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    <h2><a href="&base;/releases/index.html">Release
	Information</a></h2>

    <p>Detailed descriptions of past, present, and future releases.
      Look here first to determine what the latest version of FreeBSD
      is.</p>

    <a name="install"></a>

    <h2><a href="&base;/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install.html">Installing
	FreeBSD</a></h2>

    <p>There are many options for installing FreeBSD, including
      installation from CD-ROM, DVD, floppy disk, an MS-DOS&reg; partition,
      magnetic tape, anonymous FTP, and NFS.  Please read through the
      <a href="&base;/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install.html">installation
	guide</a> before downloading the entire FreeBSD distribution.</p>

    <a name="distribution"></a>

    <h2>Buying FreeBSD</h2>

    <p>FreeBSD can be acquired on CD-ROM or DVD from <a
	href="http://www.freebsdmall.com/">FreeBSD Mall</a>, or
      one of the other <a
	href="&base;/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/mirrors.html">CD-ROM
	and DVD Publishers</a>.</p>

    <a name="download"></a>

    <h2>Download FreeBSD</h2>

    <p>If you plan on getting FreeBSD via FTP or HTTP, please check
      the listing of <a
	href="&base;/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/mirrors-ftp.html"><strong>mirror
	  sites</strong></a> in the handbook to see if there is a site
      closer to you.  Alternatively, you may want to download &os; using
      the BitTorrent protocol.  The <q>.torrent</q> files can be
      downloaded from the <a
	href="http://torrents.FreeBSD.org:8080/">&os; BitTorrent Tracker</a>.</p>

    <table class="tblbasic">
      <thead>
	<tr style="text-align: center;">
	  <td colspan="2">Version &amp; Platform</td>
	  <td>Distribution</td>
	  <td title="ISO9660 CD image"><a href="&base;/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install-diff-media.html#INSTALL-CDROM">ISO</a></td>
	  <td>Release<br>Notes</td>
	  <td>Hardware<br>Notes</td>
	  <td>Installation<br>Notes</td>
	  <td>Errata</td>
	</tr>
      </thead>
      <tbody>
	<tr>
	  <td colspan="2">FreeBSD &rel.current;-RELEASE</td>
	  <td colspan="2"></td>
	  <td rowspan="7"><a href="&base;/releases/&rel.current;R/relnotes.html">[View]</a></td>
	  <td rowspan="7"><a href="&base;/releases/&rel.current;R/hardware.html">[View]</a></td>
	  <td rowspan="7"><a href="&base;/releases/&rel.current;R/installation.html">[View]</a></td>
	  <td rowspan="7"><a href="&base;/releases/&rel.current;R/errata.html">[View]</a></td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	  <td></td>
	  <td>amd64</td>
	  <td><a href="&url.rel;/amd64/amd64/&rel.current;-RELEASE">[Distribution]</a></td>
	  <td><a href="&url.rel;/amd64/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/&rel.current;/">[ISO]</a></td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	  <td></td>
	  <td>i386</td>
	  <td><a href="&url.rel;/i386/i386/&rel.current;-RELEASE">[Distribution]</a></td>
	  <td><a href="&url.rel;/i386/i386/ISO-IMAGES/&rel.current;/">[ISO]</a></td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	  <td></td>
	  <td>ia64</td>
	  <td><a href="&url.rel;/ia64/ia64/&rel.current;-RELEASE">[Distribution]</a></td>
	  <td><a href="&url.rel;/ia64/ia64/ISO-IMAGES/&rel.current;/">[ISO]</a></td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	  <td></td>
	  <td>powerpc</td>
	  <td><a href="&url.rel;/powerpc/powerpc/&rel.current;-RELEASE">[Distribution]</a></td>
	  <td><a href="&url.rel;/powerpc/powerpc/ISO-IMAGES/&rel.current;/">[ISO]</a></td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	  <td></td>
	  <td>powerpc64</td>
	  <td><a href="&url.rel;/powerpc/powerpc64/&rel.current;-RELEASE">[Distribution]</a></td>
	  <td><a href="&url.rel;/powerpc/powerpc64/ISO-IMAGES/&rel.current;/">[ISO]</a></td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	  <td></td>
	  <td>sparc64</td>
	  <td><a href="&url.rel;/sparc64/sparc64/&rel.current;-RELEASE">[Distribution]</a></td>
	  <td><a href="&url.rel;/sparc64/sparc64/ISO-IMAGES/&rel.current;/">[ISO]</a></td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	  <td colspan="2">FreeBSD &rel2.current;-RELEASE</td>
	  <td colspan="2"></td>
	  <td rowspan="5"><a href="&base;/releases/&rel2.current;R/relnotes.html">[View]</a></td>
	  <td rowspan="5"><a href="&base;/releases/&rel2.current;R/hardware.html">[View]</a></td>
	  <td rowspan="5"><a href="&base;/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install.html">[View]</a></td>
	  <td rowspan="5"><a href="&base;/releases/&rel2.current;R/errata.html">[View]</a></td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	  <td></td>
	  <td>amd64</td>
	  <td><a href="&url.rel;/amd64/&rel2.current;-RELEASE">[Distribution]</a></td>
	  <td><a href="&url.rel;/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/&rel2.current;/">[ISO]</a></td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	  <td></td>
	  <td>i386</td>
	  <td><a href="&url.rel;/i386/&rel2.current;-RELEASE">[Distribution]</a></td>
	  <td><a href="&url.rel;/i386/ISO-IMAGES/&rel2.current;/">[ISO]</a></td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	  <td></td>
	  <td>pc98</td>
	  <td><a href="&url.rel;/pc98/&rel2.current;-RELEASE">[Distribution]</a></td>
	  <td><a href="&url.rel;/pc98/ISO-IMAGES/&rel2.current;/">[ISO]</a></td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	  <td></td>
	  <td>sparc64</td>
	  <td><a href="&url.rel;/sparc64/&rel2.current;-RELEASE">[Distribution]</a></td>
	  <td><a href="&url.rel;/sparc64/ISO-IMAGES/&rel2.current;/">[ISO]</a></td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	  <td colspan="2">FreeBSD &rel3.current;-RELEASE</td>
	  <td colspan="2"></td>
	  <td rowspan="7"><a href="&base;/releases/&rel3.current;R/relnotes.html">[View]</a></td>
	  <td rowspan="7"><a href="&base;/releases/&rel3.current;R/hardware.html">[View]</a></td>
	  <td rowspan="7"><a href="&base;/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install.html">[View]</a></td>
	  <td rowspan="7"><a href="&base;/releases/&rel3.current;R/errata.html">[View]</a></td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	  <td></td>
	  <td>amd64</td>
	  <!--<td><a href="&url.rel;/amd64/&rel3.current;-RELEASE">[Distribution]</a></td>-->
	  <td colspan="2" align="right"><a href="&url.rel;/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/&rel3.current;/">[ISO]</a></td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	  <td></td>
	  <td>i386</td>
	  <!--<td><a href="&url.rel;/i386/&rel3.current;-RELEASE">[Distribution]</a></td>-->
	  <td colspan="2" align="right"><a href="&url.rel;/i386/ISO-IMAGES/&rel3.current;/">[ISO]</a></td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	  <td></td>
	  <td>pc98</td>
	  <!--<td><a href="&url.rel;/pc98/&rel3.current;-RELEASE">[Distribution]</a></td>-->
	  <td colspan="2" align="right"><a href="&url.rel;/pc98/ISO-IMAGES/&rel3.current;/">[ISO]</a></td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	  <td></td>
	  <td>sparc64</td>
	  <!--<td><a href="&url.rel;/sparc64/&rel3.current;-RELEASE">[Distribution]</a></td>-->
	  <td colspan="2" align="right"><a href="&url.rel;/sparc64/ISO-IMAGES/&rel3.current;/">[ISO]</a></td>
	</tr>
      </tbody>
    </table>

