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On Feb 6, 2005, at 1:04 PM, Michael C. Shultz wrote:
> The good points about FreeBSD obscurity are:
>
> CVSUP access
> ftp download access
>
> If *everyone* used FreeBSD the above points would suck and I'd have to
> move to a different OS.
>
>

Your argument is flawed because there'd simply be that many more 
mirrors to choose from.  Besides, it sounds like CVSUP will soon be 
replaced by something much more efficient.

Pete...