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+version 1.594, 2011/11/04 22:10:08
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  <meta name="description" content="the OpenBSD FTP page">
  <meta name="keywords" content="openbsd,ftp">
  <meta name="distribution" content="global">
- <meta name="copyright" content="This document copyright 1996-2010 by OpenBSD.">
+ <meta name="copyright" content="This document copyright 1996-2011 by OpenBSD.">
  </head>
  <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000" link="#23238e">
  <a href="index.html"><img alt="[OpenBSD]" height="30" width="141" src="images/smalltitle.gif" border="0"></a>
  <p>
- <h2><font color="#e00000">HTTP, FTP, RSYNC and AFS mirrors</font></h2>
+ <h2><font color="#e00000">Getting the OpenBSD distribution</font></h2>
  <hr>
- <h3>Table Of Contents</h3>
+ <h3><font color="#0000e0"><a name=cdrom>Purchase/download a
+   CD-ROM</a></font></h3>
+ <p>
+ The best way to get an OpenBSD release (<i>-release</i>) and support us
+ is to buy a 3-CD set.
+ More information is available on our <a href="orders.html">ordering page</a>.
+ <p>
+ If you choose not to buy an OpenBSD CD-ROM, you can also install
+ OpenBSD with a CDROM you burn yourself.
+ To achieve this, you have to download one of the following ISO files from
+ our <a href="#mirrors">mirrors</a>:
  <ul>
+        <li><i>cd50.iso</i> to burn a minimal 5.0 CDROM
+          (roughly 5MB in size, boot only)</li>
+        <li><i>install50.iso</i> to burn a full 5.0 CDROM
+          (roughly 200MB in size, boot + sets)</li>
+ </ul>
+ <p>
+ If you choose <i>cd50.iso</i>, you will need to get the base and X sets
+ via another media or network.
+ Otherwise, if you choose <i>install50.iso</i>, you will not need anything
+ but the <a href="faq/faq15.html">application packages</a>.
+ <p>
+ Note that the paragraph above is also valid for the people interested in
+ running <i>-current</i>.
+ You can fetch <i>install50.iso</i> from the latest snapshot and install or
+ upgrade your system very quickly.
+ <hr>
+ <h3><font color="#0000e0"><a name=mirrors>Download via
+   HTTP/FTP</a></font></h3>
+ OpenBSD can be also easily installed via HTTP or FTP.
+ Typically you need a single small piece of boot media (e.g., a boot floppy)
+ and then the rest of the files can be installed from a number of locations,
+ including directly off the Internet.
+ Consult the <a href="faq/faq4.html">Installation Guide</a> to get an
+ exhaustive list of the different ways to install OpenBSD, and learn how
+ to make a bootable OpenBSD install media.
+ With the official CD-ROMs, simply follow the printed installation guide.
+ <p>
+ Choose a mirror near you from the following list of HTTP and FTP
+ mirrors which provide OpenBSD:
+ <ul>
  <li><a href="#http">HTTP install mirrors</a>
  <li><a href="#ftp">FTP install mirrors</a>
+ <li><a href="#layout">Mirror layout</a>
+ </ul>
+ Or alternatively download via RSYNC/AFS:
+ <ul>
  <li><a href="#rsync">RSYNC install mirrors</a>
  <li><a href="#afs">AFS install mirrors</a>
- <li><a href="#layout">Mirror layout</a>
  </ul>
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  href="mailto:mirrors-discuss@openbsd.org">mirrors-discuss@openbsd.org</a>
  with further details about their site, including network connectivity,
  geographic location, and general information.
- We will suggest suitable locations to mirror from; <b>do not</b> mirror
+ We will suggest a suitable second-level mirror to sync from;
- from ftp.openbsd.org.
+ <b>do not</b> mirror from ftp.openbsd.org.
  <p>
  Mirror operators should subscribe to the low-volume
  <a href="mail.html#Mirrors">mirrors-announce</a> mailing list.