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document into article.sgml.  Move the $FreeBSD$ tag from a
comment to a <pubdate></pubdate> entry, but no other content
or whitespace changes.

The two reasons for doing this are to:  1) Get rid of a bunch of
itty-bitty files and 2) help with a reorganization of the README that
will be much simpler if all the content is in a single file.
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Information on getting a copy of FreeBSD.  This text used to
be the "Obtaining FreeBSD" section of RELNOTES.TXT.
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<sect1>
  <title>Obtaining &os;</title>

  <para>&os; may be obtained in a variety of ways.  This section
  focuses on those ways that are primarily of use for obtaining a
  complete &os; distribution, rather than updating an existing
  installation.</para>

  <sect2>
    <title>CDROM and DVD</title>

    <para>&os; -RELEASE distributions (for example, 4.3-RELEASE) may
    be ordered on CDROM or DVD from several publishers.  This is
    frequently the most convenient way to obtain &os; for new
    installations, as it provides a convenient way to quickly
    reinstall the system if necessary.  Some distributions include
    some of the optional, precompiled <quote>packages</quote> from the
    &os; Ports Collection.</para>

    <para>A list of the CDROM and DVD
    publishers known to the project are listed in the <ulink
    url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/mirrors.html"><quote>Obtaining
    FreeBSD</quote></ulink> appendix to the Handbook.</para>
  </sect2>

  <sect2>
    <title>FTP</title>

    <para>You can use FTP to retrieve &os; and any or all of its
    optional packages from <ulink
    url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/"></ulink>, which
    is the
    official &os; release site, or any of its <quote>mirrors</quote>.</para>

    <para>Lists of locations that mirror &os;
    can be found in the <ulink
    url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/mirrors-ftp.html">FTP
    Sites</ulink> section of the Handbook, or on the
    <ulink url="http://www.freebsdmirrors.org/"></ulink> Web pages.
    Finding a close (in networking terms) mirror from which to
    download the distribution is highly recommended.</para>

    <para>Additional mirror sites are
    always welcome.
    Contact <email>freebsd-admin@@FreeBSD.org</email> for more
    details on becoming an official mirror site.</para>

    <para>Mirrors generally contain the floppy disk images necessary
    to begin an installation, as well as the distribution files needed
    for the install process itself.  Some mirrors also contain some of
    the ISO images necessary to create a CDROM of a &os; release.</para>

  </sect2>
</sect1>


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@Fix up links from the FreeBSD README to portions of the Handbook.

While I'm here, delete a <warning></warning> paragraph that seems out of
place.
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    url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/handbook/mirrors.html"><quote>Obtaining
    FreeBSD</quote></ulink> appendix to the <ulink
    url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/handbook/">FreeBSD
    Handbook</ulink>.</para>
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@Punt users to the Handbook for a list of CDROM/DVD publishers, rather
than try to keep two copies of this information synchronized.

Reviewed by:	jkh
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  installation.  More information can be found in the <ulink
  url="http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/mirrors.html"><quote>Obtaining
  FreeBSD</quote></ulink> appendix to the <ulink
  url="http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/">FreeBSD
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    <title>CDROM</title>
    <para>&os; 4.x-RELEASE and 3.x-RELEASE may be ordered on
    CDROM from:
    <address>
    BSDi
    <street>4041 Pike Lane, Suite D</street>
    <city>Concord</city> <state>CA</state> <postcode>94520</postcode>
    <country>USA</country>
    <phone>+1-800-786-9907</phone>
    <phone>+1-925-674-0783</phone>
    <fax>+1-925-674-0821 (FAX)</fax></address>
    </para>

    <para>Orders may also be placed via the Internet from
    <email>orders@@cdrom.com</email> or <ulink
    url="http://www.cdrom.com/">http://www.cdrom.com/</ulink>.  A
    current catalog can be obtained via ftp from <ulink
    url="ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/cdrom/catalog">ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/cdrom/catalog</ulink>.</para>

