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Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 18:26:28 +0000
From: Steve O'Hara-Smith <steve@sohara.org>
To: "Thomas Mueller" <mueller6724@bellsouth.net>
Subject: Re: If the BSD become known as Linux, BSD distributions will be
 millions just like there are on Linux?
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On Fri, 14 Mar 2014 18:01:26 +0000 (UTC)
"Thomas Mueller" <mueller6724@bellsouth.net> wrote:


> There are also builds of a Linux userland on FreeBSD kernel.

	That is quite easily achieved, many linux distros will install and
run quite happily in a FreeBSD jail. I have a Centos install running in one
in order to run a CUPS printer driver that is only available as a Linux
binary.

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Steve O'Hara-Smith <steve@sohara.org>