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From: "Matthew Blacklow" <blacklow@ozemail.com.au>
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Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2001 14:06:29 +1000
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hi there,
I need to know for uni the following:

1. what is freeBSD
2. what sets it aside from other varients of linux
3. what are its pros and cons

thanks,
Matthew Blacklow

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