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	as well as other ways to obtain a copy of FreeBSD.			as well as other ways to obtain a copy of FreeBSD.

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	== Contacting the FreeBSD Project			== Contacting the FreeBSD Project

	[[emailmailinglists]]			[[emailmailinglists]]
	=== Email and Mailing Lists			=== Email and Mailing Lists

	For any questions or general technical support issues, please send mail to the {freebsd-questions}.			For general questions or technical support, please address the {freebsd-questions}.

	If you're tracking the {releaseBranch} development efforts, you must join the {freebsd-stable}, in order to keep abreast of recent developments and changes that may affect the way you use and maintain the system.			If you track the `{releaseBranch}` branch: you must subscribe to the {freebsd-stable}, to keep abreast of developments and changes that may affect your use and maintainance of the system.

	Being a largely-volunteer effort, the FreeBSD Project is always happy to have extra hands willing to help-there are already far more desired enhancements than there is time to implement them. To contact the developers on technical matters, or with offers of help, please send mail to the {freebsd-hackers}.			Being a largely volunteer effort, the Project is always happy to have extra hands willing to help -- there are far more desired enhancements than there is time to implement them. To contact the developers on technical matters, or with offers of help, please address the {freebsd-hackers}.

	Please note that these mailing lists can experience significant amounts of traffic. If you have slow or expensive mail access, or are only interested in keeping up with major FreeBSD events, you may find it preferable to subscribe instead to the {freebsd-announce}.			These lists above can experience significant amounts of traffic. If you have slow or expensive email access, or if are only interested in major major announcements, you may prefer subscription to the {freebsd-announce}.

	All of the mailing lists can be freely joined by anyone wishing to do so. Visit the link:https://www.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo[FreeBSD Mailman Info Page]. This will give you more information on joining the various lists, accessing archives, etc. There are a number of mailing lists targeted at special interest groups not mentioned here; more information can be obtained either from the Mailman pages or the link:../../../support/#mailing-list[mailing lists section] of the FreeBSD Web site.			All public mailing lists can be joined by anyone wishing to do so. More than a hundred lists are public; https://lists.freebsd.org/[] shows them all, and provides information about browsing the archives, subscribing, and unsubscribing.

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	Do not send email to the lists asking to be subscribed. Use the Mailman interface instead.
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	=== Submitting Problem Reports			=== Submitting Problem Reports

	Suggestions, bug reports and contributions of code are always valued. Please do not hesitate to report any problems you may find. Bug reports with attached fixes are of course even more welcome.			Suggestions, bug reports and contributions of code are always valued. Please do not hesitate to report any problems you may find. Bug reports with attached fixes are of course even more welcome.

	The preferred method to submit bug reports from a machine with Internet connectivity is to use the link:https://bugs.freebsd.org[Bugzilla bug tracker]. Problem Reports (PRs) submitted in this way will be filed and their progress tracked; the FreeBSD developers will do their best to respond to all reported bugs as soon as possible. link:https://bugs.freebsd.org/search/[A list of all active PRs] is available on the FreeBSD Web site; this list is useful to see what potential problems other users have encountered.			The preferred method to submit bug reports from a machine with Internet connectivity is to use the link:https://bugs.freebsd.org[Bugzilla bug tracker]. Problem Reports (PRs) submitted in this way will be filed and their progress tracked; the FreeBSD developers will do their best to respond to all reported bugs as soon as possible. link:https://bugs.freebsd.org/search/[A list of all active PRs] is available on the FreeBSD Web site; this list is useful to see what potential problems other users have encountered.

	For more information, link:{problem-reports}["Writing FreeBSD Problem Reports"], available on the FreeBSD Web site, has a number of helpful hints on writing and submitting effective problem reports.			For more information, link:{problem-reports}["Writing FreeBSD Problem Reports"], available on the FreeBSD Web site, has a number of helpful hints on writing and submitting effective problem reports.
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	To learn about any late-breaking news or post-release problems, it is extremely important to read the errata for any given release before installing it.			To learn about any late-breaking news or post-release problems, it is extremely important to read the errata for any given release before installing it.
	The errata file accompanying each release (most likely right next to this file) is already out of date by definition, but other copies are kept updated on the Internet and should be consulted as the current errata for this release. These other copies of the errata are located at link:../../releases/[https://www.FreeBSD.org/releases] (as well as any sites which keep up-to-date mirrors of this location).			The errata file accompanying each release (most likely right next to this file) is already out of date by definition, but other copies are kept updated on the Internet and should be consulted as the current errata for this release. These other copies of the errata are located at link:../../releases/[https://www.FreeBSD.org/releases] (as well as any sites which keep up-to-date mirrors of this location).

