> <H2>February 1997</H2> <UL> <LI><P><B>20-Feb-1997</B> FreeBSD 2.1.7-RELEASE is now available. Read the README.TXT file or the <A HREF="../releases/2.1.7R/notes.html"> Release Notes</A> for more information.</P></LI> <LI><P><B>10-Feb-1997</B> FreeBSD 3.0-970209-SNAP has been released. Read the README.TXT file for more information about this release.</P></LI> <LI><P><B>06-Feb-1997</B> A serious security problem affecting FreeBSD 2.1.6 and earlier systems was found. The problem has been corrected within the -stable, -current, and RELENG_2_2 source trees. As an additional precaution, FreeBSD 2.1.6 is no longer available from the FTP distribution sites. You can read more about the problem and solution from the <A HREF="ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-97:01.setlocale">; FreeBSD-SA-97:01.setlocale</A> security announcement. </P></LI> <LI><P><B>06-Feb-1997</B> The final pre-release version of FreeBSD 2.2-GAMMA, is now available. The README.TXT file has more information.</P></LI> <LI><P><B>02-Feb-1997</B> A snap-of-the-day server has been set up for the most current <A HREF="../releases/snapshots.html">snapshot</A> release of FreeBSD 2.2. Read the <A HREF="ftp://22gamma.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/README.TXT">README.TXT</A>; file for more information. </P></LI> </UL> <H2>January 1997</H2> <UL> <LI><P><B>25-Jan-1997</B> FreeBSD <A HREF="ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/3.0-970124-SNAP/">; 3.0-970124-SNAP</A> has been released. 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