diff --git a/en/releases/7.3R/Makefile b/en/releases/7.3R/Makefile index c3f0784db0..4dad60f2be 100644 --- a/en/releases/7.3R/Makefile +++ b/en/releases/7.3R/Makefile @@ -1,19 +1,20 @@ -# $FreeBSD: www/en/releases/7.3R/Makefile,v 1.2 2010/03/19 18:50:42 hrs Exp $ +# $FreeBSD: www/en/releases/7.3R/Makefile,v 1.3 2010/03/23 13:48:13 hrs Exp $ .if exists(../Makefile.conf) .include "../Makefile.conf" .endif .if exists(../Makefile.inc) .include "../Makefile.inc" .endif DOCS= schedule.sgml \ - relnotes.sgml + relnotes.sgml \ + announce.sgml DATA= docbook.css \ errata.html \ hardware.html \ readme.html \ relnotes-detailed.html .include "${WEB_PREFIX}/share/mk/web.site.mk" diff --git a/en/releases/7.3R/announce.sgml b/en/releases/7.3R/announce.sgml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..39dcf03fd3 --- /dev/null +++ b/en/releases/7.3R/announce.sgml @@ -0,0 +1,378 @@ + + + + +]> + + &header; + +

The FreeBSD Release Engineering Team is pleased to announce the + availability of FreeBSD 7.3-RELEASE. This is the fourth release + from the 7-STABLE branch which improves on the functionality of + FreeBSD 7.2 and introduces a few new features. There will be one + more release from this branch to allow future improvements to be + made available in the 7-STABLE branch but at this point most + developers are focused on 8-STABLE.

+ +

Some of the highlights:

+ + + +

For a complete list of new features and known problems, please + see the online release notes and errata list available at:

+ + + +

For more information about FreeBSD release engineering + activities please see:

+ + + +

Availability

+ +

FreeBSD 7.3-RELEASE is now available for the amd64, i386, pc98, + and sparc64 architectures.

+ +

FreeBSD 7.3 can be installed from bootable ISO images or over the + network. The required files can be downloaded via FTP or BitTorrent + as described in the sections below. While some of the smaller FTP + mirrors may not carry all architectures, they will all generally + contain the more common ones such as amd64 and i386.

+ +

MD5 and SHA256 hashes for the release ISO images are included at + the bottom of this message.

+ +

The purpose of the images provided as part of the release are as + follows:

+ +
+
dvd1
+ +

This contains everything necessary to install the base + FreeBSD operating system, a collection of pre-built packages, + and the documentation. It also supports booting into a + "livefs" based rescue mode. This should be all you need if + you can burn and use DVD-sized media.

+ +
disc1
+ +

This contains the base FreeBSD operating system and the + xorg packages for CDROM-sized media. There are no other + packages on this image but there are more packages (mostly + Gnome and KDE) on the disc2 and disc3 images. If you choose + to install packages post-install you should just need disc1, + you only need disc2/disc3 if you want to install Gnome or KDE + during install.

+ +
livefs
+ +

This contains support for booting into a "livefs" based + rescue mode but does not support doing an install from the CD + itself. It is meant to help rescue an existing system but + could be used to do a network based install if + necessary.

+ +
bootonly
+ +

This supports booting a machine using the CDROM drive but + does not contain the support for installing FreeBSD from the + CD itself. You would need to perform a network based install + (e.g. from an FTP server) after booting from the CD.

+
+ +

FreeBSD 7.3-RELEASE can also be purchased on CD-ROM or DVD from + several vendors. One of the vendors that will be offering FreeBSD + 7.3-based products is:

+ + + +

BitTorrent

+ +

7.3-RELEASE ISOs are available via BitTorrent. A collection of + torrent files to download the images is available at:

+ + + +

FTP

+ +

At the time of this announcement the following FTP sites have + FreeBSD 7.3-RELEASE available.

