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diff --git a/release/sysinstall/help/relnotes.hlp b/release/sysinstall/help/relnotes.hlp index f6c345ec0f229..34b4742fbe2d0 100644 --- a/release/sysinstall/help/relnotes.hlp +++ b/release/sysinstall/help/relnotes.hlp @@ -1,31 +1,19 @@ RELEASE NOTES - FreeBSD 2.2-STABLE BRANCH [now in 2.2.5-BETA] - -o The 2.2-stable branch is now in BETA test for 2.2.5. This - release should be considered essentially equivalent to a - 2.2.5 BETA release though, since BETAs now "float", the - latest available 2.2-YYMMDD-BETA release should always be your - testing target of choice if you wish to avoid bugs which have - already been found and fixed during this BETA period. The - 2.2.5-BETA cycle commenced on October 1st, 1997 and will - end on October 20th, 1997 with a full 2.2.5-RELEASE, barring - any unforseen problems. During that period, the snapshots on - the releng22.freebsd.org server (see below) will carry a -BETA - suffix instead of the usual -RELENG. + FreeBSD 2.2.5-RELEASE o For information about the layout of the release directory, see - the ABOUT.TXT file. If you are installing from floppies, *read this - section!* + the ABOUT.TXT file. If you are installing from floppies, it is + especially important that you *read this section!* o For installation instructions, see the INSTALL.TXT and HARDWARE.TXT files. For the most up-to-date releases along the RELENG_2_2 branch (which -is now proceeding onwards toward release 2.2.5), please install from: +is now proceeding onwards toward release 2.2.6), please install from: ftp://releng22.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ -And for the latest 3.0-current (HEAD branch) snapshot releases, +Or for the latest 3.0-current (HEAD branch) snapshot releases, please install from: ftp://current.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD @@ -33,14 +21,20 @@ please install from: 1. What's new since 2.2.2 ------------------------- + +Better support for Cyrix and AMD processors. + The "world" target in /usr/src/Makefile has been made more independent of the host system, allowing for easier bootstrapping via source from very old systems. Many many fixes to the documentation. -Many security enhancements, as documented with CERT and other -security organizations. +Many security enhancements, as reported through CERT and other +computer security organizations. + +The installation program was further updated and fixed, some +year-old bogons finally eliminated for 2.2.5. Important subsystems such as BIND and sendmail updated. @@ -56,22 +50,18 @@ Enhancements to the serial boot code and GDB remote support. Make work-around available for CMD640 chipset (see /sys/i386/conf/LINT). -Better support for Cyrix and AMD processors. - Newer 3Com 3c589D PCMCIA cards are now supported. A new VGA library (/usr/src/lib/libvgl) now exists for doing simple VGA graphics to syscons ttys (sort of like Linux's libSVGA). -Many many bugs fixed and security enhancements made. - The TCP connection timeout in lpd & friends can now be specified by a printcap(5) capability, preventing it from hanging for too long when working in an environment with many network printservers. User-mode ppp updated with various fixes and enhancements from 3.0-current. -It's worth re-reading the manual page. The following things may disturb -peoples current configuration: +It's worth re-reading the manual page since some of the following changes +may disturb peoples current configurations: o The "set debug" command is now "set log". o The LCP log has been split into an LCP, IPCP and CCP log, so any |