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From: Edward Tomasz Napierala <trasz_at_FreeBSD.org>
Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2022 09:12:08 UTC
The branch main has been updated by trasz:

URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/doc/commit/?id=b3d537c9d52c96fd4540a66595b65374b5ca8da7

commit b3d537c9d52c96fd4540a66595b65374b5ca8da7
Author:     Edward Tomasz Napierala <trasz@FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2022-02-01 09:11:14 +0000
Commit:     Edward Tomasz Napierala <trasz@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2022-02-01 09:11:19 +0000

    handbook: Update the list of websites/community services
    
    Reviewed By:    debdrup (earlier version), Pau Amma
    Sponsored By:   EPSRC
    Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D34092
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 .../en/books/handbook/eresources/_index.adoc       | 28 ++++++++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/eresources/_index.adoc b/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/eresources/_index.adoc
index 45cfd8b55c..2d5bc672dc 100644
--- a/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/eresources/_index.adoc
+++ b/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/eresources/_index.adoc
@@ -54,13 +54,23 @@ Electronic resources are the best, if not often the only, way to stay informed o
 Since FreeBSD is a volunteer effort, the user community itself also generally serves as a "technical support department" of sorts, with electronic mail, web forums, and USENET news being the most effective way of reaching that community.
 
 The most important points of contact with the FreeBSD user community are outlined below.
+There is a possibly more up to date list on the link:https://wiki.freebsd.org/Community[community portal on the FreeBSD Wiki].
 Please send other resources not mentioned here to the {freebsd-doc} so that they may also be included.
 
 [[eresources-www]]
 == Websites
 
-* https://forums.FreeBSD.org/[The FreeBSD Forums] provide a web based discussion forum for FreeBSD questions and technical discussion.
-* The http://www.youtube.com/bsdconferences[BSDConferences YouTube Channel] provides a collection of high quality videos from BSD conferences around the world. This is a great way to watch key developers give presentations about new work in FreeBSD.
+* The link:https://forums.FreeBSD.org/[FreeBSD Forums] provide a web based discussion forum for FreeBSD questions and technical discussion.
+* The link:https://wiki.FreeBSD.org/[FreeBSD Wiki] provides various bits of information that hadn't yet made it into the Handbook.
+* The link:https://docs.FreeBSD.org/[FreeBSD Documentation website] doesn't provide just the Users's Handbook; there are other handbooks and articles that are worth a read.
+* The link:https://freebsdfoundation.org/our-work/journal/browser-based-edition/[FreeBSD Journal] is a free, professionaly-edited, bi-monthly technical magazine released by link:https://freebsdfoundation.org[FreeBSD Foundation].
+* The link:http://www.youtube.com/bsdconferences[BSDConferences YouTube Channel] provides a collection of high quality videos from BSD conferences around the world. This is a great way to watch key developers give presentations about new work in FreeBSD.
+* link:https://www.freebsd.org/status/[FreeBSD Status Reports] are released every three months and track progress of FreeBSD development.
+* There's a link:https://www.reddit.com/r/freebsd/[FreeBSD-focused Reddit group] at r/freebsd.
+* link:https://superuser.com/questions/tagged/freebsd[Super User] and link:https://serverfault.com/questions/tagged/freebsd[Server Fault], the Stack Exchange services for system administrators.
+* link:https://wiki.freebsd.org/Discord[FreeBSD Discord server], a communications and community-building service, where FreeBSD community members can socialise, obtain support or support others, learn, contribute, collaborate, and stay up to date with all things FreeBSD-related.
+* link:https://wiki.freebsd.org/IRC/Channels[IRC channels], a widely implemented, technically mature, open standard text chat.
+* A link:https://bsd.network/[BSD-oriented social network], the bsd.network Mastodon instance.
 
 [[eresources-mail]]
 == Mailing Lists
@@ -84,7 +94,7 @@ When in doubt about what list to post a question to, see extref:{freebsd-questio
 
 Before posting to any list, please learn about how to best use the mailing lists, such as how to help avoid frequently-repeated discussions, by reading the extref:{mailing-list-faq}[Mailing List Frequently Asked Questions] (FAQ) document.
 
-Archives are kept for all of the mailing lists and can be searched using the https://www.FreeBSD.org/search/[FreeBSD World Wide Web server].
+Archives are kept for all of the mailing lists and can be searched using the link:https://www.FreeBSD.org/search/[FreeBSD World Wide Web server].
 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 are archived in perpetuity.
 When protecting privacy is a concern, consider using a disposable secondary email address and posting only public information.
@@ -662,7 +672,7 @@ link:{freebsd-bugs-url}[freebsd-bugs]::
 _Bug reports_
 +
 This is the mailing list for reporting bugs in FreeBSD.
-Whenever possible, bugs should be submitted using the https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/enter_bug.cgi[web interface] to it.
+Whenever possible, bugs should be submitted using the link:https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/enter_bug.cgi[web interface].
 
 link:{freebsd-chat-url}[freebsd-chat]::
 _Non technical items related to the FreeBSD community_
@@ -1081,11 +1091,6 @@ _FreeBSD Work-In-Progress Status_
 This mailing list can be used by developers to announce the creation and progress of FreeBSD related work.
 Messages will be moderated. It is suggested to send the message "To:" a more topical FreeBSD list and only "BCC:" this list.
 This way the WIP can also be discussed on the topical list, as no discussion is allowed on this list.
-+
-Look inside the archives for examples of suitable messages.
-+
-An editorial digest of the messages to this list might be posted to the FreeBSD website every few months as part of the Status Reports footnote:[https://www.freebsd.org/news/status/].
-Past reports are archived.
 
 link:{freebsd-wireless-url}[freebsd-wireless]::
 _Discussions of 802.11 stack, tools device driver development_
@@ -1172,7 +1177,10 @@ In addition to two FreeBSD specific newsgroups, there are many others in which F
 * link:news:comp.windows.x[comp.windows.x]
 
 [[eresources-web]]
-== Official Mirrors
+== Website Mirrors
+
+Below is the list of official mirrors of the main FreeBSD website.
+For the list of mirrors of FreeBSD releases, binaries, and other files shipped by the project, see link:./mirrors#mirrors-ftp[Mirrors].
 
 <<central-mirrors, {central}>>, <<armenia-mirrors, {mirrors-armenia}>>, <<australia-mirrors, {mirrors-australia}>>, <<austria-mirrors, {mirrors-austria}>>, <<czech-republic-mirrors, {mirrors-czech}>>, <<denmark-mirrors, {mirrors-denmark}>>, <<finland-mirrors, {mirrors-finland}>>, <<france-mirrors, {mirrors-france}>>, <<germany-mirrors, {mirrors-germany}>>, <<hong-kong-mirrors, {mirrors-hongkong}>>, <<ireland-mirrors, {mirrors-ireland}>>, <<japan-mirrors, {mirrors-japan}>>, <<latvia-mirrors, {mirrors-latvia}>>, <<lithuania-mirrors, {mirrors-lithuania}>>, <<netherlands-mirrors, {mirrors-netherlands}>>, <<norway-mirrors, {mirrors-norway}>>, <<russia-mirrors, {mirrors-russia}>>, <<slovenia-mirrors, {mirrors-slovenia}>>, <<south-africa-mirrors, {mirrors-south-africa}>>, <<spain-mirrors, {mirrors-spain}>>, <<sweden-mirrors, {mirrors-sweden}>>, <<switzerland-mirrors, {mirrors-switzerland}>>, <<taiwan-mirrors, {mirrors-taiwan}>>, <<uk-mirrors, {mirrors-uk}>>, <<usa-mirrors, {mirrors-us}>>.