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  16   <info>
  17     <title>&os; &release.current; Release Notes</title>
  18
  19     <author>
  20       <orgname>The &os; Project</orgname>
  21     </author>
  22
  23     <pubdate>$FreeBSD$</pubdate>
  24
  25     <!-- First rev: 285831 -->
  26     <!-- Last rev: 284813 -->
  27
  28     <copyright>
  29       <year>2015</year>
  30       <holder role="mailto:doc@FreeBSD.org">The &os; Documentation
  31         Project</holder>
  32     </copyright>
  33
  34     <legalnotice xml:id="trademarks" role="trademarks">
  35       &tm-attrib.freebsd;
  36       &tm-attrib.ibm;
  37       &tm-attrib.ieee;
  38       &tm-attrib.intel;
  39       &tm-attrib.sparc;
  40       &tm-attrib.general;
  41     </legalnotice>
  42
  43     <abstract>
  44       <para>The release notes for &os; &release.current; contain
  45         a summary of the changes made to the &os; base system on the
  46         &release.branch; development line.  This document lists
  47         applicable security advisories that were issued since the last
  48         release, as well as significant changes to the &os; kernel and
  49         userland.  Some brief remarks on upgrading are also
  50         presented.</para>
  51     </abstract>
  52   </info>
  53
  54   <sect1 xml:id="intro">
  55     <title>Introduction</title>
  56
  57     <para>This document contains the release notes for &os;
  58       &release.current;.  It describes recently added, changed, or
  59       deleted features of &os;.  It also provides some notes on
  60       upgrading from previous versions of &os;.</para>
  61
  62     <para releasetype="current">The &release.type; distribution to
  63       which these release notes apply represents the latest point
  64       along the &release.branch; development branch since
  65       &release.branch; was created.  Information regarding pre-built,
  66       binary &release.type; distributions along this branch can be
  67       found at <uri
  68         xlink:href="&release.url;">&release.url;</uri>.</para>
  69
  70     <para releasetype="snapshot">The &release.type; distribution to
  71       which these release notes apply represents a point along the
  72       &release.branch; development branch between &release.prev; and
  73       the future &release.next;.  Information regarding pre-built,
  74       binary &release.type; distributions along this branch can be
  75       found at <uri
  76         xlink:href="&release.url;">&release.url;</uri>.</para>
  77
  78     <para releasetype="release">This distribution of &os;
  79       &release.current; is a &release.type; distribution.  It can be
  80       found at <uri xlink:href="&release.url;">&release.url;</uri> or
  81       any of its mirrors.  More information on obtaining this (or
  82       other) &release.type; distributions of &os; can be found in the
  83       <link
  84         xlink:href="&url.books.handbook;/mirrors.html"><quote>Obtaining
  85           &os;</quote> appendix</link> to the <link
  86         xlink:href="&url.books.handbook;/">&os;
  87         Handbook</link>.</para>
  88
  89     <para>All users are encouraged to consult the release errata
  90       before installing &os;.  The errata document is updated with
  91       <quote>late-breaking</quote> information discovered late in the
  92       release cycle or after the release.  Typically, it contains
  93       information on known bugs, security advisories, and corrections
  94       to documentation.  An up-to-date copy of the errata for &os;
  95       &release.current; can be found on the &os; Web site.</para>
  96
  97     <para>This document describes the most user-visible new or changed
  98       features in &os; since &release.prev;.</para>
  99
 100     <para>Typical release note items document recent security
 101       advisories issued after &release.prev;, new drivers or hardware
 102       support, new commands or options, major bug fixes, or
 103       contributed software upgrades.  They may also list changes to
 104       major ports/packages or release engineering practices.  Clearly
 105       the release notes cannot list every single change made to &os;
 106       between releases; this document focuses primarily on security
 107       advisories, user-visible changes, and major architectural
 108       improvements.</para>
 109   </sect1>
 110
 111   <sect1 xml:id="upgrade">
 112     <title>Upgrading from Previous Releases of &os;</title>
 113
 114     <para arch="amd64,i386">Binary upgrades between RELEASE versions
 115       (and snapshots of the various security branches) are supported
