handbook/network: Clarify use of Amnesiac
When FreeBSD calls itself Amnesiac, that is not actually the hostname.
It does that when there is no hostname set. It is not a substitute for
assigning a hostname. Setting a hostname or complaining when none is set
would introduce a regression for cases where the hostname is assigned by
the DHCP server. Attempt to clarify the handbook instead of changing the
behavior.
PR: 286847
Reported by: jrtc27
Discussed with: linimon
handbook: ddd was removed in 2019
Remove obsolete ddd info: that port stopped working with gdb protocol
updates in about 2018, and was removed in 2019. It was abandoned
upstream around 2009 (last release). A new maintainer appeared in 2013,
but apparently didn't work out. Two new maintainers appeared in 2021 and
started new releases in 2023. A new port hasn't appeared, though, so
remove dangling references.
This whole section needs a rewrite, though, since dcons is so limited
(first 4GB only) and firewire is getting rare. All that should likely
just be removed. We need a good writeup on doing USB-C debugging with
the so-called USB-A to USB-A cable.
Sponsored by: Netflix
git primer: Update info about rebasing in a few places
Experience has shown that some of the advice in this primer is awkward
and clunky. Address some of that by refining what we suggest.
Sponsored by: Netflix
releases: Fix punctuation
Nonessential information in a sentence can be set off by preceding
*and following* it with commas.
While we're here, avoid unnecessarily splitting a sentence across
lines.
Co-authored-by: Graham Perrin
releases: Remove broken "todo" links
We haven't had any "todo.asc" files since 11.1. Don't provide links
to them, even commented out.
In recent releases we've been using a wiki page for tracking issues,
but I don't think it's particularly useful to include that link here;
during the release cycle developers see that URL at least once a week
and after the release it's no longer relevant.
Inspired by: Graham Perrin
14.3: late-breaking bug 287482, ZFS raw VM image
The file FreeBSD-14.3-RELEASE-amd64-zfs.raw.xz has been removed from
https://download.freebsd.org/releases/VM-IMAGES/14.3-RELEASE/amd64/Latest/
as it triggers a kernel panic in ZFS code. It is still available on
archive.freebsd.org in case anyone wants a test case (e.g. to fix the
kernel panic).
PR: 287482
Co-authored-by: cperciva
release/15.0: add wireless section and document GCMP support in linuxkpi_wlan.4
Start documenting wireless changes new in 15.0R.
Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation
Reviewed by: ziaee
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D50862
new committer (src): Ahmad Khalifa (vexeduxr)
Complete steps 1-4 for new committers from the committer's guide:
1. Add myself to doc/shared/authors.adoc
2. Add myself to doc/shared/contrib-committers.adoc
3. Add a news entry
4. Add my PGP key
Approved by: imp (mentor)
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D50821
Initialize .gitattributes for doc
.gitattributes instructs git custom diff handling which helps the
readability of git diff in development. This is especially useful for
binary files such as images, as it prevents git from printing
meaningless diffs.
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D43082
navigation bar: Remove Server Fault link
Server Fault is not managed by the FreeBSD Project and the documentation
website already removed Server Fault from its navigation bar.
PR: 261258
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D42771
