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8 <chapt><heading>Obtaining FreeBSD<label id="mirrors"></heading>
10 <sect><heading>CD-ROM Publishers</heading>
12 <p>FreeBSD is available on CD-ROM from Walnut Creek CDROM:
14 Walnut Creek CDROM<newline>
15 1547 Palos Verdes Mall, Suite 260<newline>
16 Walnut Creek CA 94596 USA<newline>
17 Phone: +1 510 674-0783<newline>
18 Fax: +1 510 674-0821<newline>
19 Email: <url url="mailto:info@cdrom.com" name="info@cdrom.com"><newline>
20 WWW: <url url="http://www.cdrom.com/" name="http://www.cdrom.com/">
23 <sect><heading>FTP Sites<label id="mirrors-ftp"></heading>
25 <p>The official sources for FreeBSD are available via anonymous FTP from:
27 <url url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"
28 name="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD">.
31 <p>Additionally, FreeBSD is available via anonymous FTP from the
32 following mirror sites. If you choose to obtain FreeBSD via
33 anonymous FTP, please try to use a site near you.
35 <ref id="mirrors-au" name="Australia">,
36 <ref id="mirrors-br" name="Brazil">,
37 <ref id="mirrors-ca" name="Canada">,
38 <ref id="mirrors-cz" name="Czech Republic">,
39 <ref id="mirrors-ee" name="Estonia">,
40 <ref id="mirrors-fi" name="Finland">,
41 <ref id="mirrors-fr" name="France">,
42 <ref id="mirrors-de" name="Germany">,
43 <ref id="mirrors-hk" name="Hong Kong">,
44 <ref id="mirrors-ie" name="Ireland">,
45 <ref id="mirrors-il" name="Israel">,
46 <ref id="mirrors-jp" name="Japan">,
47 <ref id="mirrors-kr" name="Korea">,
48 <ref id="mirrors-nl" name="Netherlands">,
49 <ref id="mirrors-pl" name="Poland">,
50 <ref id="mirrors-pt" name="Portugal">,
51 <ref id="mirrors-ru" name="Russia">,
52 <ref id="mirrors-za" name="South Africa">,
53 <ref id="mirrors-se" name="Sweden">,
54 <ref id="mirrors-tw" name="Taiwan">,
55 <ref id="mirrors-th" name="Thailand">,
56 <ref id="mirrors-us" name="USA">,
57 <ref id="mirrors-uk" name="UK">.
61 <tag><label id="mirrors-au">Australia</tag>
63 In case of problems, please contact the
64 <url url="mailto:hostmaster@au.FreeBSD.ORG" name="hostmaster">
70 <url url="ftp://ftp.au.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"
71 name="ftp://ftp.au.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"><newline>
73 <url url="ftp://ftp2.au.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"
74 name="ftp://ftp2.au.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"><newline>
76 <url url="ftp://ftp3.au.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"
77 name="ftp://ftp3.au.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"><newline>
79 <url url="ftp://ftp4.au.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"
80 name="ftp://ftp4.au.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"><newline>
84 <tag><label id="mirrors-br">Brazil</tag>
86 In case of problems, please contact the
87 <url url="mailto:hostmaster@br.FreeBSD.ORG" name="hostmaster">
92 <url url="ftp://ftp.br.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"
93 name="ftp://ftp.br.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"><newline>
95 <url url="ftp://ftp2.br.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"
96 name="ftp://ftp2.br.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"><newline>
98 <url url="ftp://ftp3.br.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"
99 name="ftp://ftp3.br.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"><newline>
101 <url url="ftp://ftp4.br.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"
102 name="ftp://ftp4.br.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"><newline>
104 <url url="ftp://ftp5.br.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"
105 name="ftp://ftp5.br.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"><newline>
107 <url url="ftp://ftp6.br.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"
108 name="ftp://ftp6.br.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"><newline>
110 <url url="ftp://ftp7.br.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"
111 name="ftp://ftp7.br.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"><newline>
114 <tag><label id="mirrors-ca">Canada</tag>
116 In case of problems, please contact the
117 <url url="mailto:hostmaster@ca.FreeBSD.ORG" name="hostmaster">
123 <url url="ftp://ftp.ca.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"
124 name="ftp://ftp.ca.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"><newline>
128 <tag><label id="mirrors-cz">Czech Republic</tag>
133 <url url="ftp://sunsite.mff.cuni.cz/OS/FreeBSD"
134 name="ftp://sunsite.mff.cuni.cz/OS/FreeBSD"><newline>
135 Contact: <url url="jj@sunsite.mff.cuni.cz"
136 name="jj@sunsite.mff.cuni.cz">.
