Date: Thu, 2 May 2013 15:47:18 +0000 (UTC) From: Dru Lavigne <dru@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-projects@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r41542 - projects/ISBN_1-57176-407-0/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/eresources Message-ID: <201305021547.r42FlIcE009979@svn.freebsd.org>
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Author: dru Date: Thu May 2 15:47:17 2013 New Revision: 41542 URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/41542 Log: Initial pass, further patches needed. This patch addresses the following: - &os; - you/we, e.g. - fix Project and filesystems - removes deprecated KDE list Approved by: bcr (mentor) Modified: projects/ISBN_1-57176-407-0/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/eresources/chapter.xml Modified: projects/ISBN_1-57176-407-0/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/eresources/chapter.xml ============================================================================== --- projects/ISBN_1-57176-407-0/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/eresources/chapter.xml Thu May 2 14:22:15 2013 (r41541) +++ projects/ISBN_1-57176-407-0/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/eresources/chapter.xml Thu May 2 15:47:17 2013 (r41542) @@ -8,18 +8,18 @@ <appendix id="eresources"> <title>Resources on the Internet</title> - <para>The rapid pace of FreeBSD progress makes print media + <para>The rapid pace of &os; progress makes print media impractical as a means of following the latest developments. Electronic resources are the best, if not often the only, way - to stay informed of the latest advances. Since FreeBSD is a + to stay informed of the latest advances. Since &os; is a volunteer effort, the user community itself also generally serves as a <quote>technical support department</quote> of sorts, with electronic mail, web forums, and USENET news being the most effective way of reaching that community.</para> - <para>The most important points of contact with the FreeBSD user - community are outlined below. If you are aware of other resources - not mentioned here, please send them to the &a.doc; so that they + <para>The most important points of contact with the &os; user + community are outlined below. Please send other resources + not mentioned here to the &a.doc; so that they may also be included.</para> <sect1 id="eresources-mail"> @@ -27,23 +27,23 @@ <para>The mailing lists are the most direct way of addressing questions or opening a technical discussion to a concentrated - FreeBSD audience. There are a wide variety of lists on a number - of different FreeBSD topics. Addressing your questions to the + &os; audience. There are a wide variety of lists on a number + of different &os; topics. Sending questions to the most appropriate mailing list will invariably assure a faster and more accurate response.</para> <para>The charters for the various lists are given at the bottom of this document. <emphasis>Please read the charter before - joining or sending mail to any list</emphasis>. Most of our - list subscribers now receive many hundreds of FreeBSD related - messages every day, and by setting down charters and rules for - proper use we are striving to keep the signal-to-noise ratio + joining or sending mail to any list</emphasis>. Most + list subscribers receive many hundreds of &os; related + messages every day, and the charters and rules for + use are meant to keep the signal-to-noise ratio of the lists high. To do less would see the mailing lists ultimately fail as an effective communications medium for the - project.</para> + Project.</para> <note> - <para><emphasis>If you wish to test your ability to send to + <para><emphasis>To test the ability to send email to &os; lists, send a test message to &a.test.name;.</emphasis> Please do not send test messages to any other list.