svn commit: r40958 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/introduction

Dru Lavigne dru at FreeBSD.org
Tue Feb 12 15:09:50 UTC 2013


Author: dru
Date: Tue Feb 12 15:09:50 2013
New Revision: 40958
URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/40958

Log:
  White space fix only. Translators can ignore.
  
  Approved by:  gjb (mentor)

Modified:
  head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/introduction/chapter.xml

Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/introduction/chapter.xml
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--- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/introduction/chapter.xml	Tue Feb 12 14:40:47 2013	(r40957)
+++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/introduction/chapter.xml	Tue Feb 12 15:09:50 2013	(r40958)
@@ -23,14 +23,15 @@
     <title>Synopsis</title>
 
     <para>Thank you for your interest in &os;!  The following chapter
-      covers various aspects of the &os; Project, such as its history,
-      goals, development model, and so on.</para>
+      covers various aspects of the &os; Project, such as its
+      history, goals, development model, and so on.</para>
 
     <para>After reading this chapter, you will know:</para>
 
     <itemizedlist>
       <listitem>
-	<para>How &os; relates to other computer operating systems.</para>
+	<para>How &os; relates to other computer operating
+	  systems.</para>
       </listitem>
 
       <listitem>
@@ -42,7 +43,8 @@
       </listitem>
 
       <listitem>
-	<para>The basics of the &os; open-source development model.</para>
+	<para>The basics of the &os; open-source development
+	  model.</para>
       </listitem>
 
       <listitem>
@@ -65,7 +67,8 @@
       or the <link linkend="relnotes">current release</link>.  If you
       are interested in contributing something to the Project (code,
       hardware, funding), see the <ulink
-	url="&url.articles.contributing;/index.html">Contributing to &os;</ulink> article.</para>
+	url="&url.articles.contributing;/index.html">Contributing to
+	&os;</ulink> article.</para>
 
     <sect2 id="os-overview">
       <title>What Can &os; Do?</title>
@@ -75,51 +78,55 @@
 
       <itemizedlist>
 	<listitem>
-	  <indexterm><primary>preemptive multitasking</primary></indexterm>
+	  <indexterm><primary>preemptive
+	      multitasking</primary></indexterm>
 
 	  <para><emphasis>Preemptive multitasking</emphasis> with
 	    dynamic priority adjustment to ensure smooth and fair
-	    sharing of the computer between applications and users, even
-	    under the heaviest of loads.</para>
+	    sharing of the computer between applications and users,
+	    even under the heaviest of loads.</para>
 	</listitem>
 
 	<listitem>
-	  <indexterm><primary>multi-user facilities</primary></indexterm>
+	  <indexterm><primary>multi-user
+	      facilities</primary></indexterm>
 
-	  <para><emphasis>Multi-user facilities</emphasis> which allow many
-	    people to use a &os; system simultaneously for a variety
-	    of things.  This means, for example, that system peripherals
-	    such as printers and tape drives are properly shared between
-	    all users on the system or the network and that individual
-	    resource limits can be placed on users or groups of users,
-	    protecting critical system resources from over-use.</para>
+	  <para><emphasis>Multi-user facilities</emphasis> which allow
+	    many people to use a &os; system simultaneously for a
+	    variety of things.  This means, for example, that system
+	    peripherals such as printers and tape drives are properly
+	    shared between all users on the system or the network and
+	    that individual resource limits can be placed on users or
+	    groups of users, protecting critical system resources from
+	    over-use.</para>
 	</listitem>
 	<listitem>
 	  <indexterm><primary>TCP/IP networking</primary></indexterm>
 
 	  <para>Strong <emphasis>TCP/IP networking</emphasis> with
 	    support for industry standards such as SCTP, DHCP, NFS,
-	    NIS, PPP, SLIP, IPsec, and IPv6.  This means that your &os;
-	    machine can interoperate easily with other systems as well as
-	    act as an enterprise server, providing vital functions such as NFS
-	    (remote file access) and email services or putting your
-	    organization on the Internet with WWW, FTP, routing and
-	    firewall (security) services.</para>
+	    NIS, PPP, SLIP, IPsec, and IPv6.  This means that your
+	    &os; machine can interoperate easily with other systems as
+	    well as act as an enterprise server, providing vital
+	    functions such as NFS (remote file access) and email
+	    services or putting your organization on the Internet with
+	    WWW, FTP, routing and firewall (security) services.</para>
 	</listitem>
 
 	<listitem>
 	  <indexterm><primary>memory protection</primary></indexterm>
 
 	  <para><emphasis>Memory protection</emphasis> ensures that
-	    applications (or users) cannot interfere with each other.  One
-	    application crashing will not affect others in any way.</para>
+	    applications (or users) cannot interfere with each other.
+	    One application crashing will not affect others in any
+	    way.</para>
 	</listitem>
 
 	<listitem>
 	  <para>&os; is a <emphasis>32-bit</emphasis> operating
 	    system (<emphasis>64-bit</emphasis> on the &itanium;,
-	    AMD64, and &ultrasparc;) and was designed as such from the ground
-	    up.</para>
+	    AMD64, and &ultrasparc;) and was designed as such from
+	    the ground up.</para>
 	</listitem>
 
 	<listitem>
@@ -127,60 +134,63 @@
 	    <primary>X Window System</primary>
 	  </indexterm>
 
-	  <para>The industry standard <emphasis>X Window System</emphasis>
-	    (X11R7) provides a graphical user interface (GUI) for the cost
-	    of a common VGA card and monitor and comes with full
-	    sources.</para>
+	  <para>The industry standard <emphasis>X Window
+	      System</emphasis> (X11R7) provides a graphical user
+	    interface (GUI) for the cost of a common VGA card and
+	    monitor and comes with full sources.</para>
 	</listitem>
 
