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From: Tim Pierce <twpierce@midway.uchicago.edu>
Subject: Re: Slight flame from Linux user
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In article <3ql3gd$je2@bell.maths.tcd.ie>,
Timothy Murphy <tim@maths.tcd.ie> wrote:

>From my experience I would have to say
>that FreeBSD is not presently in a state
>where it could reasonably be recommended to a non-guru --
>as Linux can, in my view.
>
>May I suggest that something like the Linux guides (in LaTeX)
>and the Linux HOWTO documents
>is urgently needed by, and for, FreeBSD ?

People who aren't ready to get their hands dirty shouldn't
be installing or administering Unix.

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