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From: Colin Percival <cperciva_at_FreeBSD.org>
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2023 18:25:51 UTC
The branch main has been updated by cperciva:

URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/doc/commit/?id=1e75e2dc3ea60f4a3827b710f8b0884c42e38284

commit 1e75e2dc3ea60f4a3827b710f8b0884c42e38284
Author:     Colin Percival <cperciva@FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2023-11-20 18:24:56 +0000
Commit:     Colin Percival <cperciva@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2023-11-20 18:24:56 +0000

    14.0: Add missing release documentation
    
    Errata, installation, and readme files copied from 13.2, with version
    numbers changed and 13.2-specific information removed.
---
 website/content/en/releases/14.0R/errata.adoc      |  66 +++++++++++
 .../content/en/releases/14.0R/installation.adoc    |  86 ++++++++++++++
 website/content/en/releases/14.0R/readme.adoc      | 132 +++++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 284 insertions(+)

diff --git a/website/content/en/releases/14.0R/errata.adoc b/website/content/en/releases/14.0R/errata.adoc
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index 0000000000..7088c6b27e
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+---
+title: "FreeBSD 14.0-RELEASE Errata"
+sidenav: download
+---
+
+:release: 14.0-RELEASE
+:releaseNext: 14.1-RELEASE
+:releaseBranch: 14-STABLE
+
+= FreeBSD {release} Errata
+
+== Abstract
+
+This document lists errata items for FreeBSD {release}, containing significant information discovered after the release or too late in the release cycle to be otherwise included in the release documentation.
+This information includes security advisories, as well as news relating to the software or documentation that could affect its operation or usability.
+An up-to-date version of this document should always be consulted before installing this version of FreeBSD.
+
+This errata document for FreeBSD {release} will be maintained until the release of FreeBSD {releaseNext}.
+
+== Table of Contents
+
+* <<intro,Introduction>>
+* <<security,Security Advisories>>
+* <<errata,Errata Notices>>
+* <<open-issues,Open Issues>>
+* <<late-news,Late-Breaking News>>
+* <<erratas-announcement,Erratas in Announcement>>
+
+[[intro]]
+== Introduction
+
+This errata document contains "late-breaking news" about FreeBSD {release}.
+Before installing this version, it is important to consult this document to learn about any post-release discoveries or problems that may already have been found and fixed.
+
+Any version of this errata document actually distributed with the release (for example, on a CDROM distribution) will be out of date by definition, but other copies are kept updated on the Internet and should be consulted as the "current errata" for this release.
+These other copies of the errata are located at https://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/, plus any sites which keep up-to-date mirrors of this location.
+
+Source and binary snapshots of FreeBSD {releaseBranch} also contain up-to-date copies of this document (as of the time of the snapshot).
+
+For a list of all FreeBSD CERT security advisories, see https://www.FreeBSD.org/security/.
+
+[[security]]
+== Security Advisories
+
+[width="100%",cols="40%,30%,30%",options="header",]
+|===
+|Advisory |Date |Topic
+|===
+
+[[errata]]
+== Errata Notices
+
+[width="100%",cols="40%,30%,30%",options="header",]
+|===
+|Errata |Date |Topic
+|===
+
+[[open-issues]]
+== Open Issues
+
+No open issues.
+
+[[late-news]]
+== Late-Breaking News
+
+No late-breaking news.
diff --git a/website/content/en/releases/14.0R/installation.adoc b/website/content/en/releases/14.0R/installation.adoc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d6c7b8b4ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/website/content/en/releases/14.0R/installation.adoc
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+---
+title: "FreeBSD 14.0-RELEASE Installation Instructions"
+sidenav: download
+---
+
+:releaseCurrent: 14.0-RELEASE
+:localRel: 14.0
+
+include::shared/en/urls.adoc[]
+
+= FreeBSD {localRel}-RELEASE Installation Instructions
+
+== Abstract
+
+This article gives some brief instructions on installing FreeBSD {releaseCurrent} and upgrading the systems running earlier releases.