 	<listitem>
-	<indexterm>
-	  <primary>binary compatibility</primary>
-	  <secondary>Linux</secondary>
-	</indexterm>
-	<indexterm>
-	  <primary>binary compatibility</primary>
-	  <secondary>SCO</secondary>
-	</indexterm>
-	<indexterm>
-	  <primary>binary compatibility</primary>
-	  <secondary>SVR4</secondary>
-	</indexterm>
-	<indexterm>
-	  <primary>binary compatibility</primary>
-	  <secondary>BSD/OS</secondary>
-	</indexterm>
-	<indexterm>
-	  <primary>binary compatibility</primary>
-	  <secondary>NetBSD</secondary>
-	</indexterm>
+	  <indexterm>
+	    <primary>binary compatibility</primary>
+	    <secondary>Linux</secondary>
+	  </indexterm>
+	  <indexterm>
+	    <primary>binary compatibility</primary>
+	    <secondary>SCO</secondary>
+	  </indexterm>
+	  <indexterm>
+	    <primary>binary compatibility</primary>
+	    <secondary>SVR4</secondary>
+	  </indexterm>
+	  <indexterm>
+	    <primary>binary compatibility</primary>
+	    <secondary>BSD/OS</secondary>
+	  </indexterm>
+	  <indexterm>
+	    <primary>binary compatibility</primary>
+	    <secondary>NetBSD</secondary>
+	  </indexterm>
 
 	  <para><emphasis>Binary compatibility</emphasis> with many
-	    programs built for Linux, SCO, SVR4, BSDI and NetBSD.</para>
+	    programs built for Linux, SCO, SVR4, BSDI and
+	    NetBSD.</para>
 	</listitem>
 
 	<listitem>
 	  <para>Thousands of <emphasis>ready-to-run</emphasis>
 	    applications are available from the &os;
-	    <emphasis>ports</emphasis> and <emphasis>packages</emphasis>
-	    collection.  Why search the net when you can find it all right
-	    here?</para>
+	    <emphasis>ports</emphasis> and
+	    <emphasis>packages</emphasis> collection.  Why search the
+	    net when you can find it all right here?</para>
 	</listitem>
 
 	<listitem>
 	  <para>Thousands of additional and
-	    <emphasis>easy-to-port</emphasis> applications are available
-	    on the Internet.  &os; is source code compatible with most
-	    popular commercial &unix; systems and thus most applications
-	    require few, if any, changes to compile.</para>
+	    <emphasis>easy-to-port</emphasis> applications are
+	    available on the Internet.  &os; is source code compatible
+	    with most popular commercial &unix; systems and thus most
+	    applications require few, if any, changes to
+	    compile.</para>
 	</listitem>
 	<listitem>
 	  <indexterm><primary>virtual memory</primary></indexterm>
 
 	  <para>Demand paged <emphasis>virtual memory</emphasis> and
 	    <quote>merged VM/buffer cache</quote> design efficiently
-	    satisfies applications with large appetites for memory while
-	    still maintaining interactive response to other users.</para>
+	    satisfies applications with large appetites for memory
+	    while still maintaining interactive response to other
+	    users.</para>
 	</listitem>
 
 	<listitem>
@@ -206,8 +216,8 @@
 	    and <emphasis>C++</emphasis>
 	    development tools.
 	    Many additional languages for advanced research
-	    and development are also available in the ports and packages
-	    collection.</para>
+	    and development are also available in the ports and
+	    packages collection.</para>
 	</listitem>
 
 	<listitem>
@@ -222,7 +232,7 @@
 
 	<listitem>
 	  <para>Extensive <emphasis>online
-	    documentation</emphasis>.</para>
+	      documentation</emphasis>.</para>
 	</listitem>
 
 	<listitem>
@@ -236,39 +246,42 @@
       </indexterm>
       <indexterm><primary>U.C. Berkeley</primary></indexterm>
       <para>&os; is based on the 4.4BSD-Lite release from Computer
-	Systems Research Group (CSRG) at the University of California at
-	Berkeley, and carries on the distinguished tradition of BSD
+	Systems Research Group (CSRG) at the University of California
+	at Berkeley, and carries on the distinguished tradition of BSD
 	systems development.  In addition to the fine work provided by
-	CSRG, the &os; Project has put in many thousands of hours in
-	fine tuning the system for maximum performance and reliability in
-	real-life load situations.  As many of the commercial giants
-	struggle to field PC operating systems with such features,
-	performance and reliability, &os; can offer them
-	<emphasis>now</emphasis>!</para>
+	CSRG, the &os; Project has put in many thousands of hours
+	in fine tuning the system for maximum performance and
+	reliability in real-life load situations.  As many of the
+	commercial giants struggle to field PC operating systems with
+	such features, performance and reliability, &os; can offer
+	them <emphasis>now</emphasis>!</para>
 
       <para>The applications to which &os; can be put are truly
-	limited only by your own imagination.  From software development
-	to factory automation, inventory control to azimuth correction of
-	remote satellite antennae; if it can be done with a commercial
-	&unix; product then it is more than likely that you can do it with
-	&os; too!  &os; also benefits significantly from
-	literally thousands of high quality applications developed by
-	research centers and universities around the world, often
-	available at little to no cost.  Commercial applications are also
-	available and appearing in greater numbers every day.</para>
+	limited only by your own imagination.  From software
+	development to factory automation, inventory control to
+	azimuth correction of remote satellite antennae; if it can be
+	done with a commercial &unix; product then it is more than
+	likely that you can do it with &os; too!  &os; also benefits
+	significantly from literally thousands of high quality
+	applications developed by research centers and universities
+	around the world, often available at little to no cost.
+	Commercial applications are also available and appearing in
+	greater numbers every day.</para>
 