    <para>As of this writing, the cost per -RELEASE CDROM set is $39.95 
    (US Dollars) or $24.95 with a &os;
    subscription.  &os; SNAPshot CDROM sets, when available, are $39.95 or
    $14.95 with a &os;-SNAP subscription (-RELEASE and -SNAP
    subscriptions are entirely separate).  With a subscription, you
    will automatically receive updates as they are released.  Your
    credit card will be billed when each disk is shipped and you may
    cancel your subscription at any time without further
    obligation.</para>

    <para>Shipping (per order not per disk) is $5.00 in the United
    States, Canada or Mexico and $9.00 overseas.  BSDi accepts Visa,
    Mastercard, Discover, American Express or checks in U.S. Dollars
    and ships COD within the United States.  California residents
    please add 8.25% sales tax.</para>
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    an unconditional return policy.</para>
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@ftpmail.vix.com doesn't exist anymore; don't mention this as a viable
method for obtaining FreeBSD.

Discussed with:		Paul A Vixie <vixie@@vix.com>
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    <para>For other locations that mirror the &os; software see the
    file <filename>MIRROR.SITES</filename>.  
    Please FTP the distribution from the site
    closest (in networking terms) to you.  Additional mirror sites are
    always welcome!  
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@First commit of RELNOTESng, the rewrite of the *.TXT documentation
files.

src/release/doc/README has additional information.

Reviewed by:	-current, -doc
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  </sect2>

  <sect2>
    <title>Email</title>

    <para>If you do not have access to the Internet and electronic
    mail is your only recourse, then you may still fetch the files by
    sending mail to <email>ftpmail@@ftpmail.vix.com</email> - putting
    the keyword <literal>help</literal> in your message to get more
    information on how to fetch files from a &os; FTP archive using
    this mechanism.  Please do note, however, that this will end up
    sending many <emphasis>tens of megabytes</emphasis> through the
    mail and should only be employed as an absolute
    <emphasis>last</emphasis> resort!</para>
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@MFC:  RELNOTESng.

I didn't MFC the changes to the release Makefile or the nuking of the
*.TXT files.  We're not ready for that yet.  I just wanted to get the
RELNOTESng sources for RELENG_4 into the repository so I can maintain
the content in parallel with the *.TXT version of the release notes.

These files include an SGML-ified version of RELENG_4's release notes,
plus the hardware compatability lists from HEAD (minus
CURRENT-specific features such as Cardbus support).
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@Minor style tweaks and markup fixes.

In particular, point to mirrors section of handbook and
www.freebsdmirrors.org where appropriate.
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    official &os; release site, or any of its <quote>mirrors</quote>.</para>
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    <para>Lists of locations that mirror &os;
    can be found in the <ulink
    url="http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/mirrors.html#mirrors-ftp">FTP
    Sites</ulink> section of the Handbook, or on the
    <ulink url="http://www.freebsdmirrors.org/"></ulink> Web pages.
    Finding a close (in networking terms) mirror from which to
    download the distribution is highly recommended.</para>

    <para>Additional mirror sites are
    always welcome.
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    using an FTP-over-email service.
    Send an email message to <email>ftpmail@@ftpmail.vix.com</email>
    consisting of
    the keyword <literal>help</literal> to get more
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    <important>
      <para>This procedure will result in 
      sending many tens of megabytes through the
      mail and should only be employed as an absolute
      last resort.</para>
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	obtaining.sgml	1.3->1.4
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    be ordered on CDROM or DVD from several publishers.  This is
    frequently the most convenient way to obtain &os; for new
    installations, as it provides a convenient way to quickly
    reinstall the system if necessary.  Some distributions include
    some of the optional, precompiled <quote>packages</quote> from the
    &os; Ports Collection.</para>

    <para>A list of the CDROM and DVD
    publishers known to the project are listed in the <ulink
    url="http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/mirrors.html"><quote>Obtaining
    FreeBSD</quote></ulink> appendix to the <ulink
    url="http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/">FreeBSD
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warning.

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