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Sether: Fuller article link

2005-08-12T10:31:03Z

Fuller article link

Dave: link added

2005-02-10T19:29:36Z

link added

Dave at 16:52, 28 December 2004

2004-12-28T16:52:58Z

Dave: added linux compatibility stuff w/r/t FBSD

2004-12-22T23:54:33Z

added linux compatibility stuff w/r/t FBSD

Boarder8925 at 22:07, 17 December 2004

2004-12-17T22:07:17Z

Jimbo at 14:04, 18 October 2004

2004-10-18T14:04:05Z

Dave at 00:02, 26 August 2004

2004-08-26T00:02:20Z

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A unix-like operating system. Many distributions exist; the closest analogue to FreeBSD being the Gentoo distribution -- it has a ports system and places an emphasis on building packages and the system itself from source.

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 A Unix-like operating system.  Many distributions exist; the closest analogue to FreeBSD being the Gentoo distribution:  It has a ports system and places an emphasis on building packages and the system itself from source.
-FreeBSD has a linux compatibility layer that allows it to run Linux binaries (ELF) as if they were native FreeBSD programs; this may be useful if you find yourself needing to run a program that's only available as a linux binary. This is rare, but it happens.
+FreeBSD has a Linux compatibility layer that allows it to run Linux binaries (ELF) as if they were native FreeBSD programs; this may be useful if you find yourself needing to run a program that's only available as a linux binary. This is rare, but it happens.
-See [http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2004/11/11/FreeBSD_Basics.html this excellent article by Dru Lavigne at ONLamp] [http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2005/01/13/FreeBSD_Basics.html or this other article (also by Dru Lavigne at ONLamp)] for more information on Linux and BSD differences.
+See [http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2004/11/11/FreeBSD_Basics.html this excellent article by Dru Lavigne at ONLamp] [http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2005/01/13/FreeBSD_Basics.html or this other article (also by Dru Lavigne at ONLamp)] for more information on Linux and BSD differences. [[Matt Fuller]] has also written a good introduction to FreeBSD for Linux users which is available [http://www.over-yonder.net/~fullermd/rants/bsd4linux/bsd4linux1.php here].
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 FreeBSD has a linux compatibility layer that allows it to run Linux binaries (ELF) as if they were native FreeBSD programs; this may be useful if you find yourself needing to run a program that's only available as a linux binary. This is rare, but it happens.
-See [http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2004/11/11/FreeBSD_Basics.html this excellent article by Dru Lavigne at ONLamp] for more information on Linux and BSD differences.
+See [http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2004/11/11/FreeBSD_Basics.html this excellent article by Dru Lavigne at ONLamp] [http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2005/01/13/FreeBSD_Basics.html or this other article (also by Dru Lavigne at ONLamp)] for more information on Linux and BSD differences.
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	FreeBSD has a linux compatibility layer that allows it to run Linux binaries (ELF) as if they were native FreeBSD programs; this may be useful if you find yourself needing to run a program that's only available as a linux binary. This is rare, but it happens.		FreeBSD has a linux compatibility layer that allows it to run Linux binaries (ELF) as if they were native FreeBSD programs; this may be useful if you find yourself needing to run a program that's only available as a linux binary. This is rare, but it happens.
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		+	See [http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2004/11/11/FreeBSD_Basics.html this excellent article by Dru Lavigne at ONLamp] for more information on Linux and BSD differences.

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	A Unix-like operating system. Many distributions exist; the closest analogue to FreeBSD being the Gentoo distribution: It has a ports system and places an emphasis on building packages and the system itself from source.		A Unix-like operating system. Many distributions exist; the closest analogue to FreeBSD being the Gentoo distribution: It has a ports system and places an emphasis on building packages and the system itself from source.
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		+	FreeBSD has a linux compatibility layer that allows it to run Linux binaries (ELF) as if they were native FreeBSD programs; this may be useful if you find yourself needing to run a program that's only available as a linux binary. This is rare, but it happens.
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−	A ~~unix~~-like operating system. Many distributions exist; the closest analogue to FreeBSD being the Gentoo distribution ~~-- it~~ has a ports system and places an emphasis on building packages and the system itself from source.	+	A Unix-like operating system. Many distributions exist; the closest analogue to FreeBSD being the Gentoo distribution: It has a ports system and places an emphasis on building packages and the system itself from source.
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	A unix-like operating system. Many distributions exist; the closest analogue to FreeBSD being the Gentoo distribution -- it has a ports system and places an emphasis on building packages and the system itself from source.		A unix-like operating system. Many distributions exist; the closest analogue to FreeBSD being the Gentoo distribution -- it has a ports system and places an emphasis on building packages and the system itself from source.
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