       <para>Because the source code for &os; itself is generally
-	available, the system can also be customized to an almost unheard
-	of degree for special applications or projects, and in ways not
-	generally possible with operating systems from most major
-	commercial vendors.  Here is just a sampling of some of the
-	applications in which people are currently using &os;:</para>
+	available, the system can also be customized to an almost
+	unheard of degree for special applications or projects, and in
+	ways not generally possible with operating systems from most
+	major commercial vendors.  Here is just a sampling of some of
+	the applications in which people are currently using
+	&os;:</para>
 
       <itemizedlist>
 	<listitem>
-	  <para><emphasis>Internet Services:</emphasis> The robust TCP/IP
-	    networking built into &os; makes it an ideal platform for a
-	    variety of Internet services such as:</para>
+	  <para><emphasis>Internet Services:</emphasis> The robust
+	    TCP/IP networking built into &os; makes it an ideal
+	    platform for a variety of Internet services such
+	    as:</para>
 
 	  <itemizedlist>
 	    <listitem>
@@ -298,13 +311,13 @@
 	    </listitem>
 
 	    <listitem>
-	    <indexterm>
-	      <primary>electronic mail</primary>
-	      <see>email</see>
-	    </indexterm>
-	    <indexterm>
-	      <primary>email</primary>
-	    </indexterm>
+	      <indexterm>
+		<primary>electronic mail</primary>
+		<see>email</see>
+	      </indexterm>
+	      <indexterm>
+		<primary>email</primary>
+	      </indexterm>
 
 	      <para>Electronic Mail servers</para>
 	    </listitem>
@@ -328,25 +341,25 @@
 
 	<listitem>
 	  <para><emphasis>Education:</emphasis>  Are you a student of
-	    computer science or a related engineering field?  There is no
-	    better way of learning about operating systems, computer
-	    architecture and networking than the hands on, under the hood
-	    experience that &os; can provide.  A number of freely
-	    available CAD, mathematical and graphic design packages also
-	    make it highly useful to those whose primary interest in a
-	    computer is to get <emphasis>other</emphasis> work
-	    done!</para>
+	    computer science or a related engineering field?  There
+	    is no better way of learning about operating systems,
+	    computer architecture and networking than the hands on,
+	    under the hood experience that &os; can provide.  A number
+	    of freely available CAD, mathematical and graphic design
+	    packages also make it highly useful to those whose primary
+	    interest in a computer is to get
+	    <emphasis>other</emphasis> work done!</para>
 	</listitem>
 
 	<listitem>
-	  <para><emphasis>Research:</emphasis>  With source code for the
-	    entire system available, &os; is an excellent platform for
-	    research in operating systems as well as other branches of
-	    computer science.  &os;'s freely available nature also makes
-	    it possible for remote groups to collaborate on ideas or
-	    shared development without having to worry about special
-	    licensing agreements or limitations on what may be discussed
-	    in open forums.</para>
+	  <para><emphasis>Research:</emphasis>  With source code for
+	    the entire system available, &os; is an excellent platform
+	    for research in operating systems as well as other
+	    branches of computer science.  &os;'s freely available
+	    nature also makes it possible for remote groups to
+	    collaborate on ideas or shared development without having
+	    to worry about special licensing agreements or limitations
+	    on what may be discussed in open forums.</para>
 	</listitem>
 
 	<listitem>
@@ -354,34 +367,35 @@
 
 	  <indexterm><primary>DNS Server</primary></indexterm>
 
-	  <para><emphasis>Networking:</emphasis>  Need a new router?  A
-	    name server (DNS)? A firewall to keep people out of your
+	  <para><emphasis>Networking:</emphasis>  Need a new router?
+	    A name server (DNS)? A firewall to keep people out of your
 	    internal network?  &os; can easily turn that unused 386 or
 	    486 PC sitting in the corner into an advanced router with
 	    sophisticated packet-filtering capabilities.</para>
 	</listitem>
 
 	<listitem>
-	<indexterm>
-	  <primary>X Window System</primary>
-	</indexterm>
-	<indexterm>
-	  <primary>X Window System</primary>
-	  <secondary>Accelerated-X</secondary>
-	</indexterm>
+	  <indexterm>
+	    <primary>X Window System</primary>
+	  </indexterm>
+	  <indexterm>
+	    <primary>X Window System</primary>
+	    <secondary>Accelerated-X</secondary>
+	  </indexterm>
 
 	  <para><emphasis>X Window workstation:</emphasis> &os; is a
 	    fine choice for an inexpensive X terminal solution,
 	    using the freely available X11 server.
-	    Unlike an X terminal, &os; allows many applications to be run
-	    locally if desired, thus relieving the burden on a central
-	    server.  &os; can even boot <quote>diskless</quote>, making
-	    individual workstations even cheaper and easier to
-	    administer.</para>
+	    Unlike an X terminal, &os; allows many applications to
+	    be run locally if desired, thus relieving the burden on a
+	    central server.  &os; can even boot
+	    <quote>diskless</quote>, making individual workstations
+	    even cheaper and easier to administer.</para>
 	</listitem>
 
 	<listitem>
-	  <indexterm><primary>GNU Compiler Collection</primary></indexterm>
+	  <indexterm><primary>GNU Compiler
+	      Collection</primary></indexterm>
 
