The final stage of the FreeBSD-8.0 Release cycle has begun with the first public beta release. The FreeBSD 8.0-BETA1 ISO images for Tier-1 architectures are now available for download on most of the FreeBSD mirror sites. We encourage our users to give FreeBSD 8.0-BETA1 a try and provide us with the feedback, however please read the official announcement carefully before starting to use this release.