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authorAlexander Ziaee <ziaee@FreeBSD.org>2026-05-12 21:36:40 +0000
committerAlexander Ziaee <ziaee@FreeBSD.org>2026-05-12 21:53:50 +0000
commit148e26d571cb7584a18c37979683f5e8ddf324d3 (patch)
treecce78aee0fc5dd3f738230dd6c574d2259ca1057
parent1b585357b6913d5e61d2584ac342b90038caedf6 (diff)
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
-rw-r--r--documentation/content/en/books/handbook/mirrors/_index.adoc20
-rw-r--r--website/content/en/where.adoc5
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 Software