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diff --git a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/readme/obtaining.sgml b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/readme/obtaining.sgml deleted file mode 100644 index 7af1b30..0000000 --- a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/readme/obtaining.sgml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,66 +0,0 @@ -<!-- - -$FreeBSD$ - -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> - - |