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From: Gautam Gopalakrishnan <ggop@madras.dyndns.org>
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On Fri, Jan 23, 2004 at 11:40:39PM -0500, Jeff Elkins wrote:
> This is not a troll. 
> 
> I've installed FreeBSD 5.2 on a spare SCSI drive and am compiling kernels, 
> updating ports, etc,etc. Thus far, other than some minor hassles, it's 
> equivilent to my Debian sid.
> 
> I have to ask: Why FreeBSD rather than Linux? 

http://www.over-yonder.net/~fullermd/rants/bsd4linux/
may help

Gautam