140 <tag><label id="mirrors-ee">Estonia</tag>
142 In case of problems, please contact the
143 <url url="mailto:hostmaster@ee.FreeBSD.ORG" name="hostmaster">
149 <url url="ftp://ftp.ee.freebsd.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"
150 name="ftp://ftp.ee.freebsd.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"><newline>
154 <tag><label id="mirrors-fi">Finland</tag>
156 In case of problems, please contact the
157 <url url="mailto:hostmaster@fi.FreeBSD.ORG" name="hostmaster">
163 <url url="ftp://ftp.fi.freebsd.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"
164 name="ftp://ftp.fi.freebsd.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"><newline>
168 <tag><label id="mirrors-fr">France</tag>
173 <url url="ftp://ftp.ibp.fr/pub/FreeBSD"
174 name="ftp://ftp.ibp.fr/pub/FreeBSD"><newline>
175 Contact: <url url="mailto:Remy.Card@ibp.fr"
176 name="Remy.Card@ibp.fr">.
180 <tag><label id="mirrors-de">Germany</tag>
182 In case of problems, please contact the
183 <url url="mailto:hostmaster@de.FreeBSD.ORG" name="hostmaster">
189 <url url="ftp://ftp.de.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"
190 name="ftp://ftp.de.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"><newline>
192 <url url="ftp://ftp2.de.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"
193 name="ftp://ftp2.de.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"><newline>
195 <url url="ftp://ftp3.de.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"
196 name="ftp://ftp3.de.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"><newline>
198 <url url="ftp://ftp4.de.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"
199 name="ftp://ftp4.de.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"><newline>
201 <url url="ftp://ftp5.de.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"
202 name="ftp://ftp5.de.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"><newline>
204 <url url="ftp://ftp6.de.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"
205 name="ftp://ftp6.de.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"><newline>
207 <url url="ftp://ftp7.de.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"
208 name="ftp://ftp7.de.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"><newline>
212 <tag><label id="mirrors-hk">Hong Kong</tag>
217 <url url="ftp://ftp.hk.super.net/pub/FreeBSD"
218 name="ftp://ftp.hk.super.net/pub/FreeBSD"><newline>
219 Contact: <url url="mailto:ftp-admin@HK.Super.NET"
220 name="ftp-admin@HK.Super.NET">.