</para> </note> @@ -61,11 +61,11 @@ <para>Archives are kept for all of the mailing lists and can be searched using the <ulink - url="&url.base;/search/index.html">FreeBSD World Wide Web + url="&url.base;/search/index.html">&os; World Wide Web server</ulink>. The keyword searchable archive offers an excellent way of finding answers to frequently asked questions and should be consulted before posting a question. Note that - this also means that messages sent to FreeBSD mailing lists + this also means that messages sent to &os; mailing lists are archived in perpetuity. When protecting privacy is a concern, consider using a disposable secondary email address and posting only public information.</para> @@ -89,12 +89,13 @@ <tbody> <row> <entry>&a.advocacy.name;</entry> - <entry>FreeBSD Evangelism</entry> + <entry>&os; Evangelism</entry> </row> <row> <entry>&a.announce.name;</entry> - <entry>Important events and project milestones (moderated)</entry> + <entry>Important events and Project milestones +(moderated)</entry> </row> <row> @@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ <row> <entry>&a.bugbusters.name;</entry> <entry>Discussions pertaining to the maintenance of - the FreeBSD problem report database and related + the &os; problem report database and related tools</entry> </row> @@ -116,13 +117,13 @@ <row> <entry>&a.chat.name;</entry> - <entry>Non-technical items related to the FreeBSD + <entry>Non-technical items related to the &os; community</entry> </row> <row> <entry>&a.chromium.name;</entry> - <entry>FreeBSD-specific Chromium issues</entry> + <entry>&os;-specific Chromium issues</entry> </row> <row> @@ -134,12 +135,12 @@ <row> <entry>&a.isp.name;</entry> <entry>Issues for Internet Service Providers using - FreeBSD</entry> + &os;</entry> </row> <row> <entry>&a.jobs.name;</entry> - <entry>FreeBSD employment and consulting + <entry>&os; employment and consulting opportunities</entry> </row> @@ -161,7 +162,7 @@ <row> <entry>&a.test.name;</entry> - <entry>Where to send your test messages instead of + <entry>Where to send test messages instead of to one of the actual lists</entry> </row> </tbody> @@ -169,7 +170,7 @@ </informaltable> <para><emphasis>Technical lists:</emphasis> The following - lists are for technical discussion. You should read the + lists are for technical discussion. Read the charter for each list carefully before joining or sending mail to one as there are firm guidelines for their use and content.</para> @@ -191,7 +192,7 @@ <row> <entry>&a.afs.name;</entry> - <entry>Porting AFS to FreeBSD</entry> + <entry>Porting AFS to &os;</entry> </row> <row> @@ -202,7 +203,7 @@ <row> <entry>&a.amd64.name;</entry> - <entry>Porting FreeBSD to AMD64 systems (moderated)</entry> + <entry>Porting &os; to AMD64 systems (moderated)</entry> </row> <row> @@ -214,22 +215,22 @@ <row> <entry>&a.arm.name;</entry> - <entry>Porting FreeBSD to &arm; processors</entry> + <entry>Porting &os; to &arm; processors</entry> </row> <row> <entry>&a.atm.name;</entry> - <entry>Using ATM networking with FreeBSD</entry> + <entry>Using ATM networking with &os;</entry> </row> <row> <entry>&a.bluetooth.name;</entry> - <entry>Using &bluetooth; technology in FreeBSD</entry> + <entry>Using &bluetooth; technology in &os;</entry> </row> <row> <entry>&a.cluster.name;</entry> - <entry>Using FreeBSD in a clustered environment</entry> + <entry>Using &os; in a clustered environment</entry> </row> <row> @@ -240,7 +241,7 @@ <row> <entry>&a.database.name;</entry> <entry>Discussing database use and development under - FreeBSD</entry> + &os;</entry> </row> <row> @@ -250,7 +251,7 @@ <row> <entry>&a.doc.name;</entry> - <entry>Creating FreeBSD related documents</entry> + <entry>Creating &os; related documents</entry> </row> <row> @@ -260,19 +261,19 @@ <row> <entry>&a.eclipse.name;</entry> - <entry>FreeBSD users of Eclipse IDE, tools, rich client + <entry>&os; users of Eclipse IDE, tools, rich client applications and ports.</entry> </row> <row> <entry>&a.embedded.name;</entry> - <entry>Using FreeBSD in embedded applications</entry> + <entry>Using &os; in embedded applications</entry> </row> <row> <entry>&a.eol.name;</entry> - <entry>Peer support of FreeBSD-related software that - is no longer supported by the FreeBSD project.</entry> + <entry>Peer support of &os;-related software that + is no longer supported by the &os; Project.