Date: Tue, 12 May 2026 21:54:25 +0000 From: Alexander Ziaee <ziaee@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-doc-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: git: 148e26d571 - main - Mirrors: Remove CD and DVD distributors Message-ID: <6a03a191.3325f.70c0f4de@gitrepo.freebsd.org>
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The branch main has been updated by ziaee: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/doc/commit/?id=148e26d571cb7584a18c37979683f5e8ddf324d3 commit 148e26d571cb7584a18c37979683f5e8ddf324d3 Author: Alexander Ziaee <ziaee@FreeBSD.org> AuthorDate: 2026-05-12 21:36:40 +0000 Commit: Alexander Ziaee <ziaee@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2026-05-12 21:53:50 +0000 Mirrors: Remove CD and DVD distributors The last few years, there is only one distributor of FreeBSD discs, and they only update their website if I send them an email, so I think they are not actually selling any and nobody wants this. Discussed with: cperciva --- .../content/en/books/handbook/mirrors/_index.adoc | 20 ++------------------ website/content/en/where.adoc | 5 ----- 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-) diff --git a/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/mirrors/_index.adoc b/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/mirrors/_index.adoc index eb04a272d0..e96b2f9a50 100644 --- a/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/mirrors/_index.adoc +++ b/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/mirrors/_index.adoc @@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ title: Appendix A. Obtaining FreeBSD part: Part V. Appendices prev: books/handbook/partv next: books/handbook/bibliography -description: "How to get FreeBSD: CD and DVD sets, FTP sites and how to install and use Git" -tags: ["Obtaining", "CD", "DVD", "FTP", "Git"] +description: "How to get FreeBSD: Distribution services, mirrors, code repositories, and SSH keys" +tags: ["FTP", "Git", "HTTPS", "Mirrors", "Obtaining", "Rsync", "SSH"] showBookMenu: true weight: 41 params: @@ -435,19 +435,3 @@ For more details, including commit messages lists, see the crossref:handbook/ere ** RSA key fingerprint is `SHA256:jBe6FQGoH4HjvrIVM23dcnLZk9kmpdezR/CvQzm7rJM` These are also published as SSHFP records in DNS. - -[[mirrors-disc]] -== Disc Copies - -FreeBSD disc copies are available from several online retailers: - -* Getlinux + -Website: https://www.getlinux.fr/ - -* Dr. Hinner EDV + -Schäftlarnstr. 10 // 4. Stock + -D-81371 München + -Germany + -Phone: +49 171 417 544 6 + -Email: infow@hinner.de + -Website: http://www.hinner.de/linux/freebsd.html diff --git a/website/content/en/where.adoc b/website/content/en/where.adoc index e109c354ae..3c0dd136d7 100644 --- a/website/content/en/where.adoc +++ b/website/content/en/where.adoc @@ -256,11 +256,6 @@ Before downloading an entire distribution, please read the link:{handbook}bsdins If you plan to get FreeBSD via FTP or HTTPS, check the FreeBSD Handbook for link:{handbook}mirrors/#mirrors[suitable mirrors] for your region. -[[distribution]] -== Purchase FreeBSD Media - -FreeBSD can be acquired on DVD from link:{handbook}mirrors/#mirrors-disc[DVD publishers]. - [[apps]] == Applications and Utility Softwarehome | help
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