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-<!--
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-$FreeBSD$
-
-obtaining.sgml
-
-Information on getting a copy of FreeBSD. This text used to
-be the "Obtaining FreeBSD" section of RELNOTES.TXT.
--->
-
-<sect1>
- <title>Obtaining &os;</title>
-
- <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.</para>
-
- <sect2>
- <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/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/mirrors.html"><quote>Obtaining
- FreeBSD</quote></ulink> appendix to the Handbook.</para>
- </sect2>
-
- <sect2>
- <title>FTP</title>
-
- <para>You can use FTP to retrieve &os; and any or all of its
- optional packages from <ulink
- url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/"></ulink>, which
- is the
- official &os; release site, or any of its <quote>mirrors</quote>.</para>
-
- <para>Lists of locations that mirror &os;
- can be found in the <ulink
- url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/mirrors-ftp.html">FTP
- Sites</ulink> section of the Handbook, or on the
- <ulink url="http://www.freebsdmirrors.org/"></ulink> Web pages.
- Finding a close (in networking terms) mirror from which to
- download the distribution is highly recommended.</para>
-
- <para>Additional mirror sites are
- always welcome.
- Contact <email>freebsd-admin@FreeBSD.org</email> for more
- details on becoming an official mirror site.</para>
-
- <para>Mirrors generally contain the floppy disk images necessary
- to begin an installation, as well as the distribution files needed
- for the install process itself. Some mirrors also contain some of
- the ISO images necessary to create a CDROM of a &os; release.</para>
-
- </sect2>
-</sect1>
-
-
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