224 <tag><label id="mirrors-ie">Ireland</tag>
226 In case of problems, please contact the
227 <url url="mailto:hostmaster@ie.FreeBSD.ORG" name="hostmaster">
233 <url url="ftp://ftp.ie.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"
234 name="ftp://ftp.ie.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"><newline>
238 <tag><label id="mirrors-il">Israel</tag>
240 In case of problems, please contact the
241 <url url="mailto:hostmaster@il.FreeBSD.ORG" name="hostmaster">
247 <url url="ftp://ftp.il.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"
248 name="ftp://ftp.il.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"><newline>
250 <url url="ftp://ftp2.il.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"
251 name="ftp://ftp2.il.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"><newline>
255 <tag><label id="mirrors-jp">Japan</tag>
257 In case of problems, please contact the
258 <url url="mailto:hostmaster@jp.FreeBSD.ORG" name="hostmaster">
264 <url url="ftp://ftp.jp.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"
265 name="ftp://ftp.jp.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"><newline>
267 <url url="ftp://ftp2.jp.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"
268 name="ftp://ftp2.jp.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"><newline>
270 <url url="ftp://ftp3.jp.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"
271 name="ftp://ftp3.jp.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"><newline>
273 <url url="ftp://ftp4.jp.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"
274 name="ftp://ftp4.jp.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"><newline>
276 <url url="ftp://ftp5.jp.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"
277 name="ftp://ftp5.jp.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"><newline>
279 <url url="ftp://ftp6.jp.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"
280 name="ftp://ftp6.jp.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"><newline>
284 <tag><label id="mirrors-kr">Korea</tag>
286 In case of problems, please contact the
287 <url url="mailto:hostmaster@kr.FreeBSD.ORG" name="hostmaster">
293 <url url="ftp://ftp.kr.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"
294 name="ftp://ftp.kr.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"><newline>
296 <url url="ftp://ftp2.kr.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"
297 name="ftp://ftp2.kr.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"><newline>
301 <tag><label id="mirrors-nl">Netherlands</tag>
303 In case of problems, please contact the
304 <url url="mailto:hostmaster@nl.FreeBSD.ORG" name="hostmaster">
310 <url url="ftp://ftp.nl.freebsd.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"
311 name="ftp://ftp.nl.freebsd.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"><newline>
315 <tag><label id="mirrors-pl">Poland</tag>
320 <url url="ftp://SunSITE.icm.edu.pl/pub/FreeBSD"
321 name="ftp://SunSITE.icm.edu.pl/pub/FreeBSD"><newline>
322 Contact: <url url="mailto:ftp@SunSITE.icm.edu.pl"
323 name="ftp@SunSITE.icm.edu.pl">.
327 <tag><label id="mirrors-pt">Portugal</tag>
329 In case of problems, please contact the
330 <url url="mailto:hostmaster@pt.FreeBSD.ORG" name="hostmaster">
336 <url url="ftp://ftp.pt.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD"
337 name="ftp://ftp.pt.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD"><newline>
339 <url url="ftp://ftp2.pt.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD"
340 name="ftp://ftp2.pt.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD"><newline>
343 <tag><label id="mirrors-ru">Russia</tag>
345 In case of problems, please contact the
346 <url url="mailto:hostmaster@ru.FreeBSD.ORG" name="hostmaster">
352 <url url="ftp://ftp.ru.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD"
353 name="ftp://ftp.ru.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD"><newline>
355 <url url="ftp://ftp2.ru.freebsd.org/FreeBSD"
356 name="ftp://ftp2.ru.freebsd.org/FreeBSD"><newline>
358 <url url="ftp://ftp3.ru.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD"
359 name="ftp://ftp3.ru.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD"><newline>
362 <tag><label id="mirrors-za">South Africa</tag>
364 In case of problems, please contact the
365 <url url="mailto:hostmaster@za.FreeBSD.ORG" name="hostmaster">
371 <url url="ftp://ftp.za.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"
372 name="ftp://ftp.za.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"><newline>
374 <url url="ftp://ftp2.za.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"
375 name="ftp://ftp2.za.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"><newline>
377 <url url="ftp://ftp3.za.FreeBSD.ORG/FreeBSD"
378 name="ftp://ftp3.za.FreeBSD.ORG/FreeBSD"><newline>
382 <tag><label id="mirrors-se">Sweden</tag>
384 In case of problems, please contact the
385 <url url="mailto:hostmaster@se.FreeBSD.ORG" name="hostmaster">
391 <url url="ftp://ftp.se.freebsd.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"
392 name="ftp://ftp.se.freebsd.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"><newline>
396 <tag><label id="mirrors-tw">Taiwan</tag>
398 In case of problems, please contact the
399 <url url="mailto:hostmaster@tw.FreeBSD.ORG" name="hostmaster">
405 <url url="ftp://ftp.tw.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"
406 name="ftp://ftp.tw.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"><newline>
408 <url url="ftp://ftp2.tw.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"
409 name="ftp://ftp2.tw.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"><newline>
411 <url url="ftp://ftp3.tw.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"
412 name="ftp://ftp3.tw.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"><newline>
416 <tag><label id="mirrors-th">Thailand</tag>
421 <url url="ftp://ftp.nectec.or.th/pub/FreeBSD"
422 name="ftp://ftp.nectec.or.th/pub/FreeBSD"><newline>
423 Contact: <url url="mailto:ftpadmin@ftp.nectec.or.th"
424 name="ftpadmin@ftp.nectec.or.th">.