+ + + +

However before trying these sites please check your regional + mirror(s) first by going to:

+ + + +

Any additional mirror sites will be labeled + ftp2, ftp3 and so on.

+ +

More information about FreeBSD mirror sites can be found at:

+ + + +

For instructions on installing FreeBSD, please see Chapter 2 of + The FreeBSD Handbook. It provides a complete installation + walk-through for users new to FreeBSD, and can be found online + at:

+ + + +

Updates from Source

+ +

The procedure for doing a source code based update is described in the + FreeBSD Handbook:

+ + + +

The branch tag to use for updating the source is RELENG_7_3.

+ +

FreeBSD Update

+ +

The freebsd-update(8) utility supports binary upgrades of i386 + and amd64 systems running earlier FreeBSD releases. Systems running + 7.[012]-RELEASE, 7.3-BETA1, or 7.3-RC[12] can upgrade as follows:

+ + 
# freebsd-update upgrade -r 7.3-RELEASE
+ +

During this process, FreeBSD Update may ask the user to help by + merging some configuration files or by confirming that the + automatically performed merging was done correctly.

+ + 
# freebsd-update install
+ +

The system must be rebooted with the newly installed kernel + before continuing.

+ + 
# shutdown -r now
+ +

After rebooting, freebsd-update needs to be run again to install + the new userland components, and the system needs to be rebooted + again:

+ + 
# freebsd-update install
+# shutdown -r now
+ +

Users of earlier FreeBSD releases (FreeBSD 6.x) can also use + freebsd-update to upgrade to FreeBSD 7.3, but will be prompted to + rebuild all third-party applications (e.g., anything installed + from the ports tree) after the second invocation of + "freebsd-update install", in order to handle differences in the + system libraries between FreeBSD 6.x and FreeBSD 7.x.

+ +

Support

+ +

The FreeBSD Security Team currently plans to support FreeBSD 7.3 + until March 31st 2012. Users of FreeBSD 7.2 are strongly + encouraged to upgrade to either FreeBSD 7.3 or FreeBSD 8.0 before + the FreeBSD 7.2 End of Life on June 30th 2010. For more + information on the Security Team and their support of the various + FreeBSD branches see:

+ + + +

Acknowledgments

+ +

Many companies donated equipment, network access, or man-hours to + support the release engineering activities for FreeBSD 7.3 including + The FreeBSD Foundation, Hewlett-Packard, Yahoo!, NetApp, Internet + Systems Consortium, iXsystems, and Sentex Communications.

+ +

The release engineering team for 7.3-RELEASE includes:

+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
Ken Smith <kensmith@FreeBSD.org>Release Engineering, + amd64, i386, sparc64 Release Building, + Mirror Site Coordination
Robert Watson <rwatson@FreeBSD.org>Release Engineering, Security
Konstantin Belousov <kib@FreeBSD.org>Release Engineering
Marc Fonvieille <blackend@FreeBSD.org>Release Engineering, Documentation
Hiroki Sato <hrs@FreeBSD.org>Release Engineering, Documentation
Bjoern Zeeb <bz@FreeBSD.org>Release Engineering
Takahashi Yoshihiro <nyan@FreeBSD.org>PC98 Release Building
Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@FreeBSD.org>Package Building
Erwin Lansing <erwin@FreeBSD.org>Package Building
Mark Linimon <linimon@FreeBSD.org>Package Building
Pav Lucistnik <pav@FreeBSD.org>Package Building
Ion-Mihai Tetcu <itetcu@FreeBSD.org>Package Building
Martin Wilke <miwi@FreeBSD.org>Package Building
Colin Percival <cperciva@FreeBSD.org>Security Officer
+ +

Trademark

+ +

FreeBSD is a registered trademark of The FreeBSD Foundation.