+
+== Table of Contents
+
+* <<install,Installing FreeBSD>>
+* <<upgrade,Upgrading FreeBSD>>
+
+[[install]]
+== Installing FreeBSD
+
+The link:{handbook}bsdinstall/[Installing FreeBSD] chapter of the FreeBSD Handbook provides more in-depth information about the installation program itself, including a guided walk-through with screenshots.
+
+[[upgrade]]
+== Upgrading FreeBSD
+
+If you are upgrading from a previous release of FreeBSD, please read upgrading section in the Release Notes for notable incompatibilities carefully.
+
+[[upgrade-source]]
+== Upgrading from Source
+
+The procedure for doing a source code based update is described in link:{handbook}cutting-edge/#makeworld[Updating FreeBSD from Source].
+
+For Git use the releng/{localRel} branch which will be where any upcoming Security Advisories or Errata Notices will be applied.
+
+[[upgrade-binary]]
+== Upgrading Using "FreeBSD Update"
+
+The {{< manpage "freebsd-update" "8">}} utility supports binary upgrades of i386 and amd64 systems running earlier FreeBSD releases. Systems running 12.4-RELEASE or 13.2-RELEASE can upgrade as follows:
+
+[.screen]
+----
+# freebsd-update fetch
+# freebsd-update install
+----
+
+Now the {{< manpage "freebsd-update" "8">}} utility can fetch bits belonging to {releaseCurrent}. During this process {{< manpage "freebsd-update" "8">}} will ask for help in merging configuration files.
+
+[.screen,subs="verbatim,attributes"]
+----
+# freebsd-update upgrade -r {localRel}-RELEASE
+# freebsd-update install
+----
+
+The system must now be rebooted with the newly installed kernel before the non-kernel components are updated.
+
+[.screen]
+----
+# shutdown -r now
+----
+
+After rebooting, {{< manpage "freebsd-update" "8">}} needs to be run again to install the new userland components:
+
+[.screen]
+----
+# freebsd-update install
+----
+
+At this point, users of systems being upgraded from earlier FreeBSD releases will be prompted by {{< manpage "freebsd-update" "8">}} to rebuild all third-party applications (e.g., ports installed from the ports tree) due to updates in system libraries.
+
+After updating installed third-party applications (and again, only if {{< manpage "freebsd-update" "8">}} printed a message indicating that this was necessary), run {{< manpage "freebsd-update" "8">}} again so that it can delete the old (no longer used) system libraries:
+
+[.screen]
+----
+# freebsd-update install
+----
+
+Finally, reboot into {releaseCurrent}
+
+[.screen]
+----
+# shutdown -r now
+----
diff --git a/website/content/en/releases/14.0R/readme.adoc b/website/content/en/releases/14.0R/readme.adoc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..753f683079
--- /dev/null
+++ b/website/content/en/releases/14.0R/readme.adoc
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+---
+title: "FreeBSD 14.0-RELEASE README"
+sidenav: download
+---
+
+:releaseCurrent: 14.0-RELEASE
+:releaseType: release
+:releaseBranch: 14-STABLE
+:releasePrevStable: 13.2-RELEASE
+:releasePrev: 13.2-RELEASE
+
+include::shared/releases.adoc[]
+include::shared/en/urls.adoc[]
+include::shared/en/mailing-lists.adoc[]
+
+= FreeBSD {releaseCurrent} README
+
+== Abstract
+
+This document gives a brief introduction to FreeBSD {releaseCurrent}. It includes some information on how to obtain FreeBSD, a listing of various ways to contact the FreeBSD Project, and pointers to some other sources of information.
+
+== Table of Contents
+
+* <<intro,Introduction>>
+* <<obtain,Obtaining FreeBSD>>
+* <<contacting,Contacting the FreeBSD Project>>
+* <<seealso,Further Reading>>
+* <<acknowledgements,Acknowledgments>>
+
+[[intro]]
+== Introduction
+
+This distribution is a {releaseType} of FreeBSD {releaseCurrent}, the latest point along the {releaseBranch} branch.
