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From: j@ida.interface-business.de (J Wunsch)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc
Subject: Re: best free Unix for PC?
Date: 26 Mar 1997 18:32:02 GMT
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Peter.Magnusson@mbox300.swipnet.se (Peter Magnusson) wrote:

> For example Linux have more users, more programmers, more already
> compiled programs. That's a benefit. But NetBSD is technical
> better.. Wonder what's the most important... can't decide myself :)

If the number of precompiled programs is an issue, you might also look
at FreeBSD.  The ports collection is > 800 right now.

-- 
J"org Wunsch					       Unix support engineer
joerg_wunsch@interface-business.de       http://www.interface-business.de/~j