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From: "Kevin Liquori" <kliquori@ix.netcom.com>
To: "FreeBSD Questions" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject: Ports and Packages
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 20:40:42 -0400
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What's the difference between ports and packages? I saw the information on
the website but I'm still a bit confused. Are ports full versions of
programs or do they just convert them for FreeBSD use?
TIA
-Kevin (new to the whole thing!)       :-)

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