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Split the "Obtaining FreeBSD" appendix into four sections, for

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CD-ROM, FTP, CTM, and CVSup.  Adjust cross-references accordingly.
Add a list of CVSup mirror sites, and reference it from the CVSup
tutorial.

Also, fix a spelling error in the porting document.
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@ -247,15 +247,17 @@ cost in terms of disk space, however.
<p><item>Where do you want to get them from?<label id="cvsup:config:where">
<p>This one is easy. We use the "host=" field to tell cvsup to get
its updates from the primary FreeBSD distribution site,
<p>We use the "host=" field to tell cvsup where to obtain its updates.
Any of the <ref id="mirrors-cvsup" name="CVSup mirror sites"> will do,
though you should try to select one that's near to you.
In this example, we'll use the primary FreeBSD distribution site,
"cvsup.FreeBSD.org":
<verb>
*default host=cvsup.FreeBSD.org
</verb>
<p>On any particular run of cvsup, we can override this setting on the
<p>On any particular run of cvsup, you can override this setting on the
command line, with "-h hostname".
<p><item>Where do you want to put them on your own machine?<label id="cvsup:config:dest">

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@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ the <url url="http://www.FreeBSD.ORG/" name="FreeBSD World Wide
Web server">. It may also be downloaded in plain text, postscript
or HTML from the <url url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD/docs"
name="FreeBSD FTP server"> or one of the numerous
<ref id="mirrors" name="mirror sites">. You may also want to <url url="/search.html" name="Search the Handbook">.
<ref id="mirrors-ftp" name="mirror sites">. You may also want to
<url url="/search.html" name="Search the Handbook">.
</abstract>
<toc>

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@ -7,12 +7,9 @@
<chapt><heading>Obtaining FreeBSD<label id="mirrors"></heading>
<p>The official sources for FreeBSD available via anonymous FTP from:
<quote>
<url url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"
name="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD">
</quote>
and on CD-ROM from Walnut Creek CDROM:
<sect><heading>CD-ROM Publishers</heading>
<p>FreeBSD is available on CD-ROM from Walnut Creek CDROM:
<quote>
Walnut Creek CDROM<newline>
1547 Palos Verdes Mall, Suite 260<newline>
@ -23,6 +20,14 @@ and on CD-ROM from Walnut Creek CDROM:
WWW: <url url="http://www.cdrom.com/" name="http://www.cdrom.com/">
</quote>
<sect><heading>FTP Sites<label id="mirrors-ftp"></heading>
<p>The official sources for FreeBSD are available via anonymous FTP from:
<quote>
<url url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD"
name="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD">.
</quote>
<p>Additionally, FreeBSD is available via anonymous FTP from the
following mirror sites. If you choose to obtain FreeBSD via
anonymous FTP, please try to use a site near you.
@ -522,7 +527,8 @@ for this domain.
</descrip>
<label id="mirrors-ctm">
<sect><heading>CTM Sites<label id="mirrors-ctm"></heading>
<p>CTM/FreeBSD is available via anonymous FTP from the
following mirror sites. If you choose to obtain CTM via
anonymous FTP, please try to use a site near you.
@ -579,3 +585,85 @@ try
name="http://ftpsearch.ntnu.no/ftpsearch">.
FTP search is a great free archie server in Trondheim, Norway.
<sect><heading>CVSup Sites<label id="mirrors-cvsup"></heading>
<p>CVSup servers for FreeBSD are running at the following sites:
<descrip>
<tag>Argentina</tag>
<itemize>
<item>cvsup.ar.FreeBSD.ORG
(<url url="mailto:msagre@cactus.fi.uba.ar" name="maintainer">)
</itemize>
<tag>Australia</tag>
<itemize>
<item>cvsup.au.FreeBSD.ORG
(<url url="mailto:dawes@physics.usyd.edu.au" name="maintainer">)
</itemize>
<tag>Germany</tag>
<itemize>
<item>cvsup.de.FreeBSD.ORG
(<url url="mailto:wosch@cs.tu-berlin.de" name="maintainer">)
</itemize>
<tag>Japan</tag>
<itemize>
<item>cvsup.jp.FreeBSD.ORG
(<url url="mailto:simokawa@sat.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp" name="maintainer">)
</itemize>
<tag>Netherlands</tag>
<itemize>
<item>cvsup.nl.FreeBSD.ORG
(<url url="mailto:xaa@stack.urc.tue.nl" name="maintainer">)
</itemize>
<tag>Norway</tag>
<itemize>
<item>cvsup.no.FreeBSD.ORG
(<url url="mailto:Tor.Egge@idt.ntnu.no" name="maintainer">)
</itemize>
<tag>South Africa</tag>
<itemize>
<item>cvsup.za.FreeBSD.ORG
(<url url="mailto:markm@FreeBSD.ORG" name="maintainer">)
</itemize>
<tag>Taiwan</tag>
<itemize>
<item>sup.tw.FreeBSD.ORG
(<url url="mailto:jdli@freebsd.csie.nctu.edu.tw" name="maintainer">)
</itemize>
<tag>USA</tag>
<itemize>
<item>cvsup.FreeBSD.ORG
(<url url="mailto:jdp@FreeBSD.ORG" name="maintainer">)
<item>cvsup2.FreeBSD.ORG
(<url url="mailto:jdp@FreeBSD.ORG" name="maintainer">)
<item>cvsup4.FreeBSD.ORG
(<url url="mailto:jdp@FreeBSD.ORG" name="maintainer">)
<item>cvsup5.FreeBSD.ORG
(<url url="mailto:skynyrd@opus.cts.cwu.edu" name="maintainer">)
</itemize>
</descrip>
The export-restricted code for FreeBSD (eBones and secure) is
available via CVSup at the following international repository.
Please use this site to get the export-restricted code, if you are
outside the USA or Canada.
<descrip>
<tag>South Africa</tag>
<itemize>
<item>cvsup.internat.FreeBSD.ORG
(<url url="mailto:markm@FreeBSD.ORG" name="maintainer">)
</itemize>
</descrip>

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@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR= applications
</verb></tscreen>
<p>The user can also set the MASTER_SITE_* variables in
<tt>/etc/make.conf</tt> to override our choices, and use their
favorate mirrors of these popular archives instead.
favorite mirrors of these popular archives instead.
<sect3>
<heading>PATCHFILES<label id="porting:patchfiles"></heading>