+ +

ISO Image Checksums

+ + 
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+ + &footer; + + + diff --git a/en/releases/7.3R/errata.html b/en/releases/7.3R/errata.html index 0b302c5a23..8f4bfe9dc7 100644 --- a/en/releases/7.3R/errata.html +++ b/en/releases/7.3R/errata.html @@ -1,124 +1,128 @@ FreeBSD 7.3-RELEASE Errata

FreeBSD 7.3-RELEASE Errata

The FreeBSD Project

Copyright © 2010 The FreeBSD Documentation Project

-

$FreeBSD: releng/7.3/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/errata/article.sgml -205344 2010-03-19 18:43:15Z hrs $
+

$FreeBSD: stable/7/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/errata/article.sgml +205521 2010-03-23 18:36:45Z hrs $

FreeBSD is a registered trademark of the FreeBSD Foundation.

Intel, Celeron, EtherExpress, i386, i486, Itanium, Pentium, and Xeon are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries.

Sparc, Sparc64, SPARCEngine, and UltraSPARC are trademarks of SPARC International, Inc in the United States and other countries. Products bearing SPARC trademarks are based upon architecture developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Many of the designations used by manufacturers and sellers to distinguish their products are claimed as trademarks. Where those designations appear in this document, and the FreeBSD Project was aware of the trademark claim, the designations have been followed by the “™” or the “®” symbol.

This document lists errata items for FreeBSD 7.3-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 7.3-RELEASE will be maintained until the release of FreeBSD 7.4-RELEASE.

1 Introduction

This errata document contains “late-breaking news” about FreeBSD 7.3-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 http://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/, plus any sites which keep up-to-date mirrors of this location.

Source and binary snapshots of FreeBSD 7.3-STABLE 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 http://www.FreeBSD.org/security/ or ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/.

2 Security Advisories

No advisory.

3 Open Issues

No issue.

4 Late-Breaking News and Corrections

-

No news.

+

[20100323] The FreeBSD 7.3-RELEASE Release Notes incorrectly mentioned that the +hwpmc(4) driver has been added though this driver has already been added in 7.0-RELEASE. +The changes in 7.3-RELEASE are that pmcannotate(8) utility and support for Intel Core 2 +and Core i7 have been added.

This file, and other release-related documents, can be -downloaded from ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/.

+downloaded from http://www.FreeBSD.org/snapshots/.

For questions about FreeBSD, read the documentation before contacting <questions@FreeBSD.org>.

All users of FreeBSD 7.3-STABLE should subscribe to the <stable@FreeBSD.org> mailing list.

For questions about this documentation, e-mail <doc@FreeBSD.org>.

diff --git a/en/releases/7.3R/schedule.sgml b/en/releases/7.3R/schedule.sgml index 742af77f6e..3cf66e1403 100644 --- a/en/releases/7.3R/schedule.sgml +++ b/en/releases/7.3R/schedule.sgml @@ -1,159 +1,159 @@ - + re@FreeBSD.org'> ]> &header;

Introduction

This is a specific schedule for the release of FreeBSD &local.rel;. For more general information about the release engineering process, please see the Release Engineering section of the web site.

General discussions about the pending release and known issues should be sent to the public freebsd-stable mailing list. MFC requests should be sent to &contact.re;.

