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Explain that FreeBSD can be downloaded using a number of different protocols

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or purchased on CD.  Point the reader at Appendix A of the Handbook, which
covers this in much more depth.

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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN" [
<!ENTITY date "$FreeBSD: www/en/availability.sgml,v 1.22 2000/05/17 02:22:59 chris Exp $">
<!ENTITY date "$FreeBSD: www/en/availability.sgml,v 1.23 2000/06/16 19:29:29 jim Exp $">
<!ENTITY title "About FreeBSD's availability">
<!ENTITY % includes SYSTEM "includes.sgml"> %includes;
]>
<!-- $FreeBSD: www/en/availability.sgml,v 1.22 2000/05/17 02:22:59 chris Exp $ -->
<!-- $FreeBSD: www/en/availability.sgml,v 1.23 2000/06/16 19:29:29 jim Exp $ -->
<html>
&header;
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color="#FF0000"><font size="+1">Where to get it.</font></font>
<blockquote>
<p>You can get FreeBSD free via anonymous FTP from <a
href="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD">ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD</a>.
You might also want to check a geographically close <a
href="&base/handbook/mirrors.html">mirror site</a>.
Additional information is available <a
href="&base;/where.html">here</a>.</p>
<p>FreeBSD can be downloaded over the Internet for free, using a variety
of different protocols (FTP, CVS, AFS, and more). If bandwidth is
expensive for you then it can also be purchased on CDROM from a
variety of vendors.</p>
<p>If you have a CDROM&nbsp;drive, you can get FreeBSD on CDROM for a
modest price from <a href="http://www.cdrom.com/">Walnut Creek
CDROM</a>:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Walnut Creek CDROM<br>
4041 Pike Lane, Suite F<br>
Concord, CA 94520<br>
USA<br>
Phone: +1 925 674-0783<br>
Phone: +1 800 786-9907<br>
Fax: +1 925 674-0821<br>
Email: <a href="mailto:info@cdrom.com">info@cdrom.com</a></p>
</blockquote>
<p>In addition to FreeBSD, the CDROM comes with hundreds of ready-to-run
programs. It is backed by an unconditional money back guarantee.</p>
<p>For more information, please see the <a
href="&base;/handbook/mirrors.html">Handbook Chapter on obtaining
FreeBSD</a>.</p>
</blockquote>
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