 	  <para><emphasis>Software Development:</emphasis>  The basic
 	    &os; system comes with a full complement of development
@@ -390,9 +404,10 @@
 	</listitem>
       </itemizedlist>
 
-      <para>&os; is available in both source and binary form on CD-ROM,
-	DVD, and via anonymous FTP.  Please see <xref linkend="mirrors"/>
-	for more information about obtaining &os;.</para>
+      <para>&os; is available in both source and binary form on
+	CD-ROM, DVD, and via anonymous FTP.  Please see <xref
+	  linkend="mirrors"/> for more information about obtaining
+	&os;.</para>
     </sect2>
 
     <sect2 id="introduction-nutshell-users">
@@ -404,51 +419,59 @@
       </indexterm>
 
       <para>&os; is used as a platform for devices and products from
-        many of the world's largest IT companies, including:</para>
+	many of the world's largest IT companies, including:</para>
 
       <itemizedlist>
 	<listitem>
 	  <indexterm><primary>Apple</primary></indexterm>
-	  <para><ulink url="http://www.apple.com/">Apple</ulink></para>
+	  <para><ulink
+	      url="http://www.apple.com/">Apple</ulink></para>
 	</listitem>
 
 	<listitem>
 	  <indexterm><primary>Cisco</primary></indexterm>
-	  <para><ulink url="http://www.cisco.com/">Cisco</ulink></para>
+	  <para><ulink
+	      url="http://www.cisco.com/">Cisco</ulink></para>
 	</listitem>
 
 	<listitem>
-	  <para><ulink url="http://www.juniper.net/">Juniper</ulink></para>
+	  <para><ulink
+	      url="http://www.juniper.net/">Juniper</ulink></para>
 	</listitem>
 
 	<listitem>
 	  <indexterm><primary>NetApp</primary></indexterm>
-	  <para><ulink url="http://www.netapp.com/">NetApp</ulink></para>
+	  <para><ulink
+	      url="http://www.netapp.com/">NetApp</ulink></para>
 	</listitem>
       </itemizedlist>
 
-      <para>&os; is also used to power some of the biggest sites on the
-	Internet, including:</para>
+      <para>&os; is also used to power some of the biggest sites on
+	the Internet, including:</para>
 
       <itemizedlist>
 	<listitem>
 	  <indexterm><primary>Yahoo!</primary></indexterm>
-	  <para><ulink url="http://www.yahoo.com/">Yahoo!</ulink></para>
+	  <para><ulink
+	      url="http://www.yahoo.com/">Yahoo!</ulink></para>
 	</listitem>
 
 	<listitem>
 	  <indexterm><primary>Yandex</primary></indexterm>
-	  <para><ulink url="http://www.yandex.ru/">Yandex</ulink></para>
+	  <para><ulink
+	      url="http://www.yandex.ru/">Yandex</ulink></para>
 	</listitem>
 
 	<listitem>
 	  <indexterm><primary>Apache</primary></indexterm>
-	  <para><ulink url="http://www.apache.org/">Apache</ulink></para>
+	  <para><ulink
+	      url="http://www.apache.org/">Apache</ulink></para>
 	</listitem>
 
 	<listitem>
 	  <indexterm><primary>Rambler</primary></indexterm>
-	  <para><ulink url="http://www.rambler.ru/">Rambler</ulink></para>
+	  <para><ulink
+	      url="http://www.rambler.ru/">Rambler</ulink></para>
 	</listitem>
 
 	<listitem>
@@ -459,45 +482,50 @@
 	<listitem>
 	  <indexterm><primary>Pair Networks</primary></indexterm>
 
-	  <para><ulink url="http://www.pair.com/">Pair Networks</ulink></para>
+	  <para><ulink
+	      url="http://www.pair.com/">Pair Networks</ulink></para>
 	</listitem>
 
 	<listitem>
 	  <indexterm><primary>Sony Japan</primary></indexterm>
 
-	  <para><ulink url="http://www.sony.co.jp/">Sony Japan</ulink></para>
+	  <para><ulink
+	      url="http://www.sony.co.jp/">Sony Japan</ulink></para>
 	</listitem>
 
 	<listitem>
 	  <indexterm><primary>Netcraft</primary></indexterm>
 
-	  <para><ulink url="http://www.netcraft.com/">Netcraft</ulink></para>
+	  <para><ulink
+	      url="http://www.netcraft.com/">Netcraft</ulink></para>
 	</listitem>
 
 	<listitem>
 	  <indexterm><primary>NetEase</primary></indexterm>
 
-	  <para><ulink url="http://www.163.com/">NetEase</ulink></para>
+	  <para><ulink
+	      url="http://www.163.com/">NetEase</ulink></para>
 	</listitem>
 
 	<listitem>
 	  <indexterm><primary>Weathernews</primary></indexterm>
 
-	  <para><ulink url="http://www.wni.com/">Weathernews</ulink></para>
+	  <para><ulink
+	      url="http://www.wni.com/">Weathernews</ulink></para>
 	</listitem>
 
 	<listitem>
 	  <indexterm><primary>TELEHOUSE America</primary></indexterm>
 
 	  <para><ulink url="http://www.telehouse.com/">TELEHOUSE
-	    America</ulink></para>
+	      America</ulink></para>
 	</listitem>
 
 	<listitem>
 	  <indexterm><primary>Experts Exchange</primary></indexterm>
 
 	  <para><ulink url="http://www.experts-exchange.com/">Experts
-	    Exchange</ulink></para>
+	      Exchange</ulink></para>
 	</listitem>
       </itemizedlist>
 