Schedule

- +
Action Expected Actual Description
Release schedule announcement — 23 January 2010 Release Engineers send announcement email to freebsd-stable@ with a rough schedule for the &os; &local.rel; release.
Code freeze begins 22 January 2010 23 January 2010 After this date, all commits to RELENG_7 must be approved by &contact.re;. Certain highly active documentation committers are exempt from this rule for routine man page / release note updates. Heads-up emails should be sent to the developers, as well as stable@ and qa@ lists.
BETA1 builds 25 January 2010 27 January 2010 Begin BETA1 builds.
Announce doc/ tree slush — 31 January 2010 Notification of the impending doc/ tree slush should be sent to doc@.
doc/ tree slush 5 February 2010 5 February 2010 Non-essential commits to the en_US.ISO8859-1/ subtree should be delayed from this point until after the doc/ tree tagging, to give translation teams time to synchronize their work.
doc/ tree tagged. 10 February 2010 10 February 2010 Version number bumps for doc/ subtree. RELEASE_&local.rel.tag;_0 tag for doc/. doc/ slush ends at this time.
Ports tree feature freeze 8 February 2010 15 February 2010 Only feature safe commits will be permitted to the ports/ tree during the freeze.
RELENG_7_3 branch — 10 February 2010 The new release branch is created. Update newvers.sh and release.ent on various branches involved.
RC1 builds 8 February 2010 10 February 2010 Begin RC1 builds.
RC2 builds 22 February 2010 1 March 2010 Begin RC2 builds.
RELENG_7_3_0_RELEASE tagged — 21 March 2010 The release tag for 7.3-RELEASE is set on RELENG_7_3 branch.
RELEASE builds — 21 March 2010 Begin RELEASE builds.
Announcement 1 March 2010
23 March 2010		—23 March 2010 Announcement sent out after a majority of the mirrors have received the bits.

Additional Information

&footer; diff --git a/en/releases/index.sgml b/en/releases/index.sgml index 90474c2664..de4c15fe68 100644 --- a/en/releases/index.sgml +++ b/en/releases/index.sgml @@ -1,530 +1,539 @@ - + ]> - + &header; FreeBSD Releases

For late-breaking news about FreeBSD, please visit the Newsflash page.

Current Release(s)

Release &rel.current; (&rel.current.date;) Announcement : Release Notes : Hardware Notes : Readme : Errata

Release &rel2.current; (&rel2.current.date;) Announcement : Release Notes : Hardware Notes : -Installation Notes : Readme : Errata

The latest snapshots from our FreeBSD-STABLE and FreeBSD-CURRENT branches are also available. Please see Getting FreeBSD for details.

Future Releases

We will continue to bring you new releases from both our FreeBSD-STABLE and FreeBSD-CURRENT branches, both as developer's snapshots and as regular full releases.

For more information about the release engineering process, or to see a comprehensive schedule of upcoming releases, please visit the Release Engineering section of this web site.

The release documentation files for FreeBSD-STABLE and FreeBSD-CURRENT are available for viewing in HTML format on the Release Documentation page. These files are rebuilt periodically, and reflect the changing state of FreeBSD's development.

Past Releases

Release Usage Statistics

A snapshot of the current and past FreeBSD release usage is available at http://www.FreeBSD.org/statistic/release_usage/.

&footer; diff --git a/en/releng/index.sgml b/en/releng/index.sgml index 8cb2ea7c85..c53421c13a 100644 --- a/en/releng/index.sgml +++ b/en/releng/index.sgml @@ -1,454 +1,453 @@ - + %developers; re@FreeBSD.org'> security-officer@FreeBSD.org'> portmgr@FreeBSD.org'> freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org'> doceng@FreeBSD.org'> freebsd-www@FreeBSD.org'> ]> &header;

This page contains documentation about the FreeBSD release engineering process.

Upcoming Release Schedule

NOTE: Release dates are approximate and may be subject to schedule slippage.

- +
Date Event Information
March 2010 &os; 7.3RC2 is availableReleased on March 23, 2010.

Code-Freeze Status

The following table lists the code freeze status for the major branches of the src/ subtree of the FreeBSD CVS repository. Commits to any branch listed as "frozen" must first be reviewed and approved by the relevant contact party. The status of other subtrees such as ports/, doc/, and www/ is also provided below.