+
+[[about]]
+== About FreeBSD
+
+FreeBSD is an open source operating system derived from 4.4 BSD Lite2 for 64-bit x86-based PC hardware (amd64), 32-bit x86-based PC hardware (i386), 64-bit Arm(R) ARMv8-A AArch64 systems (aarch64), 32-bit Arm(R) ARMv6/7 systems (armv6/7), PowerPC(R) systems (powerpc, powerpc64), RISC-V (riscv64) systems, and MIPS(R) systems (mips, mips64).
+FreeBSD works with a wide variety of peripherals and configurations and can be used for everything from software development to games to Internet Service Provision.
+
+This release of FreeBSD contains everything you need to run such a system, including full source code for the kernel and all utilities in the base distribution. With the source distribution installed, you can literally recompile the entire system from scratch with one command, making it ideal for students, researchers, or users who simply want to see how it all works.
+
+A large collection of third-party ported software (the Ports Collection) is also provided to make it easy to obtain and install all your favorite traditional UNIX(R) utilities for FreeBSD. Each port consists of a set of scripts to retrieve, configure, build, and install a piece of software, with a single command. Over {numports} ports, from editors to programming languages to graphical applications, make FreeBSD a powerful and comprehensive operating environment that extends far beyond what's provided by many commercial versions of UNIX(R). Most ports are also available as pre-compiled packages, which can be quickly installed via the {{< manpage "pkg" "8">}} utility.
+
+[[audience]]
+== Target Audience
+
+This {releaseType} of FreeBSD is suitable for all users. It has undergone a period of testing and quality assurance checking to ensure the highest reliability and dependability.
+
+[[obtain]]
+== Obtaining FreeBSD
+
+FreeBSD may be obtained in a variety of ways.
+The most convenient way is to download a release image.
+Links to images for recent releases can be found on the FreeBSD Web site's
+link:../../../where/[download page].
+This page includes information about the different types of images available
+as well as other ways to obtain a copy of FreeBSD.
+
+[[contacting]]
+== Contacting the FreeBSD Project
+
+[[emailmailinglists]]
+=== Email and Mailing Lists
+
+For general questions or technical support, please address the {freebsd-questions}.
+
+If you track the `{releaseBranch}` branch: you must subscribe to the {freebsd-stable}, to keep abreast of developments and changes that may affect your use and maintainance of the system.
+
+Being a largely volunteer effort, the Project is always happy to have extra hands willing to help -- there are far more desired enhancements than there is time to implement them. To contact the developers on technical matters, or with offers of help, please address the {freebsd-hackers}.
+
+These lists above can experience significant amounts of traffic. If you have slow or expensive email access, or if you are only interested in major announcements, you may prefer subscription to the {freebsd-announce}.
+
+All public mailing lists can be joined by anyone wishing to do so. More than a hundred lists are public; https://lists.freebsd.org/[] shows them all, and provides information about browsing the archives, subscribing, and unsubscribing.
+
+[[pr]]
+=== Submitting Problem Reports
+
+Suggestions, bug reports and contributions of code are always valued. Please do not hesitate to report any problems you may find. Bug reports with attached fixes are of course even more welcome.
+
+The preferred method to submit bug reports from a machine with Internet connectivity is to use the link:https://bugs.freebsd.org[Bugzilla bug tracker]. Problem Reports (PRs) submitted in this way will be filed and their progress tracked; the FreeBSD developers will do their best to respond to all reported bugs as soon as possible. link:https://bugs.freebsd.org/search/[A list of all active PRs] is available on the FreeBSD Web site; this list is useful to see what potential problems other users have encountered.
+
+For more information, link:{problem-reports}["Writing FreeBSD Problem Reports"], available on the FreeBSD Web site, has a number of helpful hints on writing and submitting effective problem reports.
+
+[[seealso]]
+== Further Reading
+
+There are many sources of information about FreeBSD; some are included with this distribution, while others are available on-line or in print versions.