@@ -508,9 +536,9 @@
   <sect1 id="history">
     <title>About the &os; Project</title>
 
-    <para>The following section provides some background information on
-      the project, including a brief history, project goals, and the
-      development model of the project.</para>
+    <para>The following section provides some background information
+      on the project, including a brief history, project goals, and
+      the development model of the project.</para>
 
     <sect2 id="intro-history">
       <sect2info role="firstperson">
@@ -533,109 +561,116 @@
 	<primary>FreeBSD Project</primary>
 	<secondary>history</secondary>
       </indexterm>
-      <para>The &os; Project had its genesis in the early part of 1993,
-	partially as an outgrowth of the <quote>Unofficial 386BSD
-	Patchkit</quote> by the patchkit's last 3 coordinators: Nate
-	Williams, Rod Grimes and myself.</para>
+      <para>The &os; Project had its genesis in the early part
+	of 1993, partially as an outgrowth of the <quote>Unofficial
+	  386BSDPatchkit</quote> by the patchkit's last 3
+	coordinators: Nate Williams, Rod Grimes and myself.</para>
 
       <indexterm><primary>386BSD</primary></indexterm>
-      <para>Our original goal was to produce an intermediate snapshot of
-	386BSD in order to fix a number of problems with it that the
-	patchkit mechanism just was not capable of solving.  Some of you
-	may remember the early working title for the project being
-	<quote>386BSD 0.5</quote> or <quote>386BSD Interim</quote> in
-	reference to that fact.</para>
+      <para>Our original goal was to produce an intermediate snapshot
+	of 386BSD in order to fix a number of problems with it that
+	the patchkit mechanism just was not capable of solving.  Some
+	of you may remember the early working title for the project
+	being <quote>386BSD 0.5</quote> or <quote>386BSD
+	  Interim</quote> in reference to that fact.</para>
 
       <indexterm><primary>Jolitz, Bill</primary></indexterm>
-      <para>386BSD was Bill Jolitz's operating system, which had been up
-	to that point suffering rather severely from almost a year's worth
-	of neglect.  As the patchkit swelled ever more uncomfortably with
-	each passing day, we were in unanimous agreement that something
-	had to be done and decided to assist Bill by providing
-	this interim <quote>cleanup</quote> snapshot.  Those plans came to
-	a rude halt when Bill Jolitz suddenly decided to withdraw his
-	sanction from the project without any clear indication of what
-	would be done instead.</para>
+      <para>386BSD was Bill Jolitz's operating system, which had been
+	up to that point suffering rather severely from almost a
+	year's worth of neglect.  As the patchkit swelled ever more
+	uncomfortably with each passing day, we were in unanimous
+	agreement that something had to be done and decided to assist
+	Bill by providing this interim <quote>cleanup</quote>
+	snapshot.  Those plans came to a rude halt when Bill Jolitz
+	suddenly decided to withdraw his sanction from the project
+	without any clear indication of what would be done
+	instead.</para>
 
       <indexterm><primary>Greenman, David</primary></indexterm>
       <indexterm><primary>Walnut Creek CDROM</primary></indexterm>
       <para>It did not take us long to decide that the goal remained
 	worthwhile, even without Bill's support, and so we adopted the
-	name <quote>&os;</quote>, coined by David Greenman.  Our initial
-	objectives were set after consulting with the system's current
-	users and, once it became clear that the project was on the road
-	to perhaps even becoming a reality, I contacted Walnut Creek CDROM
-	with an eye toward improving &os;'s distribution channels for
-	those many unfortunates without easy access to the Internet.
-	Walnut Creek CDROM not only supported the idea of distributing
-	&os; on CD but also went so far as to provide the project with a
-	machine to work on and a fast Internet connection.  Without Walnut
-	Creek CDROM's almost unprecedented degree of faith in what was, at
-	the time, a completely unknown project, it is quite unlikely that
-	&os; would have gotten as far, as fast, as it has today.</para>
+	name <quote>&os;</quote>, coined by David Greenman.  Our
+	initial objectives were set after consulting with the system's
+	current users and, once it became clear that the project was
+	on the road to perhaps even becoming a reality, I contacted
+	Walnut Creek CDROM with an eye toward improving &os;'s
+	distribution channels for those many unfortunates without easy
+	access to the Internet.  Walnut Creek CDROM not only supported
+	the idea of distributing &os; on CD but also went so far as to
+	provide the project with a machine to work on and a fast
+	Internet connection.  Without Walnut Creek CDROM's almost
+	unprecedented degree of faith in what was, at the time, a
+	completely unknown project, it is quite unlikely that &os;
+	would have gotten as far, as fast, as it has today.</para>
 
       <indexterm><primary>4.3BSD-Lite</primary></indexterm>
       <indexterm><primary>Net/2</primary></indexterm>
       <indexterm><primary>U.C. Berkeley</primary></indexterm>
       <indexterm><primary>386BSD</primary></indexterm>
-      <indexterm><primary>Free Software Foundation</primary></indexterm>
+      <indexterm><primary>Free Software
+	  Foundation</primary></indexterm>
       <para>The first CD-ROM (and general net-wide) distribution was
-	&os; 1.0, released in December of 1993.  This was based on the
-	4.3BSD-Lite (<quote>Net/2</quote>) tape from U.C. Berkeley, with
-	many components also provided by 386BSD and the Free Software
-	Foundation.  It was a fairly reasonable success for a first
-	offering, and we followed it with the highly successful &os;
-	1.1 release in May of 1994.</para>
+	&os; 1.0, released in December of 1993.  This was based
+	on the 4.3BSD-Lite (<quote>Net/2</quote>) tape from U.C.
+	Berkeley, with many components also provided by 386BSD and the
+	Free Software Foundation.  It was a fairly reasonable success
+	for a first offering, and we followed it with the highly
+	successful &os; 1.1 release in May of 1994.</para>
 