Branch Status Contact Notes
HEAD Open committers Active development branch for 9-CURRENT.
RELENG_8 Open committers Development branch for 8-STABLE.
RELENG_8_0 Frozen &contact.so; FreeBSD 8.0 supported errata fix branch.
RELENG_7 Open committers Development branch for 7-STABLE.
RELENG_7_3 Frozen &contact.re; Frozen in preparation for 7.3-RELEASE.
RELENG_7_2 Frozen &contact.so; FreeBSD 7.2 supported errata fix branch.
RELENG_7_1 Frozen &contact.so; FreeBSD 7.1 supported errata fix branch.
RELENG_7_0 Frozen &contact.so; FreeBSD 7.0 errata fix branch (not officially supported).
RELENG_6 Open committers Development branch for 6-STABLE.
RELENG_6_4 Frozen &contact.so; FreeBSD 6.4 supported errata fix branch.
RELENG_6_3 Frozen &contact.so; FreeBSD 6.3 errata fix branch (not officially supported).
RELENG_6_2 Frozen &contact.so; FreeBSD 6.2 errata fix branch (not officially supported).
RELENG_6_1 Frozen &contact.so; FreeBSD 6.1 errata fix branch (not officially supported).
RELENG_6_0 Frozen &contact.so; FreeBSD 6.0 errata fix branch (not officially supported).
RELENG_5 Open committers Maintenance branch for 5-STABLE (not officially supported).
RELENG_5_5 Frozen &contact.so; FreeBSD 5.5 errata fix branch (not officially supported).
RELENG_5_4 Frozen &contact.so; FreeBSD 5.4 errata fix branch (not officially supported).
RELENG_5_3 Frozen &contact.so; FreeBSD 5.3 errata fix branch (not officially supported).
RELENG_5_2 Frozen &contact.so; FreeBSD 5.2 / 5.2.1 security fix branch (not officially supported).
RELENG_5_1 Frozen &contact.so; FreeBSD 5.1 security fix branch (not officially supported).
RELENG_5_0 Frozen &contact.so; FreeBSD 5.0 security fix branch (not officially supported).
RELENG_4 Open committers Maintenance branch for 4-STABLE (not officially supported).
RELENG_4_11 Frozen &contact.so; FreeBSD 4.11 errata fix branch (not officially supported).
RELENG_4_10 Frozen &contact.so; FreeBSD 4.10 security fix branch (not officially supported).
RELENG_4_9 Frozen &contact.so; FreeBSD 4.9 security fix branch (not officially supported).
RELENG_4_8 Frozen &contact.so; FreeBSD 4.8 security fix branch (not officially supported).
RELENG_4_7 Frozen &contact.so; FreeBSD 4.7 security fix branch (not officially supported).
RELENG_4_6 Frozen &contact.so; FreeBSD 4.6 security fix branch (not officially supported).
RELENG_4_5 Frozen &contact.so; FreeBSD 4.5 security fix branch (not officially supported).
RELENG_4_4 Frozen &contact.so; FreeBSD 4.4 security fix branch (not officially supported).
RELENG_4_3 Frozen &contact.so; FreeBSD 4.3 security fix branch (not officially supported).
RELENG_3 Open committers Maintenance branch for 3-STABLE (not officially supported).
RELENG_2_2 Open committers Maintenance branch for 2.2-STABLE (not officially supported).
Subtree Status Contact Notes
ports/ Open &contact.portmgr; FreeBSD Ports Collection.
doc/ Open &contact.doc; SGML/XML based documentation set.
www/ Open &contact.www; FreeBSD Web site sources.

Release Engineering Documentation

Release Engineering Team

The primary release engineering team is responsible for approving MFC requests during code freezes, setting release schedules, and all of the other responsibilities laid out in our charter.

Primary RE Team (re@FreeBSD.org) : &a.re.members; form the primary release engineering decision-making group.

The platform-specific release engineering teams are responsible for building and packaging FreeBSD releases on the given platforms.