 116       using the &man.freebsd-update.8; utility.  The binary upgrade
 117       procedure will update unmodified userland utilities, as well as
 118       unmodified <filename>GENERIC</filename> kernel distributed as
 119       a part of an official &os; release.  The &man.freebsd-update.8;
 120       utility requires that the host being upgraded have Internet
 121       connectivity.</para>
 122
 123     <para>Source-based upgrades (those based on recompiling the &os;
 124       base system from source code) from previous versions are
 125       supported, according to the instructions in
 126       <filename>/usr/src/UPDATING</filename>.</para>
 127
 128     <important>
 129       <para>Upgrading &os; should only be attempted after
 130         backing up <emphasis>all</emphasis> data and configuration
 131         files.</para>
 132     </important>
 133   </sect1>
 134
 135   <sect1 xml:id="security-errata">
 136     <title>Security and Errata</title>
 137
 138     <para>This section lists the various Security Advisories and
 139       Errata Notices since &release.prev;.</para>
 140
 141     <sect2 xml:id="security">
 142       <title>Security Advisories</title>
 143
 144       &security;
 145     </sect2>
 146
 147     <sect2 xml:id="errata">
 148       <title>Errata Notices</title>
 149
 150       &errata;
 151     </sect2>
 152   </sect1>
 153
 154   <sect1 xml:id="userland">
 155     <title>Userland</title>
 156
 157     <para>This section covers changes and additions to userland
 158       applications, contributed software, and system utilities.</para>
 159
 160     <sect2 xml:id="userland-config">
 161       <title>Userland Configuration Changes</title>
 162
 163       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 164     </sect2>
 165
 166     <sect2 xml:id="userland-programs">
 167       <title>Userland Application Changes</title>
 168
 169       <para revision="287122">The &man.mkimg.1; utility has been
 170         updated to include support for <literal>NTFS</literal>
 171         filesystems in both <acronym>MBR</acronym> and
 172         <acronym>GPT</acronym> partitioning schemes.</para>
 173     </sect2>
 174
 175     <sect2 xml:id="userland-contrib">
 176       <title>Contributed Software</title>
 177
 178       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 179     </sect2>
 180
 181     <sect2 xml:id="userland-installer">
 182       <title>Installation and Configuration Tools</title>
 183
 184       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 185     </sect2>
 186
 187     <sect2 xml:id="userland-rc">
 188       <title><filename class="directory">/etc/rc.d</filename>
 189         Scripts</title>
 190
 191       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 192     </sect2>
 193
 194     <sect2 xml:id="userland-periodic">
 195       <title><filename class="directory">/etc/periodic</filename>
 196         Scripts</title>
 197
 198       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 199     </sect2>
 200
 201     <sect2 xml:id="userland-libraries">
 202       <title>Runtime Libraries and API</title>
 203
 204       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 205     </sect2>
 206
 207     <sect2 xml:id="userland-abi">
 208       <title>ABI Compatibility</title>
 209
 210       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 211     </sect2>
 212   </sect1>
 213
 214   <sect1 xml:id="kernel">
 215     <title>Kernel</title>
 216
 217     <para>This section covers changes to kernel configurations, system
 218       tuning, and system control parameters that are not otherwise
 219       categorized.</para>
 220
 221     <sect2 xml:id="kernel-bugfix">
 222       <title>Kernel Bug Fixes</title>
 223
 224       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 225     </sect2>
 226
 227     <sect2 xml:id="kernel-config">
 228       <title>Kernel Configuration</title>
 229
 230       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 231     </sect2>
 232
 233     <sect2 xml:id="kernel-sysctl">
 234       <title>System Tuning and Controls</title>
 235
 236       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 237     </sect2>
 238   </sect1>
 239
 240   <sect1 xml:id="drivers">
 241     <title>Devices and Drivers</title>
 242
 243     <para>This section covers changes and additions to devices and
 244       device drivers since &release.prev;.</para>
 245
 246     <sect2 xml:id="drivers-device">
 247       <title>Device Drivers</title>
 248
 249       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 250     </sect2>
 251
 252     <sect2 xml:id="drivers-storage">
 253       <title>Storage Drivers</title>
 254
