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From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@FreeBSD.org>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: FreeBSD.
Date: 23 Aug 1995 16:00:27 GMT
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infolab1@kub.nl (Arnout Boer) wrote:
> [subject line was Linux vs FreeBSD - I hate that subject, so I changed
> it :-)]
>
>- can i use Wordpercet 6 for X (SCO) also with FreeBSD???

Not in 2.0.5, but there are patches available that will bring it up to this
standard, yes.

>- are there any good LaTeX distributions for FreeBSD or do I
>  have to rebuild from source??

There is an existing port of LaTeX, you don't have to rebuild it.

>- can I install from diskettes??

If you're masochistic enough to make them yourself, yes.. :-)

>- arether true advantages for FreeBSD on a single user system!??

That sort of depends on what use you make of it - no easy answers for this
one! :)

					Jordan