CVSROOT: /web/www
Module name: www
Changes by: Karl Berry <karl> 11/12/10 00:38:23
Modified files:
distros : free-distros.html
Log message:
new paragraph about using mirror.fsf.org, approved by johns and
sysadmins; other small text tweaks
CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/distros/free-distros.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.43&r2=1.44
Patches:
Index: free-distros.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/distros/free-distros.html,v
retrieving revision 1.43
retrieving revision 1.44
diff -u -b -r1.43 -r1.44
--- free-distros.html 20 Sep 2011 08:13:02 -0000 1.43
+++ free-distros.html 10 Dec 2011 00:37:15 -0000 1.44
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
distribution to be listed here, they should write to
<webmast...@gnu.org>.</p>
-<p>If you're wondering why a certain popular distribution isn't listed
+<p>If you're wondering why a certain distribution isn't listed
here, you may want to check our page
explaining <a href="/distros/common-distros.html">why we don't
endorse some common distributions</a>. There, we've listed the
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@
free system. We thank them for their ongoing work to achieve that goal,
and hope to list them here some day.</p>
-<p>Information about <a href="/software/software.html">individual GNU
-packages</a> (most of which are included in the free distros here) is
-available separately.</p>
+<p><a href="/software/software.html">Individual GNU
+packages</a> (most of which are included in the free distros here)
+are described separately.</p>
<p><strong>All of the distributions that follow are installable to a computer's
hard drive and most can be run live.</strong> They are listed in alphabetical
@@ -117,8 +117,14 @@
</table>
-</div>
+<p>In addition to their own sites, many of these distros are available
+from <a href="http://mirror.fsf.org";>mirror.fsf.org</a>. Feel free to
+download or mirror the distros from there, preferably using rsync.
+(Free distro maintainers: please contact <a
+href="mailto:sysad...@fsf.org";>FSF sysadmin</a> to have your distro
+mirrored there.)</p>
+</div>
<!--#include virtual="/server/footer.html" -->
<div id="footer">
@@ -146,7 +152,7 @@
<p>Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2011/09/20 08:13:02 $
+$Date: 2011/12/10 00:37:15 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
</div>