       <indexterm><primary>Novell</primary></indexterm>
       <indexterm><primary>U.C. Berkeley</primary></indexterm>
       <indexterm><primary>Net/2</primary></indexterm>
       <indexterm><primary>AT&T</primary></indexterm>
-      <para>Around this time, some rather unexpected storm clouds formed
-	on the horizon as Novell and U.C. Berkeley settled their
-	long-running lawsuit over the legal status of the Berkeley Net/2
-	tape.  A condition of that settlement was U.C. Berkeley's
-	concession that large parts of Net/2 were <quote>encumbered</quote>
-	code and the property of Novell, who had in turn acquired it from
-	AT&T some time previously.  What Berkeley got in return was
-	Novell's <quote>blessing</quote> that the 4.4BSD-Lite release, when
-	it was finally released, would be declared unencumbered and all
-	existing Net/2 users would be strongly encouraged to switch.  This
-	included &os;, and the project was given until the end of July
-	1994 to stop shipping its own Net/2 based product.  Under the
-	terms of that agreement, the project was allowed one last release
-	before the deadline, that release being &os; 1.1.5.1.</para>
+      <para>Around this time, some rather unexpected storm clouds
+	formed on the horizon as Novell and U.C. Berkeley settled
+	their long-running lawsuit over the legal status of the
+	Berkeley Net/2 tape.  A condition of that settlement was U.C.
+	Berkeley's concession that large parts of Net/2 were
+	<quote>encumbered</quote> code and the property of Novell, who
+	had in turn acquired it from AT&T some time previously.
+	What Berkeley got in return was Novell's
+	<quote>blessing</quote> that the 4.4BSD-Lite release, when
+	it was finally released, would be declared unencumbered and
+	all existing Net/2 users would be strongly encouraged to
+	switch.  This included &os;, and the project was given until
+	the end of July 1994 to stop shipping its own Net/2 based
+	product.  Under the terms of that agreement, the project was
+	allowed one last release before the deadline, that release
+	being &os; 1.1.5.1.</para>
 
       <para>&os; then set about the arduous task of literally
-	re-inventing itself from a completely new and rather incomplete
-	set of 4.4BSD-Lite bits.  The <quote>Lite</quote> releases were
-	light in part because Berkeley's CSRG had removed large chunks of
-	code required for actually constructing a bootable running system
-	(due to various legal requirements) and the fact that the Intel
-	port of 4.4 was highly incomplete.  It took the project until
-	November of 1994 to make this transition, at which point it
-	released &os; 2.0 to the net and on CD-ROM (in late December).
+	re-inventing itself from a completely new and rather
+	incomplete set of 4.4BSD-Lite bits.  The <quote>Lite</quote>
+	releases were light in part because Berkeley's CSRG had
+	removed large chunks of code required for actually
+	constructing a bootable running system (due to various legal
+	requirements) and the fact that the Intel port of 4.4 was
+	highly incomplete.  It took the project until November of 1994
+	to make this transition, at which point it released
+	&os; 2.0 to the net and on CD-ROM (in late December).
 	Despite being still more than a little rough around the edges,
 	the release was a significant success and was followed by the
-	more robust and easier to install &os; 2.0.5 release in June of
-	1995.</para>
+	more robust and easier to install &os; 2.0.5 release in
+	June of 1995.</para>
 
-      <para>We released &os; 2.1.5 in August of 1996, and it appeared
-	to be popular enough among the ISP and commercial communities that
-	another release along the 2.1-STABLE branch was merited.  This was
-	&os; 2.1.7.1, released in February 1997 and capping the end of
-	mainstream development on 2.1-STABLE.  Now in maintenance mode,
-	only security enhancements and other critical bug fixes will be
-	done on this branch (RELENG_2_1_0).</para>
+      <para>We released &os; 2.1.5 in August of 1996, and it
+	appeared to be popular enough among the ISP and commercial
+	communities that another release along the 2.1-STABLE branch
+	was merited.  This was &os; 2.1.7.1, released in February
+	1997 and capping the end of mainstream development on
+	2.1-STABLE.  Now in maintenance mode, only security
+	enhancements and other critical bug fixes will be done on this
+	branch (RELENG_2_1_0).</para>
 
       <para>&os; 2.2 was branched from the development mainline
 	(<quote>-CURRENT</quote>) in November 1996 as the RELENG_2_2
-	branch, and the first full release (2.2.1) was released in April
-	1997.  Further releases along the 2.2 branch were done in the
-	summer and fall of '97, the last of which (2.2.8) appeared in
-	November 1998.  The first official 3.0 release appeared in
-	October 1998 and spelled the beginning of the end for the 2.2
-	branch.</para>
+	branch, and the first full release (2.2.1) was released in
+	April 1997.  Further releases along the 2.2 branch were done
+	in the summer and fall of '97, the last of which (2.2.8)
+	appeared in November 1998.  The first official 3.0 release
+	appeared in October 1998 and spelled the beginning of the end
+	for the 2.2 branch.</para>
 
       <para>The tree branched again on Jan 20, 1999, leading to the
 	4.0-CURRENT and 3.X-STABLE branches.  From 3.X-STABLE, 3.1 was
@@ -643,58 +678,61 @@
 	September 16, 1999, 3.4 on December 20, 1999, and 3.5 on
 	June 24, 2000, which was followed a few days later by a minor
 	point release update to 3.5.1, to incorporate some last-minute
-	security fixes to Kerberos.  This will be the final release in the
-	3.X branch.</para>
+	security fixes to Kerberos.  This will be the final release
+	in the 3.X branch.</para>
 
