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RELEASE NOTES
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FreeBSD Release 3.0-SNAP
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FreeBSD Release 4.0-SNAP
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This is a 3.0-CURRENT release SNAPshot of FreeBSD, currently
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on its way to the next release after 3.0-RELEASE, which was
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released on October 16th, 1998.
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This is a 4.0-CURRENT release SNAPshot of FreeBSD, an active
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development branch which is not expected to produce a release for
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some time. This line of development branched from the 3.x line
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on January 20, 1999; that branch will see continuing releases and
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some features of 4.0 will be back-ported.
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Any installation failures or crashes should be reported by using the
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send-pr command (those preferring a WEB based interface can also see
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send-pr command (those preferring a Web-based interface can also see
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http://www.freebsd.org/send-pr.html).
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For information about FreeBSD and the layout of the 3.0-RELEASE
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For information about FreeBSD and the layout of the 4.0-RELEASE
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directory (especially if you're installing from floppies!), see
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ABOUT.TXT. For installation instructions, see the INSTALL.TXT and
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HARDWARE.TXT files.
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For the latest of these 3.0-current snapshots, you should always see:
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For the latest of these 4.0-current snapshots, you should always see:
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ftp://current.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD
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@ -22,7 +24,7 @@ If you wish to get the latest post-3.0-RELEASE technology.
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Table of contents:
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------------------
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1. What's new since 3.0-RELEASE
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1. What's new since the 3.1/4.0 branch
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1.1 KERNEL CHANGES
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1.2 SECURITY FIXES
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1.3 USERLAND CHANGES
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6. Acknowledgements
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1. What's new since 3.0-RELEASE
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---------------------------------
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All changes described here are unique to the 3.0 branch unless
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1. What's new since the 3.1/4.0 branch
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--------------------------------------
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All changes described here are unique to the 4.0 branch unless
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specifically marked as [MERGED] features.
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1.1. KERNEL CHANGES
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-------------------
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Added driver support for fast ethernet adapters based on the
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RealTek 8129/8139 and Accton MPX 5030/5038 chips, including the
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SMC EZ Card 10/100 PCI 1211-TX.
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Added driver support for Lite-On PNIC-based fast ethernet cards
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including the LinkSys LNE100TX, NetGear FA310TX Rev. D1 and
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Matrox FastNIC 10/100.
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Added driver support for fast ethernet adapters based on the
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Macronix 98713, 98713A, 98715, 98715A and 98725 chips.
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Added driver support for fast ethernet adapters based on the
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Winbond W89C840F chip.
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Added driver support for fast ethernet adapters based on the
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VIA Technologies VT3043 "Rhine I" and VT86C100A "Rhine II" chips.
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Added driver support for pocket ethernet adapters based on the
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RealTek RTL 8002 chip.
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Added driver support for fast ethernet adapters based on the
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ASIX Electronics AX88140A chip.
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Integrated isdn4bsd from the isdn4bsd project group into the
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regular system.
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The VM system's anonymous storage subsystem (the ``swap pager'') has
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been completely revamped.
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1.2. SECURITY FIXES
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-------------------
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@ -84,11 +62,10 @@ regular system.
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1.3. USERLAND CHANGES
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---------------------
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When using ipfw(8) with the syntax of the first synopsis line from the
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man page (i. e., with a rules file), it can now optionally be run through
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a preprocessor (m4, cpp) so it's possible to use symbolic names and other
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constructs that make maintenance easier.
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The timezone database has been updated to catch all of the recent changes
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in Europe, the former Soviet Union, and Central and South America.
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The timezone data files now contain a magic number allowing for easy
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identification.
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2. Supported Configurations
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---------------------------
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@ -442,40 +419,14 @@ unconditional return policy.
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----------------------------------------------
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If you're upgrading from a previous release of FreeBSD, most likely
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it's 2.2.x or 2.1.x (in some lesser number of cases) and some of the
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following issues may affect you, depending of course on your chosen
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method of upgrading. There are two popular ways of upgrading
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FreeBSD distributions:
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it's 3.0 and some of the following issues may affect you, depending
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of course on your chosen method of upgrading. There are two popular
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ways of upgrading FreeBSD distributions:
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o Using sources, via /usr/src
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o Using sysinstall's (binary) upgrade option.
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In the case of using sources, there are simply two targets you need to
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be aware of: The standard ``world'' target, which will upgrade a 2.x
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system to 3.0, or the ``aout-to-elf'' target, which will both upgrade
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and convert the system to ELF binary format.
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In the case of using the binary upgrade option, the system will go
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straight to 3.0/ELF but also populate the /<basepath>/lib/aout
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directories for backwards compatibility with older binaries.
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In either case, going to ELF will mean that you'll have somewhat
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smaller binaries and access to a lot more compiler goodies which have
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been already been ported to other ELF environments (our older and
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somewhat crufty a.out format being largely unsupported by most other
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software projects), but on the downside you'll also have access to far
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fewer ports and packages since many of those have not been adapted to
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ELF yet. This will occur in time, but those who wish to retain access
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to the greatest number of packages and 3rd-party binaries should
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probably stick with a.out.
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The kernel is also still in a.out format at this time so that older
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LKMs and library interfaces can continue to work, but a full
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transition to ELF will occur at some point after 3.0-RELEASE. Those
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wishing to generate dynamic kernel components should therefore use the
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newer KLD mechanism rather than the older LKM format - the LKM format
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is not long for this world and will soon be unsupported!
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[ other important upgrading notes should go here]
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[insert other notes here]
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5. Reporting problems, making suggestions, submitting code.
