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title: "FreeBSD 1.0 Announcement"
sidenav: download
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= FreeBSD 1.0 Announcement

FreeBSD ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/2.1.5-RELEASE[2.1.5-RELEASE] is now available on ftp.FreeBSD.org and various FTP mirror sites throughout the world. It can also be ordered on http://www.cdrom.com/titles/freebsd.html[CD] from http://www.cdrom.com/[Walnut Creek CDROM].

FreeBSD 2.1.5 represents the culmination of over a year's worth of work on the 2.1-STABLE branch of FreeBSD since it began with FreeBSD 2.0.5. In the 7 months since 2.1 was released, many bug fixes, updates and careful enhancements have been made, the results of which you now see here.

The STABLE branch was conceived out of the need to allow FreeBSD to grow and support long-term development projects (like devfs, NFSv3, IPX, PCCARD, etc.) while at the same time not jeopardizing the stability of its existing user base. FreeBSD 2.1.5 marks the finishing point for that effort and, barring any small "slipstream" releases done to solve significant problems, no further releases along the 2.1-STABLE branch are anticipated. The concept of "stable" and "experimental" tracks is not being abandoned, we'll simply be doing this somewhat differently in the future.

For more information on the 2.1.5 release itself, please consult the link:../notes/[Release Notes].

The official sources for FreeBSD are available via anonymous FTP from: ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD[ftp.FreeBSD.org].

Or via the WEB at: http://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/[www.FreeBSD.org].

And on CD-ROM from Walnut Creek CDROM:

....
     Walnut Creek CDROM
     4041 Pike Lane, #D
     Concord CA, 94520 USA
     Phone: +1 510 674-0783
     Fax: +1 510 674-0821
     Tech Support: +1 510 603-1234
     Email: info@cdrom.com
     WWW: http://www.cdrom.com
....

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:

== Australia

In case of problems, please contact hostmaster@au.FreeBSD.org.

* ftp://ftp.au.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD
* ftp://ftp2.au.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD
* ftp://ftp3.au.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD
* ftp://ftp4.au.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD

== Brazil

In case of problems, please contact hostmaster@br.FreeBSD.org.

* ftp://ftp.br.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD
* ftp://ftp2.br.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD
* ftp://ftp3.br.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD
* ftp://ftp4.br.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD
* ftp://ftp5.br.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD
* ftp://ftp6.br.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD
* ftp://ftp7.br.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD

== Canada

In case of problems, please contact hostmaster@ca.FreeBSD.org

* ftp://ftp.ca.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD

== Czech Republic

* ftp://sunsite.mff.cuni.cz/OS/FreeBSD
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Problem Contact: jj@sunsite.mff.cuni.cz

== Estonia

In case of problems, please contact hostmaster@ee.FreeBSD.org.

* ftp://ftp.ee.freebsd.ORG/pub/FreeBSD

== Finland

In case of problems, please contact hostmaster@fi.FreeBSD.org.

* ftp://ftp.fi.freebsd.ORG/pub/FreeBSD

== France

* ftp://ftp.ibp.fr/pub/FreeBSD
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Problem Contact: Remy.Card@ibp.fr.

== Germany

In case of problems, please contact hostmaster@de.FreeBSD.org.

* ftp://ftp.de.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD
* ftp://ftp2.de.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD
* ftp://ftp3.de.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD
* ftp://ftp4.de.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD
* ftp://ftp5.de.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD
* ftp://ftp6.de.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD
* ftp://ftp7.de.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD

== Hong Kong

* ftp://ftp.hk.super.net/pub/FreeBSD
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Problem Contact: ftp-admin@HK.Super.NET.

== Ireland

In case of problems, please contact hostmaster@ie.FreeBSD.org.

* ftp://ftp.ie.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD

== Israel

* ftp://orgchem.weizmann.ac.il/pub/FreeBSD
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Problem Contact: serg@klara.weizmann.ac.il.
* ftp://xray4.weizmann.ac.il/pub/FreeBSD
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Problem Contact: serg@klara.weizmann.ac.il.

== Japan

In case of problems, please contact hostmaster@jp.FreeBSD.org.

* ftp://ftp.jp.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD
* ftp://ftp2.jp.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD
* ftp://ftp3.jp.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD
* ftp://ftp4.jp.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD
* ftp://ftp5.jp.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD
* ftp://ftp6.jp.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD

== Korea

In case of problems, please contact hostmaster@kr.FreeBSD.org.

* ftp://ftp.kr.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD
* ftp://ftp2.kr.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD

== Netherlands

In case of problems, please contact hostmaster@nl.FreeBSD.org.

* ftp://ftp.nl.freebsd.ORG/pub/FreeBSD

== Poland

* ftp://SunSITE.icm.edu.pl/pub/FreeBSD
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Problem Contact: ftp@SunSITE.icm.edu.pl

== Portugal

* ftp://ftp.ua.pt/pub/misc/FreeBSD
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Problem Contact: archie@ua.pt

== Russia

In case of problems, please contact hostmaster@ru.FreeBSD.org.

* ftp://ftp.ru.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD
* ftp://ftp2.ru.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD

== South Africa

In case of problems, please contact hostmaster@za.FreeBSD.org.

* ftp://ftp.za.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD
* ftp://ftp2.za.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD
* ftp://ftp3.za.FreeBSD.ORG/FreeBSD

== Sweden

In case of problems, please contact the hostmaster@se.FreeBSD.org.

* ftp://ftp.se.freebsd.ORG/pub/FreeBSD

== Taiwan

In case of problems, please contact hostmaster@tw.FreeBSD.org.

* ftp://ftp.tw.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD
* ftp://ftp2.tw.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD
* ftp://ftp3.tw.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD

== Thailand

* ftp://ftp.nectec.or.th/pub/FreeBSD
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Problem Contact: ftpadmin@ftp.nectec.or.th

== USA

In case of problems, please contact hostmaster@FreeBSD.org.

* ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD
* ftp://ftp2.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD
* ftp://ftp3.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD
* ftp://ftp4.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD
* ftp://ftp5.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD
* ftp://ftp6.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD

== UK

In case of problems, please contact hostmaster@uk.FreeBSD.org.

* ftp://ftp.uk.FreeBSD.ORG/packages/unix/FreeBSD
* ftp://ftp2.uk.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/walnut.creek/FreeBSD
* ftp://ftp3.uk.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/BSD/FreeBSD

The latest versions of export-restricted code for FreeBSD (2.0C or later) (eBones and secure) are being made available at the following locations. If you are outside the U.S. or Canada, please get secure (DES) and eBones (Kerberos) from one of the following foreign distribution sites:

== South Africa

* ftp://ftp.internat.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD
* ftp://ftp2.internat.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD

== Brazil

* ftp://ftp.br.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD

== Finland

* ftp://nic.funet.fi/pub/unix/FreeBSD/eurocrypt

link:../../[Release Home]