       <para>There was another branch on March 13, 2000, which saw the
-	emergence of the 4.X-STABLE branch.  There have been several releases
-	from it so far: 4.0-RELEASE was introduced in March 2000, and
-	the last 4.11-RELEASE came out in January 2005.</para>
+	emergence of the 4.X-STABLE branch.  There have been several
+	releases from it so far: 4.0-RELEASE was introduced in March
+	2000, and the last 4.11-RELEASE came out in January
+	2005.</para>
 
       <para>The long-awaited 5.0-RELEASE was announced on January 19,
 	2003.  The culmination of nearly three years of work, this
 	release started &os; on the path of advanced multiprocessor
 	and application thread support and introduced support for the
-	&ultrasparc; and <literal>ia64</literal> platforms.  This release
-	was followed by 5.1 in June of 2003.  The last 5.X release from the
-	-CURRENT branch was 5.2.1-RELEASE, introduced in February 2004.</para>
-
-      <para>The RELENG_5 branch, created in August 2004, was followed by
-	5.3-RELEASE, which marked the beginning of the 5-STABLE branch
-	releases.  The most recent 5.5-RELEASE release came out in May 2006.
-	There will be no additional releases from the RELENG_5 branch.</para>
-
-      <para>The tree was branched again in July 2005, this time for RELENG_6.
-	6.0-RELEASE, the first release of the 6.X branch, was released in
-	November 2005.  The most recent 6.4-RELEASE came out in
-	November 2008.  There will be no additional releases from the
-	RELENG_6 branch.  This branch is the last branch to support the
-	Alpha architecture.</para>
+	&ultrasparc; and <literal>ia64</literal> platforms.  This
+	release was followed by 5.1 in June of 2003.  The last 5.X
+	release from the -CURRENT branch was 5.2.1-RELEASE, introduced
+	in February 2004.</para>
+
+      <para>The RELENG_5 branch, created in August 2004, was followed
+	by 5.3-RELEASE, which marked the beginning of the 5-STABLE
+	branch releases.  The most recent 5.5-RELEASE release came out
+	in May 2006.  There will be no additional releases from the
+	RELENG_5 branch.</para>
+
+      <para>The tree was branched again in July 2005, this time for
+	RELENG_6. 6.0-RELEASE, the first release of the 6.X branch,
+	was released in November 2005.  The most recent 6.4-RELEASE
+	came out in November 2008.  There will be no additional
+	releases from the RELENG_6 branch.  This branch is the last
+	branch to support the Alpha architecture.</para>
 
-      <para>The RELENG_7 branch was created in October 2007.  The first
-	release of this branch was 7.0-RELEASE, which came
+      <para>The RELENG_7 branch was created in October 2007.  The
+	first release of this branch was 7.0-RELEASE, which came
 	out in February 2008.  The most recent 7.4-RELEASE came out
-	in February 2011.  There will be no additional releases from the
-	RELENG_7 branch.</para>
+	in February 2011.  There will be no additional releases from
+	the RELENG_7 branch.</para>
 
       <para>The tree was branched again in August 2009, this time for
-	RELENG_8.  8.0-RELEASE, the first release of the 8.X branch, was
-	released in November 2009.  The most recent
-	&rel2.current;-RELEASE came out in &rel2.current.date;.  There will
-	be additional releases from the RELENG_8 branch.</para>
-
-      <para>The RELENG_9 branch was created in September 2011.  The first
-	release of this branch was 9.0-RELEASE, which came
-	out in January 2012.  The most recent &rel.current;-RELEASE came
-	out in &rel.current.date;.  There will be additional releases
-	from the RELENG_9 branch.</para>
-
-      <para>For now, long-term development projects continue to take place
-	in the 10.X-CURRENT (trunk) branch, and SNAPshot releases of 10.X on
-	CD-ROM (and, of course, on the net) are continually made available
-	from <ulink
-	  url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/snapshots/">the snapshot
-	  server</ulink> as work progresses.</para>
+	RELENG_8.  8.0-RELEASE, the first release of the 8.X branch,
+	was released in November 2009.  The most recent
+	&rel2.current;-RELEASE came out in &rel2.current.date;.  There
+	will be additional releases from the RELENG_8 branch.</para>
+
+      <para>The RELENG_9 branch was created in September 2011.  The
+	first release of this branch was 9.0-RELEASE, which came
+	out in January 2012.  The most recent &rel.current;-RELEASE
+	came out in &rel.current.date;.  There will be additional
+	releases from the RELENG_9 branch.</para>
+
+      <para>For now, long-term development projects continue to take
+	place in the 10.X-CURRENT (trunk) branch, and SNAPshot
+	releases of 10.X on CD-ROM (and, of course, on the net) are
+	continually made available from <ulink
+	  url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/snapshots/">the
+	  snapshot server</ulink> as work progresses.</para>
     </sect2>
 