	[[manpages]]			[[manpages]]
	=== Manual Pages			=== Manual Pages

	As with almost all UNIX(R) like operating systems, FreeBSD comes with a set of on-line manual pages, accessed through the {{< manpage "man" "1">}} command or through the http://link:www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi[hypertext manual pages gateway] on the FreeBSD Web site. In general, the manual pages provide information on the different commands and APIs available to the FreeBSD user.			As with almost all UNIX(R)-like operating systems, FreeBSD includes a set of manual pages, accessible link:{manual-site}[online] or with the {{< manpage "man" "1">}} command.

	In some cases, manual pages are written to give information on particular topics. Notable examples of such manual pages are {{< manpage "tuning" "7">}} (a guide to performance tuning), {{< manpage "security" "7">}} (an introduction to FreeBSD security), and {{< manpage "style" "9">}} (a style guide to kernel coding).			In general, these pages provide information on the different commands and APIs available to the FreeBSD user.

				Some pages are written to give information on particular topics. Notable examples include {{< manpage "tuning" "7">}} (a guide to performance tuning), {{< manpage "security" "7">}} (an introduction to FreeBSD security), and {{< manpage "style" "9">}} (a style guide for kernel coding).

	[[booksarticles]]			[[booksarticles]]
	=== Books and Articles			=== Books and Articles

	Two highly-useful collections of FreeBSD-related information, maintained by the FreeBSD Project, are the FreeBSD Handbook and FreeBSD FAQ(Frequently Asked Questions document). On-line versions of the link:{handbook}[Handbook] and link:{faq}[FAQ] are always available from the link:../../../doc[FreeBSD Documentation page] or its mirrors. If you install the [.filename]`doc` distribution set, you can use a Web browser to read the Handbook and FAQ locally. In particular, note that the Handbook contains a step-by-step guide to installing FreeBSD.			FreeBSD Project-maintained documentation includes the highly useful _FreeBSD Handbook_, which includes a detailed guide to installing and upgrading the operating system, and _FreeBSD FAQ_ (Frequently Asked Questions). The link:{handbook}[Handbook] and link:{faq}[FAQ] are online in the link:{main-site}[documentation portal] and at mirror sites.

	A number of on-line books and articles, also maintained by the FreeBSD Project, cover more-specialized, FreeBSD-related topics. This material spans a wide range of topics, from effective use of the mailing lists, to dual-booting FreeBSD with other operating systems, to guidelines for new committers. Like the Handbook and FAQ, these documents are available from the FreeBSD Documentation Page or in the doc distribution set.			Other Project-maintained books and articles are more specialized -- covering a wide range of topics, from effective use of the mailing lists, to dual-booting FreeBSD with other operating systems, to guidelines for new committers. Like the Handbook and FAQ, these documents are in the portal, mirrors and [.filename]`doc` repository.

				For offline documentation in HTML and PDF formats: you can install a language-specific package such as package:misc/freebsd-doc-en[] (_-en_ for English), or multi-language package:[misc/freebsd-doc-all]. Alternatively, use a copy of the [.filename]`doc` repo to build and install from source code.

	A listing of other books and documents about FreeBSD can be found in the link:{handbook}#bibliography[bibliography] of the FreeBSD Handbook. Because of FreeBSD's strong UNIX(R) heritage, many other articles and books written for UNIX(R) systems are applicable as well, some of which are also listed in the bibliography.			A listing of other books and documents about FreeBSD can be found in the link:{handbook}#bibliography[bibliography] of the FreeBSD Handbook. Because of FreeBSD's strong UNIX(R) heritage, many other articles and books written for UNIX(R) systems are applicable as well, some of which are also listed in the bibliography.

	[[acknowledgements]]			[[acknowledgements]]
	== Acknowledgments			== Acknowledgments

	FreeBSD represents the cumulative work of many hundreds, if not thousands, of individuals from around the world who have worked countless hours to bring about this {releaseType}. For a complete list of FreeBSD developers and contributors, please see link:{contributors}["Contributors to FreeBSD"] on the FreeBSD Web site or any of its mirrors.			FreeBSD represents the cumulative work of many hundreds, if not thousands, of individuals from around the world who have worked countless hours to bring about this {releaseType}. For a complete list of FreeBSD developers and contributors, please see link:{contributors}["Contributors to FreeBSD"] on the FreeBSD Web site or any of its mirrors.

	Special thanks also go to the many thousands of FreeBSD users and testers all over the world, without whom this {releaseType} simply would not have been possible.			Special thanks also go to the many thousands of FreeBSD users and testers all over the world, without whom this {releaseType} simply would not have been possible.