    <p><em>Note:</em> If you are in doubt of which platform /
      architecture to get, you probably need <em>i386</em> if you have
      an older computer, and <em>amd64</em> if you have a newer
      computer.</p>

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    <a name="helptest"></a>
    <h2>Help With The Next FreeBSD Release<![%beta2.testing; [s]]></h2>

    <p>Our developers and release engineers are working on the
      the next release<![%beta2.testing; [s]]> of FreeBSD; if you wish to help with testing,
      please download the latest build<![%beta2.testing; [s]]>.  Please note that these images
      are, by their very nature, intended for testing and should not
      be used in production environments.</p>

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      <thead>
	<tr style="text-align: center;">
	  <td colspan="2">Version &amp; Platform</td>
	  <td>Distribution</td>
	  <td title="ISO9660 CD image"><a href="&base;/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install-diff-media.html#INSTALL-CDROM">ISO</a></td>
	  <td>Status page</td>
	</tr>
      </thead>
      <tbody>
	<tr>
	  <td colspan="2">FreeBSD &betarel.current;-&betarel.vers;</td>
	  <td colspan="2"></td>
	  <td rowspan="7"><a href="http://wiki.freebsd.org/Releng/&betarel.current;TODO">[View]</a></td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	  <td></td>
	  <td>amd64</td>
	  <td><a href="&url.rel;/amd64/amd64/&betarel.current;-&betarel.vers;">[Distribution]</a></td>
	  <td><a href="&url.rel;/amd64/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/&betarel.current;/">[ISO]</a></td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	  <td></td>
	  <td>i386</td>
	  <td><a href="&url.rel;/i386/i386/&betarel.current;-&betarel.vers;">[Distribution]</a></td>
	  <td><a href="&url.rel;/i386/i386/ISO-IMAGES/&betarel.current;/">[ISO]</a></td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	  <td></td>
	  <td>powerpc64</td>
	  <td><a href="&url.rel;/powerpc/powerpc64/&betarel.current;-&betarel.vers;">[Distribution]</a></td>
	  <td><a href="&url.rel;/powerpc/powerpc64/ISO-IMAGES/&betarel.current;/">[ISO]</a></td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	  <td></td>
	  <td>sparc64</td>
	  <td><a href="&url.rel;/sparc64/sparc64/&betarel.current;-&betarel.vers;">[Distribution]</a></td>
	  <td><a href="&url.rel;/sparc64/sparc64/ISO-IMAGES/&betarel.current;/">[ISO]</a></td>
	</tr>
      </tbody>
    </table>