Alpha Platform REs (re-alpha@FreeBSD.org) : &a.re-alpha;

AMD64 Platform REs (re-amd64@FreeBSD.org) : &a.re-amd64;

ia64 Platform REs (re-ia64@FreeBSD.org) : &a.re-ia64;

i386 Platform REs (re-x86@FreeBSD.org) : &a.re-i386;

pc98 Platform REs (re-pc98@FreeBSD.org) : &a.re-pc98;

PowerPC Platform REs (re-ppc@FreeBSD.org) : &a.re-powerpc;

sparc64 Platform REs (re-sparc64@FreeBSD.org) : &a.re-sparc64;

The third party packages in the Ports Collection are managed by the portmgr@ team. Among many other responsibilities, the port managers keep the ports cluster running smoothly to produce binary packages.

Package Builders (&contact.portmgr;) : &a.portmgr;

Frequently Asked Questions

Where can I find the release directory or ISO images for older FreeBSD releases?

The FreeBSD Project does not maintain a centralized historical archive of old release ISO images, but there are still many options. First, a large collection of the old releases (many complete with the package sets) is at ftp://ftp-archive.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD-Archive/old-releases/. Second, try looking on http://mirrorlist.FreeBSD.org. If you are unable to find an FTP mirror that still contains the release you are looking for, then you can email CD-ROM vendors to see if they have any old releases available. In September 2003, we know of a case where FreeBSD 1.1 was used in a court of law to invalidate a bogus software patent. Clearly, older releases can be very important in some situations.

&footer; diff --git a/share/sgml/news.xml b/share/sgml/news.xml index 84f8c995ae..2efa0e5c45 100644 --- a/share/sgml/news.xml +++ b/share/sgml/news.xml @@ -1,220 +1,240 @@ - $FreeBSD: www/share/sgml/news.xml,v 1.302 2010/03/18 19:04:46 tabthorpe Exp $ + $FreeBSD: www/share/sgml/news.xml,v 1.303 2010/03/21 21:27:18 pgj Exp $ 2010 3 + + + 23 + + + FreeBSD 7.3-RELEASE Available + +

FreeBSD + 7.3-RELEASE is now available. Please be sure to check + the Release + Notes and Release + Errata before installation for any late-breaking news + and/or issues with 7.3. More information about FreeBSD + releases can be found on the Release + Information page.

+ + + 18 New Ports Management Team Secretary: <a href="mailto:tabthorpe@FreeBSD.org">Thomas Abthorpe</a>

The &os; Ports Management Team is pleased to announce Thomas Abthorpe has assumed the role of Ports Management Team Secretary.

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Returning committer: Niels Heinen (ports)

 4 &os; 7.3-RC2 Available

The second Release Candidate build for the &os;-7.3 release cycle is now available. ISO images for Tier-1 architectures are now available on most of the &os; mirror sites.

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New committer: Neel Natu (src)

 2 22 PC-BSD 8.0 Released

PC-BSD 8.0 has been released. PC-BSD is a successful desktop operating system based on FreeBSD that focuses on providing an easy to use desktop system for casual computer users. A list of new features/updates since the last version can be found here.

The new release can be downloaded or purchased on DVD.

 15 &os; 7.3-RC1 Available

The first Release Candidate build for the &os;-7.3 release cycle is now available. ISO images for Tier-1 architectures are now available on most of the &os; mirror sites.

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Enhanced commit privileges: Benedict Reuschling (full doc/www)

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New committer: Bernhard Schmidt (src)

 2 Enhanced commit privileges: <a href="mailto:gabor@FreeBSD.org">Gábor Kövesdán</a> (src, ports, doc)

Gábor Kövesdán participated in Google Summer of Code 2008/2009 and for his work he has been given commit access to the source code. His first pieces of work will be bringing in the result of his summer work into the tree.

 1 30 &os; 7.3-BETA1 Available

The first BETA build for the &os;-7.3 release cycle is now available. ISO images for Tier-1 architectures are now available on most of the &os; mirror sites.

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New committer: Bruce Cran (src)

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New committer: Ulrich Spörlein (src)

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New committer: Romain Tartière (ports)

New committer: Alberto Villa (ports)

 17 October-December, 2009 Status Report

The October-December, 2009 Status Report is now available with 38 entries.

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