</entry> </row> <row> @@ -283,7 +284,7 @@ <row> <entry>&a.firewire.name;</entry> - <entry>FreeBSD &firewire; (iLink, IEEE 1394) technical + <entry>&os; &firewire; (iLink, IEEE 1394) technical discussion</entry> </row> @@ -318,29 +319,29 @@ <row> <entry>&a.hardware.name;</entry> <entry>General discussion of hardware for running - FreeBSD</entry> + &os;</entry> </row> <row> <entry>&a.i18n.name;</entry> - <entry>FreeBSD Internationalization</entry> + <entry>&os; Internationalization</entry> </row> <row> <entry>&a.ia32.name;</entry> - <entry>FreeBSD on the IA-32 (&intel; x86) + <entry>&os; on the IA-32 (&intel; x86) platform</entry> </row> <row> <entry>&a.ia64.name;</entry> - <entry>Porting FreeBSD to &intel;'s upcoming IA64 + <entry>Porting &os; to &intel;'s upcoming IA64 systems</entry> </row> <row> <entry>&a.infiniband.name;</entry> - <entry>Infiniband on FreeBSD</entry> + <entry>Infiniband on &os;</entry> </row> <row> @@ -363,23 +364,17 @@ <row> <entry>&a.java.name;</entry> <entry>&java; developers and people porting &jdk;s to - FreeBSD</entry> - </row> - - <row> - <entry>&a.kde.name;</entry> - <entry>Porting <application>KDE</application> and - <application>KDE</application> applications</entry> + &os;</entry> </row> <row> <entry>&a.lfs.name;</entry> - <entry>Porting LFS to FreeBSD</entry> + <entry>Porting LFS to &os;</entry> </row> <row> <entry>&a.mips.name;</entry> - <entry>Porting FreeBSD to &mips;</entry> + <entry>Porting &os; to &mips;</entry> </row> <row> @@ -389,13 +384,13 @@ <row> <entry>&a.mono.name;</entry> - <entry>Mono and C# applications on FreeBSD</entry> + <entry>Mono and C# applications on &os;</entry> </row> <row> <entry>&a.mozilla.name;</entry> <entry>Porting <application>Mozilla</application> to - FreeBSD</entry> + &os;</entry> </row> <row> @@ -468,18 +463,18 @@ <row> <entry>&a.ppc.name;</entry> - <entry>Porting FreeBSD to the &powerpc;</entry> + <entry>Porting &os; to the &powerpc;</entry> </row> <row> <entry>&a.proliant.name;</entry> - <entry>Technical discussion of FreeBSD on HP ProLiant + <entry>Technical discussion of &os; on HP ProLiant server platforms</entry> </row> <row> <entry>&a.python.name;</entry> - <entry>FreeBSD-specific Python issues</entry> + <entry>&os;-specific Python issues</entry> </row> <row> @@ -492,12 +487,12 @@ <row> <entry>&a.realtime.name;</entry> <entry>Development of realtime extensions to - FreeBSD</entry> + &os;</entry> </row> <row> <entry>&a.ruby.name;</entry> - <entry>FreeBSD-specific Ruby discussions</entry> + <entry>&os;-specific Ruby discussions</entry> </row> <row> @@ -507,12 +502,12 @@ <row> <entry>&a.security.name;</entry> - <entry>Security issues affecting FreeBSD</entry> + <entry>Security issues affecting &os;</entry> </row> <row> <entry>&a.small.name;</entry> - <entry>Using FreeBSD in embedded applications + <entry>Using &os; in embedded applications (obsolete; use &a.embedded.name; instead)</entry> </row> @@ -523,12 +518,12 @@ <row> <entry>&a.sparc.name;</entry> - <entry>Porting FreeBSD to &sparc; based systems</entry> + <entry>Porting &os; to &sparc; based systems</entry> </row> <row> <entry>&a.standards.name;</entry> - <entry>FreeBSD's conformance to the C99 and the &posix; + <entry>&os;'s conformance to the C99 and the &posix; standards</entry> </row> @@ -539,23 +534,23 @@ <row> <entry>&a.tcltk.name;</entry> - <entry>FreeBSD-specific Tcl/Tk discussions</entry> + <entry>&os;-specific Tcl/Tk discussions</entry> </row> <row> <entry>&a.threads.name;</entry> - <entry>Threading in FreeBSD</entry> + <entry>Threading in &os;</entry> </row> <row> <entry>&a.tilera.name;</entry> - <entry>Porting FreeBSD to the Tilera family of + <entry>Porting &os; to the Tilera family of CPUs</entry> </row> <row> <entry>&a.tokenring.name;</entry> - <entry>Support Token Ring in FreeBSD</entry> + <entry>Support Token Ring in &os;</entry> </row> <row> @@ -582,7 +577,7 @@ <row> <entry>&a.x11.name;</entry> - <entry>Maintenance and support of X11 on FreeBSD</entry> + <entry>Maintenance and support of X11 on &os;</entry> </row> <row> @@ -610,7 +605,7 @@ are for more specialized (and demanding) audiences and are probably not of interest to the general public. It is also a good idea to establish a presence in the technical lists - before joining one of these limited lists so that you will + before joining one of these limited lists in order to understand the communications etiquette involved.