428 <tag><label id="mirrors-us">USA</tag>
430 In case of problems, please contact the
431 <url url="mailto:hostmaster@FreeBSD.ORG" name="hostmaster">
437 <url url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"
438 name="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"><newline>
440 <url url="ftp://ftp2.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"
441 name="ftp://ftp2.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"><newline>
443 <url url="ftp://ftp3.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"
444 name="ftp://ftp3.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"><newline>
446 <url url="ftp://ftp4.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"
447 name="ftp://ftp4.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"><newline>
449 <url url="ftp://ftp5.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"
450 name="ftp://ftp5.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"><newline>
452 <url url="ftp://ftp6.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"
453 name="ftp://ftp6.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"><newline>
457 <tag><label id="mirrors-uk">UK</tag>
459 In case of problems, please contact the
460 <url url="mailto:hostmaster@uk.FreeBSD.ORG" name="hostmaster">
466 <url url="ftp://ftp.uk.FreeBSD.ORG/packages/unix/FreeBSD"
467 name="ftp://ftp.uk.FreeBSD.ORG/packages/unix/FreeBSD"><newline>
469 <url url="ftp://ftp2.uk.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/walnut.creek/FreeBSD"
470 name="ftp://ftp2.uk.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/walnut.creek/FreeBSD"><newline>
472 <url url="ftp://ftp3.uk.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/unix/FreeBSD"
473 name="ftp://ftp3.uk.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/unix/FreeBSD"><newline>
479 The latest versions of export-restricted code for FreeBSD (2.0C or later)
480 (eBones and secure) are being made available at the following locations.
481 If you are outside the U.S. or Canada, please get secure (DES) and
482 eBones (Kerberos) from one of the following foreign distribution sites:
486 <tag>South Africa</tag>
488 <url url="mailto:hostmaster@internat.FreeBSD.ORG" name="Hostmaster">
494 <url url="ftp://ftp.internat.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"
495 name="ftp://ftp.internat.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"><newline>
498 <url url="ftp://ftp2.internat.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"
499 name="ftp://ftp2.internat.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"><newline>
505 <url url="mailto:hostmaster@br.FreeBSD.ORG" name="Hostmaster">
511 <url url="ftp://ftp.br.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"
512 name="ftp://ftp.br.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"><newline>
521 <url url="ftp://nic.funet.fi/pub/unix/FreeBSD/eurocrypt"
522 name="ftp://nic.funet.fi/pub/unix/FreeBSD/eurocrypt"><newline>
523 Contact: <url url="mailto:count@nic.funet.fi"
524 name="count@nic.funet.fi">.
530 <sect><heading>CTM Sites<label id="mirrors-ctm"></heading>
532 <p>CTM/FreeBSD is available via anonymous FTP from the
533 following mirror sites. If you choose to obtain CTM via
534 anonymous FTP, please try to use a site near you.
