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Date:      Wed, 5 Nov 1997 11:53:25 +1030
From:      Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>
To:        Eivind Eklund <perhaps@yes.no>
Cc:        chat@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Beyond slogans: Describe "The Complete FreeBSD"
Message-ID:  <19971105115325.45624@lemis.com>
In-Reply-To: <199711040910.KAA25902@bitbox.follo.net>; from Eivind Eklund on Tue, Nov 04, 1997 at 10:10:44AM %2B0100
References:  <199710231835.LAA00672@pooh.cdrom.com> <19971104101903.13288@lemis.com> <199711040910.KAA25902@bitbox.follo.net>

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On Tue, Nov 04, 1997 at 10:10:44AM +0100, Eivind Eklund wrote:
>> as fvwm window manager, xjpeg, TCL/Tk, Xaw3d. The system comes with
>> complete source code. FreeBSD provides a tightly integrated build system
>> that lets you recompile the source tree with one command.
>                           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
> "the entire system"
> would probably be better.  A lot of people with background from - uhm
> - less professional OSes have no idea that there actually can be a
> single source tree for the entire OS.

Or even what "tree" means.  I've changed it to:

FreeBSD provides a tightly integrated build system that lets you
recompile the entire operating system from source with one command.

Yes, I could leave out "operating", but I think it's more focussed
with it in.

Greg




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