> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://freebsd-journal-cn.bsdcn.org/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://freebsd-journal-cn.bsdcn.org/20170304-pei-zhi-guan-li/letter-from-the-foundation.md).

# 基金会致信

配置管理——从这里开始！

本期文章聚焦最受欢迎的配置管理系统，它们在 FreeBSD 上都有良好支持。打头阵的是 Michael Lucas，他著有多部广为人知的 BSD 书籍，在本期分享了他对配置管理这一话题的整体思考。如果你正打算第一次尝试配置管理，我建议你先读他的这篇入门文章，再阅读 CFEngine、Puppet、SaltStack 和 Vagrant 的系统专题。每个系统都有优劣，但有一点是共通的——它们都能帮助你部署和管理 FreeBSD。

过去几年里，开源世界的一个热门话题是可复现构建。这一话题最初因 heartbleed 等安全问题而受到关注，开源项目对此极为重视。FreeBSD 项目深度参与其中，项目和基金会的代表出席并在多次可复现构建会议中做出贡献。这些努力正转化为进入 FreeBSD 的提交，Steven Kreuzer 在他最新的 svn Update 专栏中做了介绍。

Joseph Kong 评介了 Brendan Gregg 和 Jim Mauro 的《DTrace: Dynamic Tracing in Oracle Solaris, Mac OS X, and FreeBSD》。我对这本书很熟悉，因为在为 <http://www.teachbsd.org> 开发的课程中一直使用它。不过我不剧透——去读这篇书评并享受它吧。

会议季已至，今年第一篇会议报告出自 Benedict Reuschling 之手，他在 FOSDEM 做了志愿服务——FOSDEM 是欧洲最大的开源会议。要在两天内涵盖一场有 5000 名参会者、多条精彩议题轨道的会议绝非易事，但 Benedict 让我们仿佛置身那锅开源浓汤的正中央。顺便说一句，现在还有充足的时间报名 6 月在加拿大渥太华举行的 BSDCan。希望你加入我们，到我们的展台打个招呼。FreeBSD 期刊团队的许多成员都会到场，我们很乐意与你聊聊期刊或你心里的任何话题。

此致，

**George Neville-Neil**

FreeBSD 期刊主编

FreeBSD 基金会董事


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