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<P><B>Date:</B> Fri, 17 Sep 1999 05:06:44 -0700<BR>
<B>From:</B> "Jordan K. Hubbard" &lt;jkh@freebsd.org&gt;<BR>
<B>Subject:</B>FreeBSD 3.3-RELEASE is now available.</P>

<P>Yes, it's that time again!  I'm very happy to announce the availability
of FreeBSD 3.3-RELEASE, the latest in our line of releases from the
3.x-STABLE branch.  The follow-on to FreeBSD 3.2 (released in May, 1999),
a lot of new drivers have been added, many bugs were fixed and several
important security issues where dealt with.  Please see the
<A HREF="notes.html">release notes</A> for more information.</P>

<P>FreeBSD 3.3-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
the x86 architectures, as well a lot of other material
of general interest to programmers and end-users alike.
(3.3-RELEASE for the Alpha architecture is available from the FTP site).</P>

<P>NOTE: All of the profits from the sales of this CD set go to support
the FreeBSD Project!  We are also trying something new with 3.3-RELEASE
in making <A HREF="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/ISO-IMAGES/3.3-install.cd0">disc #1</A> from Walnut Creek CDROM's official distribution
available via <A HREF="ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/">anonymous FTP.</A>
This is the most important CD of their 4 set, one which will allow users to
install the base system and all of its most important add-ons from a single
ISO 9660 image.  We are doing this because the ISO image is rapidly becoming
the preferred format for distributing operating system releases and we're
certainly not going to go out of our way to make FreeBSD harder to "test drive"
if providing the standard NFS/FTP network installation methods is no longer
enough.  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>

<A HREF="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/ISO-IMAGES/3.3-install.cd0">ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/ISO-IMAGES/3.3-install.cd0</A>.

<P>along with the more traditional 3.3-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
<A HREF="http://www.freebsdmall.com">Walnut Creek CDROM</A>.</P>

<P>The official FTP distribution site for FreeBSD is:</P>

<BLOCKQUOTE>
<P><A HREF="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD">ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD</A></P>
</BLOCKQUOTE>

<P>Or via the WEB page at:</P>

<BLOCKQUOTE>
<P><A HREF="http://www.freebsdmall.com">http://www.freebsdmall.com</A></P></BLOCKQUOTE>
and <BLOCKQUOTE><P><A HREF="http://www.cdrom.com">http://www.cdrom.com</A></P>
</BLOCKQUOTE>

<P>And directly from Walnut Creek CDROM:</P>

<BLOCKQUOTE>
<P>Walnut Creek CDROM<BR>
4041 Pike Lane, #F<BR>
Concord CA, 94520 USA<BR>
Phone: +1 925 674-0783<BR>
Fax: +1 925 674-0821<BR>
Tech Support: +1 925 603-1234<BR>
Email: <A HREF="mailto:info@cdrom.com">info@cdrom.com</A><BR>
WWW: <A HREF="http://www.cdrom.com/">http://www.cdrom.com/</A></P>
</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, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong,
Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Korea, Latvia, Malaysia, the
Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, 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>

<BLOCKQUOTE>
<P>ftp://ftp.&lt;yourdomain&gt;.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD</P>
</BLOCKQUOTE>

Any additional mirror sites will be labeled ftp2, ftp3 and so on.

<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. If you are outside the U.S. or Canada, please get
secure (DES) and eBones (Kerberos) from one of the following foreign
distribution sites:</P>

<DL>
<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>
</DL>

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