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diff --git a/release/doc/en_US.ISO_8859-1/readme/obtaining.sgml b/release/doc/en_US.ISO_8859-1/readme/obtaining.sgml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d90be98 --- /dev/null +++ b/release/doc/en_US.ISO_8859-1/readme/obtaining.sgml @@ -0,0 +1,102 @@ +<!-- + +$FreeBSD$ + +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>You may obtain &os; 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> + + <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> + </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/">ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/</ulink>, which + is the + official &os; release site.</para> + + <para>For other locations that mirror the &os; software see the + file <filename>MIRROR.SITES</filename>. + Please FTP the distribution from the site + closest (in networking terms) to you. Additional mirror sites are + always welcome! + Contact <email>freebsd-admin@FreeBSD.org</email> for more + details if you'd like to become 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> + + <sect2> + <title>Email</title> + + <para>If you do not have access to the Internet and electronic + mail is your only recourse, then you may still fetch the files by + sending mail to <email>ftpmail@ftpmail.vix.com</email> - putting + the keyword <literal>help</literal> in your message to get more + information on how to fetch files from a &os; FTP archive using + this mechanism. Please do note, however, that this will end up + sending many <emphasis>tens of megabytes</emphasis> through the + mail and should only be employed as an absolute + <emphasis>last</emphasis> resort!</para> + </sect2> +</sect1> + + |