</para> <informaltable frame="none" pgwide="1"> @@ -636,7 +631,7 @@ <row> <entry>&a.wip-status.name;</entry> - <entry>FreeBSD Work-In-Progress Status</entry> + <entry>&os; Work-In-Progress Status</entry> </row> <row> @@ -650,7 +645,7 @@ <para><emphasis>Digest lists:</emphasis> All of the above lists are available in a digest format. Once subscribed to a list, - you can change your digest options in your account options + the digest options can be changed in the account options section.</para> <para><emphasis>SVN lists:</emphasis> The following lists @@ -834,38 +829,38 @@ <sect2 id="eresources-subscribe"> <title>How to Subscribe</title> - <para>To subscribe to a list, click on the list name above or - go to &a.mailman.lists.link; and click on the list that you - are interested in. The list page should contain all of the - necessary subscription instructions.</para> + <para>To subscribe to a list, click the list name at + &a.mailman.lists.link;. + The page that is displayed should contain all of the + necessary subscription instructions for that list.</para> <para>To actually post to a given list, send mail to <email><replaceable>listname</replaceable>@FreeBSD.org</email>. It will then be redistributed to mailing list members world-wide.</para> - <para>To unsubscribe yourself from a list, click on the URL + <para>To unsubscribe from a list, click on the URL found at the bottom of every email received from the list. It is also possible to send an email to <email><replaceable>listname</replaceable>-unsubscribe@FreeBSD.org</email> - to unsubscribe yourself.</para> + to unsubscribe.</para> - <para>Again, we would like to request that you keep discussion - in the technical mailing lists on a technical track. If you - are only interested in important announcements then it is - suggested that you join the &a.announce;, which is intended - only for infrequent traffic.</para> + <para>It is important to keep discussion + in the technical mailing lists on a technical track. To + only receive important announcements, instead + join the &a.announce;, which is intended + for infrequent traffic.</para> </sect2> <sect2 id="eresources-charters"> <title>List Charters</title> - <para><emphasis>All</emphasis> FreeBSD mailing lists have + <para><emphasis>All</emphasis> &os; mailing lists have certain basic rules which must be adhered to by anyone using them. Failure to comply with these guidelines will result - in two (2) written warnings from the FreeBSD Postmaster + in two (2) written warnings from the &os; Postmaster <email>postmaster@FreeBSD.org</email>, after which, on a - third offense, the poster will removed from all FreeBSD + third offense, the poster will removed from all &os; mailing lists and filtered from further posting to them. We regret that such rules and measures are necessary at all, but today's Internet is a pretty harsh environment, it would @@ -877,8 +872,8 @@ <itemizedlist> <listitem> <para>The topic of any posting should adhere to the basic - charter of the list it is posted to, e.g., if the list - is about technical issues then your posting should contain + charter of the list it is posted to. If the list + is about technical issues, the posting should contain technical discussion. Ongoing irrelevant chatter or flaming only detracts from the value of the mailing list for everyone on it and will not be tolerated. For @@ -893,11 +888,11 @@ a great deal of subscriber overlap and except for the most esoteric mixes (say <quote>-stable & -scsi</quote>), there really is no reason to post to more than one list at - a time. If a message is sent to you in such a way that - multiple mailing lists appear on the <literal>Cc</literal> - line then the <literal>Cc</literal> line should also be - trimmed before sending it out again. <emphasis>You are - still responsible for your own cross-postings, no matter + a time. If a message is received with + multiple mailing lists on the <literal>Cc</literal> + line, trim the <literal>Cc</literal> line + before replying. <emphasis>The person who replies is + still responsible for cross-posting, no matter who the originator might have been.