Date: Thu, 26 Feb 1998 17:46:41 +0600 (NS) From: kino@fis.nsk.su To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: from freebsd.org Message-ID: <199802261146.RAA03183@basta.fis.nsk.su>
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> > Navigation Bar > >Support > >Mailing lists > > Mailing lists are the primary support channel for FreeBSD users, with > numerous mailing lists covering different topic areas. When in doubt > about what list to post a question to, post to > freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG. You can search the mailing list > archives at www.freebsd.org. > > Several non-English mailing lists are also available: > * Czech -- majordomo@freebsd.cz > * German -- majordomo@de.freebsd.org. > * Hungarian -- majordomo@hu.freebsd.org > * Japanese -- majordomo@jp.freebsd.org > * Polish -- majordomo@pap.waw.pl > * Portuguese -- WWW or listproc@br.freebsd.org > > If you create other freebsd mailing lists, let us know about them. > >Newsgroups > > There are a few FreeBSD specific newsgroups, along with numerous other > newsgroups on topics of interest to FreeBSD users, though the mailing > lists remain the most reliable way to get in touch with the FreeBSD > developers. For miscellaneous FreeBSD discussion, see > comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc. For important announcements, see > comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.announce. > >WEB Resources > > * Our WEB pages remain one of the best sources of information, and > are also mirrored at many sites around the world. Try connecting > to www.yourcountry.freebsd.org (e.g. www.de.freebsd.org for > Germany or www.au.freebsd.org for Australia), or select a mirror > from the list on the home page. The same naming convention is also > used for FTP servers. > In addition to the mirrors, several non-English web resources are > available: > + Czech > + German > + Hungarian > + Japanese > + Portuguese (mirror) > * For information on recent FreeBSD progress and releases, see the > Newsflash page. > * To register to receive the FreeBSD Newsletter and/or subscribe to > the announcement mailing list, please see the Registration page. > * Computer Bits, an Internet online magazine, has, since March 1996, > been running an excellent series of FreeBSD related articles in > their column titled The Network Community, by Ted Mittelstaedt. > These articles cover everything from setting up a FreeBSD based > mail server to doing Network Address Translation for other hosts. > * A Comprehensive Guide to FreeBSD - an attempt at a more readable, > "book-like" tutorial explaining the FreeBSD Operating System. > Intended for people new to both FreeBSD and UNIX. Currently a work > in progress. > >GNATS Problem Report Database > > Current FreeBSD problem reports are tracked using the GNATS database. > > * View the open problem reports. > * Submit a Problem Report. > > Problem reports may also be submitted to the development team using > the send-pr(1) command on a FreeBSD system or by sending an email > message to freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG. Please note that send-pr is > preferred since messages sent to the mailing list are not tracked as > official problem reports! > >CVS Repository > > CVS (the Concurrent Version System) is the tool we use for keeping our > sources under control. Every change (with accompanying log message > explaining its purpose) from FreeBSD 2.0 to the present is stored > here, and can be easily viewed from here (click on the link). To > obtain a complete copy of the FreeBSD CVS repository, please use > either the cvsup or CTM tools or simply FTP it. > > Mirrors of the CVS Repository cgi script are available in Germany and > Japan. > >User Groups > > FreeBSD's widespread popularity has spawned a number of user groups > around the world. If you know of a FreeBSD user group not listed here, > let us know about it. > * FreeBSD-SF (San Francisco FreeBSD User Group) meets semi-monthly > at Silicon Reef. Those interested in attending should visit the > web site or send mail to the mailing list > * The Danish *BSD user group, BSD/DK, is being created. Send mail > subscription request to bsd-dk-request@hotel.prosa.dk. No initial > meeting planned yet. > * BSDHH (BSD User Group Hamburg) meets on the first Wednesday of the > month at 7.00pm in the Chinese restaurant Lotosbluete, > Loewenstrasse 22 in Hamburg-Eppendorf/Germany. Most members are > FreeBSD users, although users of all BSD flavors are welcome. > Interested people should send mail to bsdhh@bsdhh.org. > * The Brainstorm users group meets in Wuerzburg, Germany and > welcomes all users of Unix, with some emphasis on helping new > users of FreeBSD. They meet every Monday at 8.00pm in the "Cafe > Klug", Muenzstrasse, Wuerzburg. Mail bs@rak.franken.de for more > information or follow the Brainstorm link. > * FUUNM (Free Unix Users of New Mexico) meets on the 2nd Saturday of > the month from 4:30-6:00pm at the Farris Engineering Center, room > 141, University of new Mexico. This is not specifically a FreeBSD > user group, but if you are in the area, your presence is welcome. > The group operates a mailing list (fuunm@astro.phys.unm.edu). > Contact Alan Lundin for more information. > * FreeBSD-Milwaukee Wisconsin meets occasionally and has a mailing > list: freebsd-mke-l@ns.sol.net. send mail to > freebsd-mke-l-request@ns.sol.net to subscribe. > * RUUG (Reno Unix Users Group) meets monthly in Reno Nevada and > discusses the use of FreeBSD and Linux. Contact Eric Blood or Todd > Crenshaw for more information. > * Washington DC (DC Metropolitan Area) FreeBSD User Group is now > forming. Please contact Richard Cramer, Sytex Access Ltd. at > 703-425-2515, or preferred, email at rcramer@sytex.net to be put > on a member distribution list. Initial meeting to be held in May. > * The North East of England BSD Users group will specilize in > FreeBSD, and are looking for new members. For more information > contact ljohnston@cyberworld.demon.co.uk. The launch date is aimed > for March 1998. > >General UNIX Information > > * The UNIX Reference Desk at Northwestern University > * Jeff's Unix Vault > * Unix Guru Universe > * O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. > >The X Window System > > * The XFree86 Project provides users of a variety of Intel based > Unix systems, including FreeBSD, with an excellent X Window > system. > * The WINE project is working to provide the ability to run > MS-Windows software on Intel based Unix systems such as FreeBSD, > NetBSD and Linux. More information is available from the WINE FAQ. > >Hardware > > * The comp.answers pc-hardware-faq is a great reference for people > building their own machines. > * Intel Secrets -- What Intel Doesn't Want You To Know - lots of > information about Intel chips. > * Aad Offerman's Chip List - reference material on chips used in PC > clones. > * ASUS makes motherboards that work well with FreeBSD. > * The FreeBSD hardware guide makes some specific recommendations for > hardware that's known to work well with FreeBSD. > >FreeBSD Development Projects > > In addition to the mainstream development path of FreeBSD, a number of > developer groups are working on the cutting edge to expand FreeBSD's > range of applications in new directions. Follow the links below to > learn more about these exciting projects. > * MultiMedia > * Home Automation > * Symmetric MultiProcessor Support > * Porting FreeBSD to Sparc systems > * Porting FreeBSD to Alpha systems > * Java on FreeBSD > >Related Operating System Projects > > * NetBSD is another free 4.4BSD-Lite based operating system which > runs on several different architectures. > * OpenBSD is another 4.4BSD derivative. > * Linux is another free Unix-like system. > * Lites is a 4.4 BSD Lite based server and emulation library that > provides free unix functionality to a Mach based system. > * The GNU HURD project is another effort to develop a free Unix-like > operating system. > > > questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Copyright © 1995-1997 FreeBSD Inc. All rights reserved. > $Date: 1998/02/10 09:32:30 $ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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