536 In case of problems, please contact &a.phk;.
539 <tag>California, Bay Area, official source</tag>
542 <url url="ftp://freefall.freebsd.org/pub/CTM"
543 name="ftp://freefall.freebsd.org/pub/CTM"><newline>
547 <tag>Germany, Berlin</tag>
550 <url url="ftp://ftp.cs.tu-berlin.de/pub/FreeBSD/CTM"
551 name="ftp://ftp.cs.tu-berlin.de/pub/FreeBSD/CTM"><newline>
555 <tag>Germany, Trier</tag>
558 <url url="ftp://ftp.uni-trier.de/pub/unix/systems/BSD/FreeBSD/FreeBSD-current/CTM"
559 name="ftp://ftp.uni-trier.de/pub/unix/systems/BSD/FreeBSD/FreeBSD-current/CTM"><newline>
563 <tag>South Africa, backup server for old deltas</tag>
566 <url url="ftp://ftp.internat.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CTM"
567 name="ftp://ftp.internat.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CTM"><newline>
571 <tag>Taiwan/R.O.C, Chiayi</tag>
574 <url url="ftp://ftp.ccu.edu.tw/pub/freebsd/CTM"
575 name="ftp://ftp.ccu.edu.tw/pub/freebsd/CTM"><newline>
581 If you did not find a mirror near to you or the mirror is incomplete,
583 <url url="http://ftpsearch.ntnu.no/" name="FTP search"> at
584 <url url="http://ftpsearch.ntnu.no/ftpsearch/"
585 name="http://ftpsearch.ntnu.no/ftpsearch">.
586 FTP search is a great free archie server in Trondheim, Norway.
588 <sect><heading>CVSup Sites<label id="mirrors-cvsup"></heading>
590 <p>CVSup servers for FreeBSD are running at the following sites:
596 <item>cvsup.ar.FreeBSD.ORG
597 (<url url="mailto:msagre@cactus.fi.uba.ar" name="maintainer">)
602 <item>cvsup.au.FreeBSD.ORG
603 (<url url="mailto:dawes@physics.usyd.edu.au" name="maintainer">)
608 <item>cvsup.de.FreeBSD.ORG
609 (<url url="mailto:wosch@cs.tu-berlin.de" name="maintainer">)
614 <item>cvsup.jp.FreeBSD.ORG
615 (<url url="mailto:simokawa@sat.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp" name="maintainer">)
618 <tag>Netherlands</tag>
620 <item>cvsup.nl.FreeBSD.ORG
621 (<url url="mailto:xaa@stack.urc.tue.nl" name="maintainer">)
626 <item>cvsup.no.FreeBSD.ORG
627 (<url url="mailto:Tor.Egge@idt.ntnu.no" name="maintainer">)
630 <tag>South Africa</tag>
632 <item>cvsup.za.FreeBSD.ORG
633 (<url url="mailto:markm@FreeBSD.ORG" name="maintainer">)
638 <item>sup.tw.FreeBSD.ORG
639 (<url url="mailto:jdli@freebsd.csie.nctu.edu.tw" name="maintainer">)
644 <item>cvsup.FreeBSD.ORG
645 (<url url="mailto:jdp@FreeBSD.ORG" name="maintainer">)
646 <item>cvsup2.FreeBSD.ORG
647 (<url url="mailto:jdp@FreeBSD.ORG" name="maintainer">)
648 <item>cvsup4.FreeBSD.ORG
649 (<url url="mailto:jdp@FreeBSD.ORG" name="maintainer">)
650 <item>cvsup5.FreeBSD.ORG
651 (<url url="mailto:skynyrd@opus.cts.cwu.edu" name="maintainer">)
656 The export-restricted code for FreeBSD (eBones and secure) is
657 available via CVSup at the following international repository.
658 Please use this site to get the export-restricted code, if you are
659 outside the USA or Canada.
663 <tag>South Africa</tag>
665 <item>cvsup.internat.FreeBSD.ORG
666 (<url url="mailto:markm@FreeBSD.ORG" name="maintainer">)