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From: Anton Shterenlikht <mexas@bristol.ac.uk>
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>From my information security manager:

	FreeBSD isn't much used within the University (I understand) and has a
	(comparatively) poor security record. Most recently, for example:

	http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Root-exploit-for-FreeBSD-873352.html





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Anton Shterenlikht
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