 255       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 256     </sect2>
 257
 258     <sect2 xml:id="drivers-network">
 259       <title>Network Drivers</title>
 260
 261       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 262     </sect2>
 263   </sect1>
 264
 265   <sect1 xml:id="hardware">
 266     <title>Hardware Support</title>
 267
 268     <para>This section covers general hardware support for physical
 269       machines, hypervisors, and virtualization environments, as well
 270       as hardware changes and updates that do not otherwise fit in
 271       other sections of this document.</para>
 272
 273     <sect2 xml:id="hardware-support">
 274       <title>Hardware Support</title>
 275
 276       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 277     </sect2>
 278
 279     <sect2 xml:id="hardware-virtualization">
 280       <title>Virtualization Support</title>
 281
 282       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 283     </sect2>
 284
 285     <sect2 xml:id="hardware-arm">
 286       <title>ARM Support</title>
 287
 288       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 289     </sect2>
 290   </sect1>
 291
 292   <sect1 xml:id="storage">
 293     <title>Storage</title>
 294
 295     <para>This section covers changes and additions to file systems
 296       and other storage subsystems, both local and networked.</para>
 297
 298     <sect2 xml:id="storage-general">
 299       <title>General Storage</title>
 300
 301       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 302     </sect2>
 303
 304     <sect2 xml:id="storage-net">
 305       <title>Networked Storage</title>
 306
 307       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 308     </sect2>
 309
 310     <sect2 xml:id="storage-zfs">
 311       <title>ZFS</title>
 312
 313       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 314     </sect2>
 315
 316     <sect2 xml:id="storage-geom">
 317       <title>&man.geom.4;</title>
 318
 319       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 320     </sect2>
 321   </sect1>
 322
 323   <sect1 xml:id="boot">
 324     <title>Boot Loader Changes</title>
 325
 326     <para>This section covers the boot loader, boot menu, and other
 327       boot-related changes.</para>
 328
 329     <sect2 xml:id="boot-loader">
 330       <title>Boot Loader Changes</title>
 331
 332       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 333     </sect2>
 334
 335     <sect2 xml:id="boot-menu">
 336       <title>Boot Menu Changes</title>
 337
 338       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 339     </sect2>
 340   </sect1>
 341
 342   <sect1 xml:id="network">
 343     <title>Networking</title>
 344
 345     <para>This section describes changes that affect networking in
 346       &os;.</para>
 347
 348     <sect2 xml:id="network-protocols">
 349       <title>Network Protocols</title>
 350
 351       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 352     </sect2>
 353   </sect1>
 354
 355   <sect1 xml:id="ports">
 356     <title>Ports Collection and Package Infrastructure</title>
 357
 358     <para>This section covers changes to the &os;&nbsp;Ports
 359       Collection, package infrastructure, and package maintenance and
 360       installation tools.</para>
 361
 362     <sect2 xml:id="ports-infrastructure">
 363       <title>Infrastructure Changes</title>
 364
 365       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 366     </sect2>
 367
 368     <sect2 xml:id="ports-packages ">
 369       <title>Packaging Changes</title>
 370
 371       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 372     </sect2>
 373   </sect1>
 374
 375   <sect1 xml:id="doc">
 376     <title>Documentation</title>
 377
 378     <para>This section covers changes to the &os;&nbsp;Documentation
 379       Project sources and toolchain.</para>
 380
 381     <sect2 xml:id="doc-sources">
 382       <title>Documentation Source Changes</title>
 383
 384       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 385     </sect2>
 386
 387     <sect2 xml:id="doc-toolchain">
 388       <title>Documentation Toolchain Changes</title>
 389
 390       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 391     </sect2>
 392   </sect1>
 393
 394   <sect1 xml:id="releng">
 395     <title>Release Engineering and Integration</title>
 396
 397     <para>This section convers changes that are specific to the
 398       &os;&nbsp;Release Engineering processes.</para>
 399
 400     <sect2 xml:id="releng-changes">
 401       <title>Integration Changes</title>
 402
 403       <para>&nbsp;</para>
 404     </sect2>
 405   </sect1>
 406 </article>