Date: Sat, 5 Oct 2013 06:18:16 +0000 (UTC) From: Eitan Adler <eadler@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r42848 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releng Message-ID: <201310050618.r956IGp7076599@svn.freebsd.org>
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Author: eadler Date: Sat Oct 5 06:18:16 2013 New Revision: 42848 URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/42848 Log: Simplify the "FAQ" which is really just "how to find old releases" Reviewed by: Allan Jude <freebsd@allanjude.com> Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releng/index.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releng/index.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releng/index.xml Sat Oct 5 06:16:14 2013 (r42847) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releng/index.xml Sat Oct 5 06:18:16 2013 (r42848) @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Engineering Team</a></li> <li><a href="#docs">Release Engineering Documentation</a></li> <li><a href="#team">Current Release Engineering Team</a></li> - <li><a href="#faq">Frequently Asked Questions</a></li> + <li><a href="#old">Old Releases</a></li> <!-- <li>General information about committing to -STABLE.</li> @@ -445,24 +445,18 @@ <p><strong>Package Builders (&contact.portmgr;)</strong> : &a.portmgr.members;</p> - <h2><a name="faq" id="faq">Frequently Asked Questions</a></h2> + <h2><a name="old" id="old">Old Releases</a></h2> - <p>Where can I find the release directory or ISO images for older - FreeBSD releases?</p> - - <p>The FreeBSD Project does not maintain a centralized historical - archive of old release ISO images, but there are still many - options. A large collection of the old releases (many - complete with the package sets) is at <a + <p>The &os; Project does not maintain a complete + archive of old release ISO images but many + of them are available at <a href="ftp://ftp-archive.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD-Archive/old-releases/"> - ftp://ftp-archive.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD-Archive/old-releases/</a>. - If you are unable to find an FTP mirror that still contains the + ftp://ftp-archive.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD-Archive/old-releases/</a>.</p> + + <p>If you are unable to find an FTP mirror that still contains the release you are looking for, then you can email CD-ROM vendors to see if they have any old releases available. In September 2003, we know of a case where FreeBSD 1.1 was used in a court of law to - invalidate a bogus software patent. Clearly, older releases can - be very important in some situations.</p> - - + invalidate a bogus software patent.</p> </body> </html>
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