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| author | Bruce A. Mah <bmah@FreeBSD.org> | 2001-09-14 18:21:05 +0000 |
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| committer | Bruce A. Mah <bmah@FreeBSD.org> | 2001-09-14 18:21:05 +0000 |
| commit | 0d632bf0224f2bf02282b21c89d0f9ad6bafb1ce (patch) | |
| tree | be0acc3991f5cbbfeb29c954a9383b1ed0a5a3aa | |
| parent | 9278c6c21fa428adce49f6113c99eb569d80a2d6 (diff) | |
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diff --git a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/readme/article.sgml b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/readme/article.sgml index 35ceac6a9bc8..7ac8c0951cc4 100644 --- a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/readme/article.sgml +++ b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/readme/article.sgml @@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ <para>The basic requirements for using this &release.type are technical proficiency with &os; and an understanding of the ongoing - development process of &os; &release.current; + development process of &os; &release.branch; (as discussed on the &a.stable;).</para> <para>For those more interested @@ -280,62 +280,50 @@ </para> - <para>Most information is also available from the - Documentation menu during installation.</para> + <para>Most of this information is also available from the + Documentation menu during installation. Once the system is + installed, you can revisit this menu by running the + &man.sysinstall.8; utility.</para> + <note> + <para>It is extremely important to read the errata for any + given release before installing it, to learn about any + <quote>late-breaking news</quote> or post-release problems. + The errata file accompanying each release (most likely right + next to this file) is already out of date by definition, but + other copies are kept updated on the Internet and should be + consulted as the <quote>current errata</quote> for this + release. These other copies of the errata are located at + <ulink url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/"></ulink> (as + well as any sites which keep up-to-date mirrors of this + location).</para> + </note> </sect2> <sect2> <title>Books and Articles</title> - <para>Pointers to more documentation on &os; can be found in the - <ulink - url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bibliography.html#BIBLIOGRAPHY-FREEBSD">Books - & Magazines Specific to FreeBSD</ulink> section of the &os; Handbook. - Because of &os;'s strong UNIX heritage, many other articles and books written - for UNIX systems are applicable as well. A selection of these documents - can be found in the Handbook's <ulink - url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bibliography.html">Bibliography</ulink>. - </para> - - <para>If you're new to &os; then you should also read - all of the documentation files listed in <xref linkend="release-docs">, - all of which are available from the Documentation menu in the - installation program. - It may seem - like a lot to read, but it's important to at least acquaint yourself with - the types of information available, should you run into problems later. Once - the system is installed, you can also revisit this menu by running - the &man.sysinstall.8; utility.</para> - - <para>On-line - versions of the <ulink - url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/">FAQ</ulink> - (Frequently Asked Questions document) and <ulink - url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/">Handbook</ulink> are always - available from the <ulink - url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/docs.html">FreeBSD Documentation - page</ulink> or its mirrors. - If you install the - <filename>doc</filename> distribution set, you can use a - Web browser to read the FAQ and Handbook locally.</para> + <para>Two highly-useful collections of &os;-related information, + maintained by the &os; Project, + are the &os; Handbook and &os; FAQ (Frequently Asked + Questions document). On-line versions of the <ulink + url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/">Handbook</ulink> + and <ulink + url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/">FAQ</ulink> + are always available from the <ulink + url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/docs.html">FreeBSD Documentation + page</ulink> or its mirrors. If you install the + <filename>doc</filename> distribution set, you can use a Web + browser to read the Handbook and FAQ locally.</para> - <note> - <para>It is extremely important to read the errata for any given - release before installing it, to learn about any - <quote>late-breaking news</quote> or post-release problems. - The - errata file accompanying each release - (most likely right next to this file) is already out of - date by definition, but other copies are kept updated on the Internet - and should be consulted as the <quote>current errata</quote> for - this release. These - other copies of the errata are located at - <ulink url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/"></ulink> - (as well as any sites which keep up-to-date mirrors of this - location).</para> - </note> + <para>A listing of books and other documents about &os; can be + found in the <ulink + url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bibliography.html">bibliography</ulink> + of the &os; Handbook. Because of &os;'s strong UNIX heritage, + many other articles and books written for UNIX systems are + applicable as well, some of which are also listed in the + bibliography.</para> </sect2> </sect1> |
