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From: tim@maths.tcd.ie (Timothy Murphy)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Linux or FreeBSD
Date: 29 Aug 1995 18:56:05 +0100
Organization: Dept. of Maths, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland.
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ritz@ritz.mordor.com (Chris Mauritz) writes:

>: I was referring to _free_ documentation,

>You didn't use the word FREE in reference to the documentation
>in your post.  So what did I misunderstand?

I spoke of documentation coming "with the system",
in particular of the books in the Linux Documentation Project,
available from ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/doc/LDP .

Since the Linux system is free,
it seems to me pretty obvious that 
the documentation that comes with it is also free.

I looked for, but did not find, corresponding documentation
at the FreeBSD archive site.

It is not my aim to start a Linux vs FreeBSD war.
In my view both are excellent systems,
which work perfectly in my experience.

I think FreeBSD documentation could be improved.
If you think it is fine that is your privilege.
I've really nothing more to say on the subject.

-- 
Timothy Murphy  
e-mail: tim@maths.tcd.ie
tel: +353-1-2842366
s-mail: School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland