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authorWolfram Schneider <wosch@FreeBSD.org>2023-02-05 16:21:51 +0000
committerWolfram Schneider <wosch@FreeBSD.org>2023-02-05 16:21:51 +0000
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remove outdated reference to ftp protocol, which nobody really use anymore
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@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@ The Ports Collection supports the latest release on the link:{faq}#current[FreeB
Each "port" listed here contains any patches necessary to make the original application source code compile and run on FreeBSD. Installing an application is as simple as typing `make install` in the port directory. If you download the framework for the entire list of ports by installing the link:{handbook}ports/#ports-using[ports hierarchy], you can have thousands of applications right at your fingertips.
-Each port's `Makefile` automatically fetches the application source code, either from a local disk, CD-ROM or via man:ftp[1], unpacks it on your system, applies the patches, and compiles. If all went well, a simple `make install` will install the application and register it with the package system.
+Each port's `Makefile` automatically fetches the application source code, either from a local disk or the network, unpacks it on your system, applies the patches, and compiles. If all went well, a simple `make install` will install the application and register it with the package system.
For most ports, a precompiled `package` also exists, saving the user the work and time of having to compile anything at all. Use man:pkg-install[8] to securely download and install the precompiled version of a port. For more information see link:{handbook}ports/#pkgng-intro[Using pkg for Binary Package Management]