Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2008 15:11:01 GMT From: Gavin Atkinson <gavin.atkinson@ury.york.ac.uk> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: www/121531: alpha platform page on website needs update Message-ID: <200803091511.m29FB1EM068610@ga9test2.york.ac.uk> Resent-Message-ID: <200803091520.m29FK1xw086800@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 121531 >Category: www >Synopsis: alpha platform page on website needs update >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-www >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sun Mar 09 15:20:01 UTC 2008 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Gavin Atkinson >Release: FreeBSD 7.0-BETA3 amd64 >Organization: >Environment: System: FreeBSD ga9test2.york.ac.uk 7.0-BETA3 FreeBSD 7.0-BETA3 #0: Fri Nov 16 19:12:38 UTC 2007 root@myers.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC amd64 >Description: The alpha platform page at http://www.freebsd.org/platforms/alpha.html speaks of FreeBSD 7.0 in the future tense, rather than the current. Also minor tweaks to make this page match the style of the others. >How-To-Repeat: N/A >Fix: --- alpha.diff begins here --- Index: www/en/platforms/alpha.sgml =================================================================== RCS file: /usr/ncvs/www/en/platforms/alpha.sgml,v retrieving revision 1.6 diff -u -r1.6 alpha.sgml --- www/en/platforms/alpha.sgml 19 Aug 2006 21:20:40 -0000 1.6 +++ www/en/platforms/alpha.sgml 9 Mar 2008 15:08:26 -0000 @@ -10,9 +10,13 @@ &header; <p>This page contains information about porting FreeBSD to HP/Compaq Alpha - systems.</p> + systems. Discussion of the Alpha port takes place on the + <a href="http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-alpha">freebsd-alpha</a>; + mailing list.</p> - <p><b>Note</b>: As of FreeBSD 7.0, support for the Alpha platform will be + <h3>Status:</a></h3> + + <p><b>Note</b>: As of FreeBSD 7.0, support for the Alpha platform has been removed. The development of new Alpha systems has been discontinued by the hardware vendor; this combined with the widespread deployment of more mainstream 64-bit platforms, such as the AMD64 and Intel EM64T @@ -20,12 +24,11 @@ community interest. FreeBSD/alpha support will continue in maintenance mode for future FreeBSD 6.x releases.</p> - <h3>FreeBSD/alpha Specific Links</h3> + <h3><a name="list">FreeBSD/alpha mailing list</a></h3> - <ul> - <li><a href="mailto:freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.org">FreeBSD/alpha mailing - list</a></li> - </ul> + <p>To subscribe to this list, send mail to <tt class=" + EMAIL"><<a href="mailto:freebsd-alpha-subscribe@FreeBSD.org">freebsd-alpha-subscribe@FreeBSD.org</a>></tt> + or visit <a href="http://lists.FreeBSD.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-alpha">mailman interface</a>.</p> <h3>Other Links of Interest</h3> --- alpha.diff ends here --- >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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