</emphasis></para> </listitem> @@ -915,7 +910,7 @@ </listitem> <listitem> - <para>Advertising of non-FreeBSD related products or + <para>Advertising of non-&os; related products or services is strictly prohibited and will result in an immediate ban if it is clear that the offender is advertising by spam.</para> @@ -954,10 +949,10 @@ milestones</emphasis></para> <para>This is the mailing list for people interested - only in occasional announcements of significant FreeBSD + only in occasional announcements of significant &os; events. This includes announcements about snapshots and other releases. It contains announcements of new - FreeBSD capabilities. It may contain calls for + &os; capabilities. It may contain calls for volunteers etc. This is a low volume, strictly moderated mailing list.</para> </listitem> @@ -970,7 +965,7 @@ <para><emphasis>Architecture and design discussions</emphasis></para> - <para>This list is for discussion of the FreeBSD + <para>This list is for discussion of the &os; architecture. Messages will mostly be kept strictly technical in nature. Examples of suitable topics are:</para> @@ -1003,9 +998,9 @@ <term>&a.bluetooth.name;</term> <listitem> - <para><emphasis>&bluetooth; in FreeBSD</emphasis></para> + <para><emphasis>&bluetooth; in &os;</emphasis></para> - <para>This is the forum where FreeBSD's &bluetooth; users + <para>This is the forum where &os;'s &bluetooth; users congregate. Design issues, implementation details, patches, bug reports, status reports, feature requests, and all matters related to &bluetooth; are fair @@ -1035,7 +1030,7 @@ <para><emphasis>Bug reports</emphasis></para> <para>This is the mailing list for reporting bugs in - FreeBSD. Whenever possible, bugs should be submitted + &os;. Whenever possible, bugs should be submitted using the &man.send-pr.1; command or the <ulink url="&url.base;/send-pr.html">WEB interface</ulink> to it.</para> @@ -1046,7 +1041,7 @@ <term>&a.chat.name;</term> <listitem> - <para><emphasis>Non technical items related to the FreeBSD + <para><emphasis>Non technical items related to the &os; community</emphasis></para> <para>This list contains the overflow from the other @@ -1066,11 +1061,11 @@ <term>&a.chromium.name;</term> <listitem> - <para><emphasis>FreeBSD-specific Chromium + <para><emphasis>&os;-specific Chromium issues</emphasis></para> <para>This is a list for the discussion of Chromium - support for FreeBSD. This is a technical list to + support for &os;. This is a technical list to discuss development and installation of Chromium.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -1079,11 +1074,11 @@ <term>&a.core.name;</term> <listitem> - <para><emphasis>FreeBSD core team</emphasis></para> + <para><emphasis>&os; core team</emphasis></para> <para>This is an internal mailing list for use by the core members. Messages can be sent to it when a serious - FreeBSD-related matter requires arbitration or + &os;-related matter requires arbitration or high-level scrutiny.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -1109,10 +1104,10 @@ <term>&a.cvsweb.name;</term> <listitem> - <para><emphasis>FreeBSD CVSweb Project</emphasis></para> + <para><emphasis>&os; CVSweb Project</emphasis></para> <para>Technical discussions about use, development and - maintenance of FreeBSD-CVSweb.</para> + maintenance of &os;-CVSweb.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -1134,12 +1129,12 @@ <term>&a.doc.name;</term> <listitem> - <para><emphasis>Documentation project</emphasis></para> + <para><emphasis>Documentation Project</emphasis></para> <para>This mailing list is for the discussion of issues and projects related to the creation of documentation - for FreeBSD. The members of this mailing list are - collectively referred to as <quote>The FreeBSD + for &os;. The members of this mailing list are + collectively referred to as <quote>The &os; Documentation Project</quote>. It is an open list; feel free to join and contribute!