+
+[[release-docs]]
+=== Release Documentation
+
+A number of other files provide more specific information about this {releaseType} distribution. These files are provided in various formats. Most distributions will include both ASCII text ([.filename]`.TXT`) and HTML ([.filename]`.HTM`) renditions. Some distributions may also include other formats such as Portable Document Format ([.filename]`.PDF`).
+
+* [.filename]`README.TXT`: This file, which gives some general information about FreeBSD as well as some cursory notes about obtaining a distribution.
+* [.filename]`RELNOTES.TXT`: The release notes, showing what's new and different in FreeBSD {releaseCurrent} compared to the previous release (FreeBSD {releasePrev}).
+* [.filename]`HARDWARE.TXT`: The hardware compatibility list, showing devices with which FreeBSD has been tested and is known to work.
+* [.filename]`ERRATA.TXT`: Release errata. Late-breaking, post-release information can be found in this file, which is principally applicable to releases (as opposed to snapshots). It is important to consult this file before installing a release of FreeBSD, as it contains the latest information on problems which have been found and fixed since the release was created.
+
+During installation, these documents are available via the Documentation menu. Once the system is installed, you can revisit this menu by re-running the {{< manpage "bsdinstall" "8">}} utility.
+
+[.note]
+*Note*: +
+To learn about any late-breaking news or post-release problems, it is extremely important to read the errata for any given release before installing it.
+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 current errata for this release. These other copies of the errata are located at link:../../releases/[https://www.FreeBSD.org/releases] (as well as any sites which keep up-to-date mirrors of this location).
+
+[[manpages]]
+=== Manual Pages
+
+As with almost all UNIX(R)-like operating systems, FreeBSD includes a set of manual pages, accessible link:{manual-site}[online] or with the {{< manpage "man" "1">}} command.
+
+In general, these pages provide information on the different commands and APIs available to the FreeBSD user.
+
+Some pages are written to give information on particular topics. Notable examples include {{< manpage "tuning" "7">}} (a guide to performance tuning), {{< manpage "security" "7">}} (an introduction to FreeBSD security), and {{< manpage "style" "9">}} (a style guide for kernel coding).
+
+[[booksarticles]]
+=== Books and Articles
+
+FreeBSD Project-maintained documentation includes the highly useful _FreeBSD Handbook_, which includes a detailed guide to installing and upgrading the operating system, and _FreeBSD FAQ_ (Frequently Asked Questions). The link:{handbook}[Handbook] and link:{faq}[FAQ] are online in the link:{main-site}[documentation portal] and at mirror sites. 
+
+Other Project-maintained books and articles are more specialized -- covering a wide range of topics, from effective use of the mailing lists, to dual-booting FreeBSD with other operating systems, to guidelines for new committers. Like the Handbook and FAQ, these documents are in the portal, mirrors and [.filename]`doc` repository.
+
+For offline documentation in HTML and PDF formats: you can install a language-specific package such as package:misc/freebsd-doc-en[] (_-en_ for English), or multi-language package:misc/freebsd-doc-all[]. Alternatively, use a copy of the [.filename]`doc` repo to build and install from source code.
+
+A listing of other books and documents about FreeBSD can be found in the link:{handbook}#bibliography[bibliography] of the FreeBSD Handbook. Because of FreeBSD's strong UNIX(R) heritage, many other articles and books written for UNIX(R) systems are applicable as well, some of which are also listed in the bibliography.
+
+[[acknowledgements]]
+== Acknowledgments
+
+FreeBSD represents the cumulative work of many hundreds, if not thousands, of individuals from around the world who have worked countless hours to bring about this {releaseType}. For a complete list of FreeBSD developers and contributors, please see link:{contributors}["Contributors to FreeBSD"] on the FreeBSD Web site or any of its mirrors.
+
+Special thanks also go to the many thousands of FreeBSD users and testers all over the world, without whom this {releaseType} simply would not have been possible.