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Date:      Thu, 21 Feb 2008 07:58:51 -0700
From:      James Harrison <jamesh@lanl.gov>
To:        Chad Perrin <perrin@apotheon.com>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD & Linux distro
Message-ID:  <1203605931.2479.49.camel@p25dual1.lanl.gov>
In-Reply-To: <20080221065846.GB98271@demeter.hydra>
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> 
> > 
> > 8. Most extensive collection of third party software (over 18000 ) only 
> > second to Debian.
> 
> Looking back at it, I'm surprised I didn't mention that.
> 

Gentoo has over 24 thousand ebuilds, where an ebuild is their equivalent
of a port:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebuild

http://packages.gentoo.org/categories/ is the page that lists the
current number of ebuilds.




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