Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2000 04:31:48 -0800 From: Jordan Hubbard <jkh@winston.osd.bsdi.com> To: announce@freebsd.org Subject: FreeBSD 4.2-RELEASE is now available Message-ID: <71910.974809908@winston.osd.bsdi.com>
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It is my almost excessive pleasure to announce the availability of FreeBSD 4.2-RELEASE, the very latest in 4.x-STABLE branch technology. Following the release of FreeBSD 4.1.1 in September, 2000, many bugs were fixed, important security issues dealt with, and a conservative number of new features added. Please see the release notes for more information. 4.2-RELEASE is now available for i386 and alpha in "FTP installable" form (ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/${arch}/4.2-RELEASE) and can be installed directly over the net using the boot floppies or copied to a local NFS/ftp server. ISO (CD) Images --------------- We can't promise that all the mirror sites will carry the larger ISO image distributions, but they are at least available from: ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/${arch}/ISO-IMAGES/4.2-install.iso Where ${arch} is currently "i386" or "alpha". The i386 image is available at the time of this writing, the alpha ISO will follow in a day or so just as soon as all the packages are ready. If you can't afford the CDs, are impatient, or just want to use it for evangelism purposes, then by all means download the ISOs, otherwise please do continue to support the FreeBSD project by purchasing one of its official CD releases from BSDi. FreeBSD 4.2-RELEASE can be ordered as a 4 CD set from The FreeBSD Mall from where it will soon be shipping. Each CD sets contains the FreeBSD installation and application package bits for either the x86 or the alpha architecture (each architecture has its own CD set). For a set of distfiles used to build ports in the ports collection, please see also the FreeBSD Toolkit, a 6 CD set containing all such extra bits which we can no longer fit on the 4 CD sets. Please see http://www.freebsdmall.com or you can order by phone, postal mail, FAX or email at: BSDi 4041 Pike Lane, #F Concord CA, 94520 USA Phone: +1 925 674-0783 Fax: +1 925 674-0821 Tech Support: +1 925 603-1234 Email: orders@wccdrom.com WWW: http://www.wccdrom.com/ FreeBSD is also available via anonymous FTP from mirror sites 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, Rumania, Russia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Elbonia, the Ukraine and the United Kingdom (and quite possibly several others which I've never even heard of :). Before trying the central FTP site, please check your regional mirror(s) first by going to: ftp://ftp.<yourdomain>.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD Any additional mirror sites will be labeled ftp2, ftp3 and so on. Thanks! - Jordan This is the moderated mailing list freebsd-announce. The list contains announcements of new FreeBSD capabilities, important events and project milestones. See also the FreeBSD Web pages at http://www.freebsd.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-announce" in the body of the message
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