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@ -1,20 +1,22 @@
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RELEASE NOTES
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FreeBSD Release 3.0-SNAP
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FreeBSD Release 4.0-SNAP
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This is a 3.0-CURRENT release SNAPshot of FreeBSD, currently
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on its way to the next release after 3.0-RELEASE, which was
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released on October 16th, 1998.
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This is a 4.0-CURRENT release SNAPshot of FreeBSD, an active
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development branch which is not expected to produce a release for
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some time. This line of development branched from the 3.x line
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on January 20, 1999; that branch will see continuing releases and
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some features of 4.0 will be back-ported.
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Any installation failures or crashes should be reported by using the
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send-pr command (those preferring a WEB based interface can also see
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send-pr command (those preferring a Web-based interface can also see
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http://www.freebsd.org/send-pr.html).
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For information about FreeBSD and the layout of the 3.0-RELEASE
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For information about FreeBSD and the layout of the 4.0-RELEASE
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directory (especially if you're installing from floppies!), see
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ABOUT.TXT. For installation instructions, see the INSTALL.TXT and
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HARDWARE.TXT files.
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For the latest of these 3.0-current snapshots, you should always see:
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For the latest of these 4.0-current snapshots, you should always see:
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ftp://current.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD
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@ -22,7 +24,7 @@ If you wish to get the latest post-3.0-RELEASE technology.
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Table of contents:
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------------------
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1. What's new since 3.0-RELEASE
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1. What's new since the 3.1/4.0 branch
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1.1 KERNEL CHANGES
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1.2 SECURITY FIXES
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1.3 USERLAND CHANGES
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@ -43,40 +45,16 @@ Table of contents:
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6. Acknowledgements
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1. What's new since 3.0-RELEASE
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---------------------------------
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All changes described here are unique to the 3.0 branch unless
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1. What's new since the 3.1/4.0 branch
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--------------------------------------
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All changes described here are unique to the 4.0 branch unless
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specifically marked as [MERGED] features.
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1.1. KERNEL CHANGES
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-------------------
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Added driver support for fast ethernet adapters based on the
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RealTek 8129/8139 and Accton MPX 5030/5038 chips, including the
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SMC EZ Card 10/100 PCI 1211-TX.
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Added driver support for Lite-On PNIC-based fast ethernet cards
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including the LinkSys LNE100TX, NetGear FA310TX Rev. D1 and
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Matrox FastNIC 10/100.
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Added driver support for fast ethernet adapters based on the
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Macronix 98713, 98713A, 98715, 98715A and 98725 chips.
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Added driver support for fast ethernet adapters based on the
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Winbond W89C840F chip.
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Added driver support for fast ethernet adapters based on the
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VIA Technologies VT3043 "Rhine I" and VT86C100A "Rhine II" chips.
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Added driver support for pocket ethernet adapters based on the
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RealTek RTL 8002 chip.
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Added driver support for fast ethernet adapters based on the
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ASIX Electronics AX88140A chip.
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Integrated isdn4bsd from the isdn4bsd project group into the
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regular system.
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The VM system's anonymous storage subsystem (the ``swap pager'') has
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been completely revamped.
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1.2. SECURITY FIXES
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-------------------
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@ -84,11 +62,10 @@ regular system.
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1.3. USERLAND CHANGES
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---------------------
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When using ipfw(8) with the syntax of the first synopsis line from the
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man page (i. e., with a rules file), it can now optionally be run through
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a preprocessor (m4, cpp) so it's possible to use symbolic names and other
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constructs that make maintenance easier.
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The timezone database has been updated to catch all of the recent changes
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in Europe, the former Soviet Union, and Central and South America.
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The timezone data files now contain a magic number allowing for easy
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identification.
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2. Supported Configurations
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---------------------------
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@ -442,40 +419,14 @@ unconditional return policy.
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----------------------------------------------
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If you're upgrading from a previous release of FreeBSD, most likely
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it's 2.2.x or 2.1.x (in some lesser number of cases) and some of the
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following issues may affect you, depending of course on your chosen
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method of upgrading. There are two popular ways of upgrading
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FreeBSD distributions:
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it's 3.0 and some of the following issues may affect you, depending
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of course on your chosen method of upgrading. There are two popular
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ways of upgrading FreeBSD distributions:
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o Using sources, via /usr/src
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o Using sysinstall's (binary) upgrade option.
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In the case of using sources, there are simply two targets you need to
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be aware of: The standard ``world'' target, which will upgrade a 2.x
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system to 3.0, or the ``aout-to-elf'' target, which will both upgrade
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and convert the system to ELF binary format.
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In the case of using the binary upgrade option, the system will go
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straight to 3.0/ELF but also populate the /<basepath>/lib/aout
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directories for backwards compatibility with older binaries.
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In either case, going to ELF will mean that you'll have somewhat
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smaller binaries and access to a lot more compiler goodies which have
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been already been ported to other ELF environments (our older and
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somewhat crufty a.out format being largely unsupported by most other
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software projects), but on the downside you'll also have access to far
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fewer ports and packages since many of those have not been adapted to
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ELF yet. This will occur in time, but those who wish to retain access
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to the greatest number of packages and 3rd-party binaries should
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probably stick with a.out.
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The kernel is also still in a.out format at this time so that older
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LKMs and library interfaces can continue to work, but a full
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transition to ELF will occur at some point after 3.0-RELEASE. Those
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wishing to generate dynamic kernel components should therefore use the
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newer KLD mechanism rather than the older LKM format - the LKM format
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is not long for this world and will soon be unsupported!
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[ other important upgrading notes should go here]
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[insert other notes here]
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5. Reporting problems, making suggestions, submitting code.
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