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    <table class="tblbasic">
      <thead>
	<tr style="text-align: center;">
	  <td colspan="2">Version &amp; Platform</td>
	  <td>Distribution</td>
	  <td title="ISO9660 CD image"><a href="&base;/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install-diff-media.html#INSTALL-CDROM">ISO</a></td>
	  <td>TODO List</td>
	</tr>
      </thead>
      <tbody>

	<tr>
	  <td colspan="2">FreeBSD &betarel2.current;-&betarel2.vers;</td>
	  <td colspan="2"></td>

	  <td><a href="&base;/releases/&betarel2.current;R/todo.html">[View]</a></td>

	  <td rowspan="7"><a href="http://wiki.freebsd.org/Releng/7.4TODO">[View]</a></td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	  <td></td>
	  <td>amd64</td>
	  <td><a href="&url.rel;/amd64/amd64/&betarel2.current;-&betarel2.vers;">[Distribution]</a></td>
	  <td><a href="&url.rel;/amd64/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/&betarel2.current;/">[ISO]</a></td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	  <td></td>
	  <td>i386</td>
	  <td><a href="&url.rel;/i386/i386/&betarel2.current;-&betarel2.vers;">[Distribution]</a></td>
	  <td><a href="&url.rel;/i386/i386/ISO-IMAGES/&betarel2.current;/">[ISO]</a></td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	  <td></td>
	  <td>ia64</td>
	  <td><a href="&url.rel;/ia64/ia64/&betarel2.current;-&betarel2.vers;">[Distribution]</a></td>
	  <td><a href="&url.rel;/ia64/ia64/ISO-IMAGES/&betarel2.current;/">[ISO]</a></td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	  <td></td>
	  <td>powerpc</td>
	  <td><a href="&url.rel;/powerpc/powerpc/&betarel2.current;-&betarel2.vers;">[Distribution]</a></td>
	  <td><a href="&url.rel;/powerpc/powerpc/ISO-IMAGES/&betarel2.current;/">[ISO]</a></td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	  <td></td>
	  <td>powerpc64</td>
	  <td><a href="&url.rel;/powerpc/powerpc64/&betarel2.current;-&betarel2.vers;">[Distribution]</a></td>
	  <td><a href="&url.rel;/powerpc/powerpc64/ISO-IMAGES/&betarel2.current;/">[ISO]</a></td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	  <td></td>
	  <td>sparc64</td>
	  <td><a href="&url.rel;/sparc64/sparc64/&betarel2.current;-&betarel2.vers;">[Distribution]</a></td>
	  <td><a href="&url.rel;/sparc64/sparc64/ISO-IMAGES/&betarel2.current;/">[ISO]</a></td>
	</tr>
      </tbody>
    </table>

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    <p>If you are interested in a purely experimental
      <strong>snapshot</strong> release of FreeBSD-CURRENT (AKA
      &rel.head;-CURRENT), aimed at developers and bleeding-edge
      testers only, then please see the <a
	href="&base;/snapshots/">&os; Snapshot Releases</a> page.  For
      more information about past, present and future releases in
      general, please visit the <a
	href="&base;/releases/index.html">release information
	page</a>.</p>

    <a name="derived"></a>
    <h2>FreeBSD-derived Operating System Distributions</h2>

    <p>FreeBSD is widely used as a building block for other commercial
      and open-source operating systems.  The projects below are
      widely used and of particular interest to FreeBSD users.</p>

    <ul>
      <li><p><a href="http://www.freenas.org">FreeNAS</a> is an open
	source storage platform based on FreeBSD and supports sharing
	across Windows, Apple, and UNIX-like systems.</p></li>

      <li><p><a href="http://www.pcbsd.org">PC-BSD</a> is a FreeBSD
	derivative with a graphical installer and impressive desktop
	tools aimed at ease of use for the casual computer
	user.</p></li>

      <li><p><a href="http://www.pfsense.org">pfSense</a> is a free,
	open source customized distribution of FreeBSD tailored for
	use as a firewall and router.</p></li>
    </ul>

    <a name="apps"></a>

    <h2>Applications and Utility Software</h2>

    <h3>The Ports Collection</h3>

    <p>The FreeBSD Ports Collection is a diverse collection of utility
      and application software that has been ported to FreeBSD.</p>

    <ul>
      <li><a href="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/">FreeBSD
	  Ports Collection</a></li>

      <li><a href="&base;/ports/index.html">Web interface to the Ports
	  Collection</a></li>

      <li><a href="http://www.freshports.org/">FreshPorts - a more
	  advanced web interface to the Ports Collection</a></li>
    </ul>

    <p>For information about how <em>you</em> can contribute
      <em>your</em> favorite piece of software to the Ports Collection,
      have a look at <em><a
	  href="&base;/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/index.html">The
	  Porter's Handbook</a></em> and the article <em><a
	  href="&base;/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/contributing/index.html">Contributing
	  to FreeBSD</a></em>.</p>

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