Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2002 16:34:26 -0700
+ From: "Murray Stokely" <murray@FreeBSD.org>
+ To: freebsd-announce@FreeBSD.org
+ Subject: FreeBSD 4.6.2-RELEASE is now available
I am happy to announce the availability of FreeBSD 4.6.2-RELEASE, a +maintenance release of the FreeBSD 4.6-STABLE branch. Since FreeBSD +4.6-RELEASE in June 2002, we have resolved several ATA-related +problems, updated the system OpenSSL and OpenSSH components, and +addressed several security issues.
+ +For a list of new features and known problems, please see the +release notes and errata list, available here:
+ +For more information about FreeBSD release engineering activities +(including information about the upcoming FreeBSD 4.7), please see:
+ + + +FreeBSD 4.6.2-RELEASE supports the i386 and alpha architectures and +can be installed directly over the net using the boot floppies or +copied to a local NFS/FTP server. Distributions for the i386 are +available now. As of this writing, the final builds for the alpha +architecture are in progress and will be made available shortly.
+ +We can't promise that all the mirror sites will carry the larger +ISO images, but they will at least be available from:
+ +If you can't afford FreeBSD on media, are impatient, or just want +to use it for evangelism purposes, then by all means download the ISO +images, otherwise please continue to support the FreeBSD Project by +purchasing media from one of our supporting vendors. The following +companies will be offering FreeBSD 4.6.2 based products:
+ + +| FreeBSD Mall, Inc. | +http://www.freebsdmall.com/ | +
| FreeBSD Services Ltd. | +http://www.freebsd-services.com/ | +
FreeBSD is also available via anonymous FTP from mirror sites in + the following countries: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, + Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, + Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Korea, + Lithuania, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Romania, + Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, + Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Ukraine, and the United + Kingdom.
+ +Before trying the central FTP site, please check your regional + mirror(s) first by going to:
+ +ftp://ftp.<yourdomain>.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD
+ +Any additional mirror sites will be labeled ftp2, ftp3 and so + on.
+ +More information about FreeBSD mirror sites can be found at:
+ +http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/mirrors-ftp.html
+ +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:
+ +http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install.html
+ +Many companies donated equipment, network access, or man-hours to +finance the release engineering activities for FreeBSD 4.6.2, +including Compaq, Yahoo!, Sentex Communications, NTT/Verio, and The +FreeBSD Mall.
+ +In addition to myself, the release engineering team for 4.6.2-RELEASE +includes:
+ +| Bruce A. Mah<bmah@FreeBSD.org> | +Release Engineering, Documentation | +
| Robert Watson <rwatson@FreeBSD.org> | +Release Engineering, Security | +
| John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> | +Release Engineering | +
| Brian Somers <brian@FreeBSD.org> | +Release Engineering | +
| Steve Price <steve@FreeBSD.org> | +Package Splits | +
| Will Andrews <will@FreeBSD.org> | +Package Splits | +
| Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.org> | +Package Building | +
| Jacques A. Vidrine <nectar@FreeBSD.org> | +Security Officer | +
Please join me in thanking them for all the hard work which went + into making this release. Many thanks are also due to the FreeBSD + committers (committers@FreeBSD.org), without whom there would be + nothing to release, and thousands of FreeBSD users world-wide who + have contributed bug fixes, features, and suggestions.
+ +Enjoy!
+ +Murray Stokely
+(For the FreeBSD Release Engineering Team)