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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>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>
</sect1>
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