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Date:      7 Oct 1999 00:03:11 +0200
From:      naddy@mips.rhein-neckar.de (Christian Weisgerber)
To:        freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Linux convert...
Message-ID:  <7tgguv$2eh7$1@bigeye.rhein-neckar.de>
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.02A.9910060452120.28024-100000@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> <Pine.BSF.4.10.9910061503120.3043-100000@stargate.home>

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Joel Sutton <jsutton@bbcon.com.au> wrote:

> Do any of the Linux distributions make it really easy to upgrade?

Debian does.

> Can FreeBSD's upgradability be used as a selling point?

That depends on what audience you are talking to. Most new Linux
users I meet come from the MS-Windows world (surprise) and are
horrified at the thought of compiling the system from source.
Compilers are dark magic normal users are not supposed to touch,
you know.

-- 
Christian "naddy" Weisgerber                  naddy@mips.rhein-neckar.de



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