</para> </listitem> @@ -1189,13 +1184,13 @@ <term>&a.embedded.name;</term> <listitem> - <para><emphasis>Using FreeBSD in embedded + <para><emphasis>Using &os; in embedded applications</emphasis></para> - <para>This list discusses topics related to using FreeBSD + <para>This list discusses topics related to using &os; in embedded systems. This is a technical mailing list for which strictly technical content is expected. For - the purpose of this list we define embedded systems as + the purpose of this list, embedded systems are those computing devices which are not desktops and which usually serve a single purpose as opposed to being general computing environments. Examples include, but @@ -1223,15 +1218,15 @@ <term>&a.eol.name;</term> <listitem> - <para><emphasis>Peer support of FreeBSD-related software - that is no longer supported by the FreeBSD - project.</emphasis></para> + <para><emphasis>Peer support of &os;-related software + that is no longer supported by the &os; + Project.</emphasis></para> <para>This list is for those interested in providing or - making use of peer support of FreeBSD-related software - for which the FreeBSD project no longer provides - official support (e.g., in the form of security - advisories and patches).</para> + making use of peer support of &os;-related software + for which the &os; Project no longer provides + official support in the form of security + advisories and patches.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -1244,7 +1239,7 @@ <para>This is a mailing list for discussion of the design and implementation of a &firewire; (aka IEEE 1394 aka - iLink) subsystem for FreeBSD. Relevant topics + iLink) subsystem for &os;. Relevant topics specifically include the standards, bus devices and their protocols, adapter boards/cards/chips sets, and the architecture and implementation of code for their @@ -1258,7 +1253,7 @@ <listitem> <para><emphasis>File systems</emphasis></para> - <para>Discussions concerning FreeBSD file systems. + <para>Discussions concerning &os; filesystems. This is a technical mailing list for which strictly technical content is expected.</para> </listitem> @@ -1300,7 +1295,7 @@ <para>Discussions concerning The <application>GNOME</application> Desktop Environment - for FreeBSD systems. This is a technical mailing list + for &os; systems. This is a technical mailing list for which strictly technical content is expected.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -1324,7 +1319,7 @@ <para>This is the forum for technical discussions concerning the redesign of the IP firewall code in - FreeBSD. This is a technical mailing list for which + &os;. This is a technical mailing list for which strictly technical content is expected.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -1333,10 +1328,10 @@ <term>&a.ia64.name;</term> <listitem> - <para><emphasis>Porting FreeBSD to IA64</emphasis></para> + <para><emphasis>Porting &os; to IA64</emphasis></para> <para>This is a technical mailing list for individuals - actively working on porting FreeBSD to the IA-64 + actively working on porting &os; to the IA-64 platform from &intel;, to bring up problems or discuss alternative solutions. Individuals interested in following the technical discussion are also @@ -1351,7 +1346,7 @@ <para><emphasis>ISDN Communications</emphasis></para> <para>This is the mailing list for people discussing the - development of ISDN support for FreeBSD.</para> + development of ISDN support for &os;.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -1363,7 +1358,7 @@ <para>This is the mailing list for people discussing the development of significant &java; applications for - FreeBSD and the porting and maintenance of + &os; and the porting and maintenance of &jdk;s.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -1375,17 +1370,17 @@ <para><emphasis>Jobs offered and sought</emphasis></para> <para>This is a forum for posting employment notices - and resumes specifically related to &os;, e.g., if you - are seeking &os;-related employment or have a job - involving &os; to advertise then this is the right - place. This is <emphasis>not</emphasis> a mailing list + specifically related to &os; and resumes from those + seeking &os;-related employment. This is + <emphasis>not</emphasis> a mailing list for general employment issues since adequate forums for that already exist elsewhere.