     <sect2 id="goals">
@@ -714,17 +752,17 @@
 	<primary>FreeBSD Project</primary>
 	<secondary>goals</secondary>
       </indexterm>
-      <para>The goals of the &os; Project are to provide software that
-	may be used for any purpose and without strings attached.  Many of
-	us have a significant investment in the code (and project) and
-	would certainly not mind a little financial compensation now and
-	then, but we are definitely not prepared to insist on it.  We
-	believe that our first and foremost <quote>mission</quote> is to
-	provide code to any and all comers, and for whatever purpose, so
-	that the code gets the widest possible use and provides the widest
-	possible benefit.  This is, I believe, one of the most fundamental
-	goals of Free Software and one that we enthusiastically
-	support.</para>
+      <para>The goals of the &os; Project are to provide software
+	that may be used for any purpose and without strings attached.
+	Many of us have a significant investment in the code (and
+	project) and would certainly not mind a little financial
+	compensation now and then, but we are definitely not prepared
+	to insist on it.  We believe that our first and foremost
+	<quote>mission</quote> is to provide code to any and all
+	comers, and for whatever purpose, so that the code gets the
+	widest possible use and provides the widest possible benefit.
+	This is, I believe, one of the most fundamental goals of Free
+	Software and one that we enthusiastically support.</para>
 
       <indexterm>
 	<primary>GNU General Public License (GPL)</primary>
@@ -765,14 +803,14 @@
 	of hundreds of people around the world, as can be seen from
 	our <ulink
 	  url="&url.articles.contributors;/article.html">list of
-	  contributors</ulink>.  &os;'s development infrastructure allow
-	these hundreds of developers to collaborate over the Internet.
-	We are constantly on the lookout for
-	new developers and ideas, and those interested in becoming
-	more closely involved with the project need simply contact us
-	at the &a.hackers;.  The &a.announce; is also available to
-	those wishing to make other &os; users aware of major areas
-	of work.</para>
+	  contributors</ulink>.  &os;'s development infrastructure
+	allow these hundreds of developers to collaborate over the
+	Internet.  We are constantly on the lookout for new developers
+	and ideas, and those interested in becoming more closely
+	involved with the project need simply contact us at the
+	&a.hackers;.  The &a.announce; is also available to those
+	wishing to make other &os; users aware of major areas of
+	work.</para>
 
       <para>Useful things to know about the &os; Project and its
 	development process, whether working independently or in close
@@ -812,16 +850,17 @@
 	    <para>For several years, the central source tree for &os;
 	      was maintained by
 	      <ulink url="http://www.nongnu.org/cvs/">CVS</ulink>
-	      (Concurrent Versions System), a freely available source code
-	      control tool that comes bundled with &os;.  In June 2008, the
-	      Project switched to using <ulink
-		url="http://subversion.tigris.org">SVN</ulink> (Subversion).
-	      The switch was deemed necessary, as the technical limitations
-	      imposed by <application>CVS</application> were becoming obvious
-	      due to the rapid expansion of the source tree and the amount
-	      of history already stored.  The Documentation Project
-	      and Ports Collection repositories also moved from
-	      <application>CVS</application> to
+	      (Concurrent Versions System), a freely available source
+	      code control tool that comes bundled with &os;.  In June
+	      2008, the Project switched to using <ulink
+		url="http://subversion.tigris.org">SVN</ulink>
+	      (Subversion).  The switch was deemed necessary, as the
+	      technical limitations imposed by
+	      <application>CVS</application> were becoming obvious
+	      due to the rapid expansion of the source tree and the
+	      amount of history already stored.  The Documentation
+	      Project and Ports Collection repositories also moved
+	      from <application>CVS</application> to
 	      <application>SVN</application> in May 2012 and July
 	      2012, respectively.</para>
 
@@ -829,10 +868,10 @@
 	      <literal>ports/</literal> repositories now use
 	      <application>SVN</application>, client side tools like
 	      <application>csup</application> that depend on the older
-	      <application>CVS</application> infrastructure, continue to
-	      work normally — changes in the
-	      <application>SVN</application> repository are backported to
-	      <application>CVS</application> for this purpose.
+	      <application>CVS</application> infrastructure, continue
+	      to work normally — changes in the
+	      <application>SVN</application> repository are backported
+	      to <application>CVS</application> for this purpose.
 	      Unlike <literal>src/</literal> and
 	      <literal>ports/</literal>,
 	      the documentation <application>SVN</application>
@@ -844,11 +883,12 @@
 		url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi">repository</ulink>
 	      resides on a machine in Santa Clara CA, USA
 	      from where it is replicated to numerous mirror machines
-	      throughout the world.  The <application>SVN</application> tree,
-	      which contains the <link linkend="current">-CURRENT</link> and
-	      <link linkend="stable">-STABLE</link> trees,
-	      can all be easily replicated to your own machine as well.
-	      Please refer to the <link linkend="synching">Synchronizing
+	      throughout the world.  The
+	      <application>SVN</application> tree, which contains the
+	      <link linkend="current">-CURRENT</link> and <link
+		linkend="stable">-STABLE</link> trees, can all be
+	      easily replicated to your own machine as well.  Please
+	      refer to the <link linkend="synching">Synchronizing
 	      your source tree</link> section for more information on
 	      doing this.</para>
 	  </listitem>
@@ -862,36 +902,37 @@
 	    <indexterm><primary>committers</primary></indexterm>
 
 	    <para>The <firstterm>committers</firstterm>
-	      are the people who have <emphasis>write</emphasis> access to
-	      the Subversion tree, and are authorized to make modifications
-	      to the &os; source (the term <quote>committer</quote>
-	      comes from the source control <command>commit</command>
-	      command, which is used to bring new changes into the
-	      repository).  The best way of making submissions for review
-	      by the committers list is to use the &man.send-pr.1;
-	      command.  If something appears to be jammed in the
-	      system, then you may also reach them by sending mail to
-	      the &a.committers;.</para>
+	      are the people who have <emphasis>write</emphasis>
+	      access to the Subversion tree, and are authorized to
+	      make modifications to the &os; source (the term
+	      <quote>committer</quote> comes from the source control

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