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From: kpneal@interpath.com (Kevin P. Neal)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc
Subject: Re: How do NetBSD and FreeBSD differ?
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 96 22:22:56 GMT
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In article <4pvg1u$3aj@news.umbc.edu>, ssriva1@umbc.edu (Sandip Srivastava) wrote:
>How is NetBSD different from FreeBSD?
>

NetBSD runs well on many many machines, with more coming every day (just
about).

FreeBSD runs on the PC (x86 boxes) better than NetBSD on the PC, but
it only runs on the PC.

The NetBSD guys have a lot more on their hands, with "n" platforms to
keep track of.

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