</para> <para>Note that this list, like other <hostid role="domainname">FreeBSD.org</hostid> mailing lists, - is distributed worldwide. Thus, you need to be clear - about location and the extent to which telecommuting or + is distributed worldwide. Be clear + about the geographic location and the extent to which + telecommuting or assistance with relocation is available.</para> <para>Email should use open formats only — @@ -1404,7 +1399,7 @@ <para><emphasis>KDE</emphasis></para> <para>Discussions concerning - <application>KDE</application> on FreeBSD systems. + <application>KDE</application> on &os; systems. This is a technical mailing list for which strictly technical content is expected.</para> </listitem> @@ -1417,8 +1412,8 @@ <para><emphasis>Technical discussions</emphasis></para> <para>This is a forum for technical discussions related - to FreeBSD. This is the primary technical mailing list. - It is for individuals actively working on FreeBSD, to + to &os;. This is the primary technical mailing list. + It is for individuals actively working on &os;, to bring up problems or discuss alternative solutions. Individuals interested in following the technical discussion are also welcome. This is a technical @@ -1431,11 +1426,11 @@ <term>&a.hardware.name;</term> <listitem> - <para><emphasis>General discussion of FreeBSD + <para><emphasis>General discussion of &os; hardware</emphasis></para> <para>General discussion about the types of hardware - that FreeBSD runs on, various problems and suggestions + that &os; runs on, various problems and suggestions concerning what to buy or avoid.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -1447,7 +1442,7 @@ <para><emphasis>Mirror sites</emphasis></para> <para>Announcements and discussion for people who run - FreeBSD mirror sites.</para> + &os; mirror sites.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -1459,7 +1454,7 @@ Providers</emphasis></para> <para>This mailing list is for discussing topics relevant - to Internet Service Providers (ISPs) using FreeBSD. + to Internet Service Providers (ISPs) using &os;. This is a technical mailing list for which strictly technical content is expected.</para> </listitem> @@ -1470,7 +1465,7 @@ <listitem> <para><emphasis>Mono and C# applications on - FreeBSD</emphasis></para> + &os;</emphasis></para> <para>This is a list for discussions related to the Mono development framework on &os;. This is a technical @@ -1503,7 +1498,7 @@ Announcements</emphasis></para> <para>This is the mailing list for people interested in - changes and issues related to the FreeBSD.org project + changes and issues related to the FreeBSD.org Project infrastructure.</para> <para>This moderated list is strictly for announcements: no replies, @@ -1515,21 +1510,21 @@ <term>&a.performance.name;</term> <listitem> - <para><emphasis>Discussions about tuning or speedingup - FreeBSD</emphasis></para> + <para><emphasis>Discussions about tuning or speeding up + &os;</emphasis></para> <para>This mailing list exists to provide a place for hackers, administrators, and/or concerned parties to discuss performance related topics pertaining to - FreeBSD. Acceptable topics includes talking about - FreeBSD installations that are either under high load, + &os;. Acceptable topics includes talking about + &os; installations that are either under high load, are experiencing performance problems, or are pushing - the limits of FreeBSD. Concerned parties that are + the limits of &os;. Concerned parties that are willing to work toward improving the performance of - FreeBSD are highly encouraged to subscribe to this list. + &os; are highly encouraged to subscribe to this list. This is a highly technical list ideally suited for - experienced FreeBSD users, hackers, or administrators - interested in keeping FreeBSD fast, robust, and + experienced &os; users, hackers, or administrators + interested in keeping &os; fast, robust, and scalable. This list is not a question-and-answer list that replaces reading through documentation, but it is a place to make contributions or inquire about unanswered @@ -1546,7 +1541,7 @@ filter firewall system</emphasis></para> <para>Discussion concerning the packet filter (pf) - firewall system in terms of FreeBSD. Technical + firewall system in terms of &os;. Technical discussion and user questions are both welcome. This list is also a place to discuss the ALTQ QoS framework.