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From: "Francisco Reyes" <reyes01@ibm.net>
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Subject: Suggestion:  Mention difference to Linux and Netbsd
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I could not find neither in the FAQ or the handbook a basic
comparison of FreeBSD with Linux or Netbsd.

This is commonly asked and can be done in a way that
will be objective:
Sample:
Linux is an unix ..... developed by Linus.... and is in a 
constant state of change due to the number of people that
are involved in its development.

NetBSD is based on the BSD .... and it has its emphasis
in cross platform compatibility.

FreeBSD has a core team which help improve its estability.
However this does not mean that it is a closed environment
in which ideas or participation from people outside this team
are not accepted. On the contrary the core team encourages
others to get involved and once they are familiar with FreeBSD
and they have build a trusting relationship with the Coreteam
the person can either become part of the core team or be
given access to contribute code to the project directly without
much intervention from the Core team members.

Moreover FreeBSD is based on BSD ...... which has been proven
to be a successful implementation of Unix long before Linux was
created....