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author | bmah <bmah@FreeBSD.org> | 2001-07-19 15:08:08 +0000 |
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committer | bmah <bmah@FreeBSD.org> | 2001-07-19 15:08:08 +0000 |
commit | 72c9d7e32813bbb10d19ca1cfdbb38e498a9c2ab (patch) | |
tree | 15960d4055063ac7c221a7a260863b093a454f30 /release/doc | |
parent | 4fee61c6b4c82d1f2d442deb399fa113494da959 (diff) | |
download | FreeBSD-src-72c9d7e32813bbb10d19ca1cfdbb38e498a9c2ab.zip FreeBSD-src-72c9d7e32813bbb10d19ca1cfdbb38e498a9c2ab.tar.gz |
Punt users to the Handbook for a list of CDROM/DVD publishers, rather
than try to keep two copies of this information synchronized.
Reviewed by: jkh
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1 files changed, 17 insertions, 42 deletions
diff --git a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/readme/obtaining.sgml b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/readme/obtaining.sgml index f3d019b..435d1fe 100644 --- a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/readme/obtaining.sgml +++ b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/readme/obtaining.sgml @@ -14,50 +14,25 @@ be the "Obtaining FreeBSD" section of RELNOTES.TXT. <para>&os; may be obtained in a variety of ways. This section focuses on those ways that are primarily of use for obtaining a complete &os; distribution, rather than updating an existing - installation. More information can be found in the <ulink - url="http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/mirrors.html"><quote>Obtaining - FreeBSD</quote></ulink> appendix to the <ulink - url="http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/">FreeBSD - Handbook</ulink>.</para> + installation.</para> <sect2> - <title>CDROM</title> - <para>&os; 4.x-RELEASE and 3.x-RELEASE may be ordered on - CDROM from: - <address> - BSDi - <street>4041 Pike Lane, Suite D</street> - <city>Concord</city> <state>CA</state> <postcode>94520</postcode> - <country>USA</country> - <phone>+1-800-786-9907</phone> - <phone>+1-925-674-0783</phone> - <fax>+1-925-674-0821 (FAX)</fax></address> - </para> - - <para>Orders may also be placed via the Internet from - <email>orders@cdrom.com</email> or <ulink - url="http://www.cdrom.com/">http://www.cdrom.com/</ulink>. A - current catalog can be obtained via ftp from <ulink - url="ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/cdrom/catalog">ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/cdrom/catalog</ulink>.</para> - - <para>As of this writing, the cost per -RELEASE CDROM set is $39.95 - (US Dollars) or $24.95 with a &os; - subscription. &os; SNAPshot CDROM sets, when available, are $39.95 or - $14.95 with a &os;-SNAP subscription (-RELEASE and -SNAP - subscriptions are entirely separate). With a subscription, you - will automatically receive updates as they are released. Your - credit card will be billed when each disk is shipped and you may - cancel your subscription at any time without further - obligation.</para> - - <para>Shipping (per order not per disk) is $5.00 in the United - States, Canada or Mexico and $9.00 overseas. BSDi accepts Visa, - Mastercard, Discover, American Express or checks in U.S. Dollars - and ships COD within the United States. California residents - please add 8.25% sales tax.</para> - - <para>Should you be dissatisfied for any reason, the CDROM comes with - an unconditional return policy.</para> + <title>CDROM and DVD</title> + + <para>&os; -RELEASE distributions (for example, 4.3-RELEASE) may + be ordered on CDROM or DVD from several publishers. This is + frequently the most convenient way to obtain &os; for new + installations, as it provides a convenient way to quickly + reinstall the system if necessary. Some distributions include + some of the optional, precompiled <quote>packages</quote> from the + &os; Ports Collection.</para> + + <para>A list of the CDROM and DVD + publishers known to the project are listed in the <ulink + url="http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/mirrors.html"><quote>Obtaining + FreeBSD</quote></ulink> appendix to the <ulink + url="http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/">FreeBSD + Handbook</ulink>.</para> </sect2> <sect2> |