Why Are You NOT Using FreeBSD?

[Super Bisquit]

On Sun, Jun 3, 2012 at 7:46 PM, Jakub Lach <jakub_lach at mailplus.pl> wrote:
>> just the base system is
>> the only part that needs to be unified, everything else can be
>> installed from source.
>
> You really don't know what you are talking about, do you?
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The base system is usually the kernel and binaries plus configuration
files. Everything from gcc to Xorg can be downloaded and built from
original source files. Ports provide a framework for the system to be
stable during an upgrade; however, although suggestede, it is not
required nor are the standard port settings for each application.