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    <P><B>Date:</B> Sat, 24 Jun 2000 18:23:01 -0700<BR>
      <B>From:</B> "Jordan K. Hubbard" &lt;jkh@freebsd.org&gt;<BR>
      <B>Subject:</B>FreeBSD 3.5 now available for x86</P>
    
    <p>I'm pleased to announce the availability of FreeBSD 3.5-RELEASE,
	the very LAST in 3.x-STABLE branch technology.  Following the release
	of FreeBSD 3.4 in December, 1999, many bugs were fixed, important
	security issues dealt with, and even a few new features added.
	Please see the <a href="notes.html">release notes</a> for more
	information.</p>

    <p>FreeBSD 3.5-RELEASE is available at <a
      href="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/">ftp.FreeBSD.org</a> and
      various <a href="../../handbook/mirrors.html">FTP
      mirror sites</a> throughout the world. It can also be ordered on CD
      from <a href="http://www.FreeBSDMall.com/">The FreeBSD Mall</a>,
      from where it will be shipping soon on a 4 CD set containing
      installation bits for x86 architecture, as well as a lot of
      other material of general interest to programmers and end-users alike</p>
    
    <p>We can't promise that all the mirror sites will carry the rather large
      installation (660MB) image, but it will at least be available from:</p>

    <p><a
	href="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/ISO-IMAGES/3.5-install.iso">ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/ISO-IMAGES/3.5-install.iso</a></p>
    
    <p>along with the more traditional 3.5-RELEASE bits.  If you can't
      afford the CDs, are impatient, or just want to use it for evangelism
      purposes, then by all means download the ISO, otherwise please do
      continue to support the FreeBSD project by purchasing one of its
      official CD releases from BSDi.</p>
      
    <p>The official FTP distribution site for FreeBSD is:</p>

    <blockquote><a
	href="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/">ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/</a></blockquote>
    
    <p>Or via the WEB pages at:</p>

    <blockquote><a
	href="http://www.FreeBSDMall.com/">http://www.FreeBSDMall.com/</a>
      and<br>
      <a href="http://www.freebsd.org/">http://www.freebsd.org</a></blockquote>
  
    <p>And directly from BSDi:</p>

    <blockquote>BSDi<br>
      4041 Pike Lane, #F<br>
      Concord CA, 94520 USA<br>
      Phone: +1 925 674-0783<br>
      Fax: +1 925 674-0821<br>
      Email: info@cdrom.com<br>
      WWW: http://www.cdrom.com/</blockquote>
    
    <p>Additionally, FreeBSD is available via anonymous FTP from <a href="../../handbook/mirrors.html">mirror sites</a>
      in the following countries: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria,
      Canada, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Elbonia, Estonia, Finland, France,
      Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Korea,
      Latvia, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Rumania, Russia,
      Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, the Ukraine
      and the United Kingdom (and quite possibly several others which I've
      never even heard of :).</p>

    <p>Before trying the central FTP site, please check your regional
      mirror(s) first by going to:</p>

    <p>ftp://ftp.&lt;yourdomain&gt;.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD</p>
  
    <p>Any additional mirror sites will be labeled ftp2, ftp3 and so on.</p>

    <p>The latest versions of export-restricted code for FreeBSD (2.0C or
      later) (eBones and secure) are also being made available at the
      following locations.  Now that FreeBSD has export permission for
      crypto from the United States government, you can get it from
      these locations or from ftp.freebsd.org.</p>

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<DT>South Africa</DT>
<DD><P><A HREF="ftp://ftp.internat.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD">ftp://ftp.internat.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD</A><BR>
<A HREF="ftp://ftp2.internat.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD">ftp://ftp2.internat.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD</A></P></DD>
<DT>Brazil</DT>
<DD><P><A HREF="ftp://ftp.br.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD">ftp://ftp.br.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD</A></P></DD>
<DT>Finland</DT>
<DD><P><A HREF="ftp://nic.funet.fi/pub/unix/FreeBSD/eurocrypt">ftp://nic.funet.fi/pub/unix/FreeBSD/eurocrypt</A></P></DD>
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<p>Thanks!</p>

<p>- Jordan</p>

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