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    1: # The NetBSD Guide
    2: 
    3: ## Purpose of this guide
    4: 
    5: This guide describes the installation and the configuration of the NetBSD
    6: operating system as well as the setup and administration of some of its
    7: subsystems. It primarily addresses people coming from other Unix-like operating
    8: systems, and aims to be a useful guide in the face of the many small problems
    9: one encounters when using a new tool.
   10: 
   11: This guide is not a Unix tutorial: basic knowledge of some concepts and tools
   12: is assumed. You should know, for example, what a file and a directory are, and
   13: how to use an editor. There are plenty of books explaining basic Unix and
   14: operating system concepts, and you should consult one if you need more
   15: background information. It is better to choose a general book and avoid titles
   16: like "Learning Unix-XYZ, version 1.2.3.4 in 10 days", but this is a matter of
   17: personal taste.
   18: 
   19: Originally, the guide has been a book, which was subsequently moved to the wiki
   20: to make it easier to contribute.
   21: 
   22: If you have additions or comments to the guide, but don't want to create an
   23: account, feel free to post your submissions to the
   24: [www team](mailto:www@netbsd.org) or the
   25: [docs mailing list](netbsd-docs@netbsd.org). The text is maintained in
   26: Markdown, and you can use the button in the top right corner to show the source
   27: of an article.
   28: 
   29: ## Table of Contents
   30: %%TOC%%
   31: 
   32: ## Guide history
   33: 
   34: This guide was born as a collection of sparse notes that Federico Lupi, the
   35: original author of the NetBSD Guide, wrote mostly for himself. When he realized
   36: that they could be useful to other NetBSD users he started collecting them and
   37: created the first version of the guide using the groff formatter. In order to
   38: "easily" get a wider variety of output formats (e.g. HTML and
   39: PostScript/PDF), he made the "mistake" of moving to SGML/DocBook, which
   40: was the format of the sources. Maintainership was picked up by the NetBSD
   41: project and its developers later, and the format was changed to XML/DocBook
   42: later due to better tools and slightly more knowhow on customisations.
   43: 
   44: In 2012/2013, the guide was converted in a Google Code-In task by Mingzhe Wang
   45: (wmzhere) to Markdown. In early 2013, it was integrated to the NetBSD wiki,
   46: along with removing old chapters, restricting numbering schemes and some
   47: reformulations.
   48: 
   49: You can still get the
   50: [old version of the Guide](http://netbsd.org/docs/guide), which is not
   51: maintained anymore.
   52: 
   53: ## Bibliography
   54: 
   55:  * [AeleenFrisch] Aeleen Frisch. Copyright © 1991. O'Reilly & Associates. *Essential System Administration*.
   56:  * [CraigHunt] Craig Hunt. Copyright © 1993. O'Reilly & Associates. *TCP/IP Network Administration*.
   57:  * [RFC1933] R. Gilligan and E. Nordmark. Copyright © 1996. *RFC 1933: Transition Mechanisms for IPv6 Hosts and Routers*.
   58:  * [RFC2004] C. Perkins. Copyright © 1996. *RFC 2003: IP Encapsulation within IP*.
   59:  * [RFC2529] B. Carpenter and C. Jung. Copyright © 1999. *RFC 2529: Transmission of IPv6 over IPv4 Domains without Explicit Tunnels*.
   60:  * [RFC3056] B. Carpenter and K. Moore. Copyright © 2001. *RFC 3056: Connection of IPv6 Domains via IPv4 Clouds*.
   61: 
   62: ## Acknowledgements
   63: 
   64: The NetBSD Guide was originally written by Federico Lupi who managed the
   65: sources, coordinated updates, and merged all contributions on his own. Since
   66: then, it has been updated and maintained by the NetBSD www team. The Guide has
   67: progressed thanks to the contributions of many people who have volunteered their
   68: time and effort, supplied material and sent in suggestions and corrections.
   69: 
   70: ### Original acknowledgements
   71: 
   72: Federico's original credits are:
   73: 
   74:  * Paulo Aukar
   75:  * Grant Beattie, converted to XML DocBook.
   76:  * Manolo De Santis, Audio Chapter
   77:  * Eric Delcamp, Boot Floppies
   78:  * Hubert Feyrer, who contributed
   79:    [[Introduction to TCP/IP Networking|guide/net-intro]] including Next
   80:    generation Internet protocol - IPv6 and the section
   81:    [[IPv6 Connectivity & Transition via 6to4|guide/net-practice#ipv6-6to4]]
   82:    He also helped with the SGML to XML transition.
   83:  * Jason R. Fink
   84:  * Daniel de Kok, audio and linux chapters fixes.
   85:  * Reinoud Koornstra, CVS chapter and rebuilding `/dev` in the Misc chapter.
   86:  * Brian A. Seklecki [lavalamp@burghcom.com](mailto:lavalamp@burghcom.com), who
   87:    contributed the CCD Chapter.
   88:  * Guillain Seuillot
   89:  * Martti Kuparinen, RAIDframe documentation.
   90:  * David Magda
   91: 
   92: ### Current acknowledgements
   93: 
   94: This document is currently maintained by the NetBSD www team. Thanks to their
   95: efforts, the document is kept up to date and available online at all times. In
   96: addition, special thanks go to (in alphabetical order):
   97: 
   98:  * Hubert Feyrer, for getting the guide up to speed for NetBSD 2.0, and for
   99:    making numerous improvements to all chapters.
  100:  * Jason R. Fink, for maintaining this document and integrating changes.
  101:  * Andreas Hallman, for his information in
  102:    [[Tunneling 6to4 through an IPFilter firewall|guide/net-practice#chap-net-practice-ipv6-6to4-ipf]]
  103:  * Joel Knight for the
  104:    [[Introduction to the Common Address Redundancy Protocol (CARP)|guide/carp]].
  105:    See below for for the accompanying license.
  106:  * Daniel de Kok, for constant contributions of new chapters, maintenance of
  107:    existing chapters and his translation work.
  108:  * Hiroki Sato, for allowing us to build PDF and PS versions of this document.
  109:  * Jan Schaumann, for maintenance work and `www/htdocs` management.
  110:  * Lubomir Sedlacik, for some details on using CGD for swap in
  111:    [[Suggestions and Warnings|guide/cgd#suggestions]]
  112:  * Dag-Erling Smørgrav, for the article on
  113:    [[Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM)|guide/pam]]. See below for the
  114:    accompanying license.
  115:  * Florian Stöhr, for
  116:    [[Example: encrypted CDs/DVDs|guide/cgd#cryptocds]]
  117: 
  118: 
  119: ### Licenses
  120: 
  121: #### Federico Lupi's original license of this guide
  122: 
  123: Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification,
  124: are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
  125: 
  126:  1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this
  127:     list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
  128:  2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
  129:     this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
  130:     and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
  131:  3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software must
  132:     display the following acknowledgement: This product includes software developed
  133:     by Federico Lupi for the NetBSD Project.
  134:  4. The name of the author may not be used to endorse or promote products
  135:     derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
  136: 
  137: THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
  138: WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
  139: MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT
  140: SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL,
  141: EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT
  142: OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
  143: INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
  144: CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING
  145: IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY
  146: OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  147: 
  148: #### The NetBSD Developers
  149: 
  150: Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 Federico Lupi
  151: 
  152: Copyright © 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 The NetBSD Foundation
  153: 
  154: All brand and product names used in this guide are or may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
  155: 
  156: NetBSD® is a registered trademark of The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.