</para> @@ -1581,8 +1576,8 @@ <para><emphasis>Porting to Non &intel; platforms</emphasis></para> - <para>Cross-platform FreeBSD issues, general discussion - and proposals for non &intel; FreeBSD ports. This is + <para>Cross-platform &os; issues, general discussion + and proposals for non &intel; &os; ports. This is a technical mailing list for which strictly technical content is expected.</para> </listitem> @@ -1595,7 +1590,7 @@ <para><emphasis>Discussion of <quote>ports</quote></emphasis></para> - <para>Discussions concerning FreeBSD's <quote>ports + <para>Discussions concerning &os;'s <quote>ports collection</quote> (<filename>/usr/ports</filename>), ports infrastructure, and general ports coordination efforts. This is a technical mailing list for which @@ -1628,7 +1623,7 @@ <para><emphasis>Discussion of <quote>ports</quote> bugs</emphasis></para> - <para>Discussions concerning problem reports for FreeBSD's + <para>Discussions concerning problem reports for &os;'s <quote>ports collection</quote> (<filename>/usr/ports</filename>), proposed ports, or modifications to ports. This is a technical mailing @@ -1641,11 +1636,11 @@ <term>&a.proliant.name;</term> <listitem> - <para><emphasis>Technical discussion of FreeBSD on HP + <para><emphasis>Technical discussion of &os; on HP ProLiant server platforms</emphasis></para> <para>This mailing list is to be used for the technical - discussion of the usage of FreeBSD on HP ProLiant + discussion of the usage of &os; on HP ProLiant servers, including the discussion of ProLiant-specific drivers, management software, configuration tools, and BIOS updates. As such, this is the primary place to @@ -1658,13 +1653,13 @@ <term>&a.python.name;</term> <listitem> - <para><emphasis>Python on FreeBSD</emphasis></para> + <para><emphasis>Python on &os;</emphasis></para> <para>This is a list for discussions related to improving - Python-support on FreeBSD. This is a technical mailing + Python-support on &os;. This is a technical mailing list. It is for individuals working on porting Python, its 3rd party modules and - <application>Zope</application> stuff to FreeBSD. + <application>Zope</application> stuff to &os;. Individuals interested in following the technical discussion are also welcome.</para> </listitem> @@ -1677,9 +1672,9 @@ <para><emphasis>User questions</emphasis></para> <para>This is the mailing list for questions about - FreeBSD. You should not send <quote>how to</quote> - questions to the technical lists unless you consider - the question to be pretty technical.</para> + &os;. Do not send <quote>how to</quote> + questions to the technical lists unless + the question is quite technical.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -1687,11 +1682,11 @@ <term>&a.ruby.name;</term> <listitem> - <para><emphasis>FreeBSD-specific Ruby + <para><emphasis>&os;-specific Ruby discussions</emphasis></para> <para>This is a list for discussions related to the Ruby - support on FreeBSD. This is a technical mailing + support on &os;. This is a technical mailing list. It is for individuals working on Ruby ports, 3rd party libraries and frameworks.</para> @@ -1707,7 +1702,7 @@ <para><emphasis>SCSI subsystem</emphasis></para> <para>This is the mailing list for people working on - the SCSI subsystem for FreeBSD. This is a technical + the SCSI subsystem for &os;. This is a technical mailing list for which strictly technical content is expected.</para> </listitem> @@ -1719,7 +1714,7 @@ <listitem> <para><emphasis>Security issues</emphasis></para> - <para>FreeBSD computer security issues (DES, Kerberos, + <para>&os; computer security issues (DES, Kerberos, known security holes and fixes, etc). This is a technical mailing list for which strictly technical discussion is expected. Note that this is not a @@ -1734,7 +1729,7 @@ <listitem> <para><emphasis>Security Notifications</emphasis></para> - <para>Notifications of FreeBSD security problems and *** DIFF OUTPUT TRUNCATED AT 1000 LINES ***
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