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Re:FreeBSD Can Now Be Built From Linux/macOS Hosts, Transiti... by dboreham on Thursday October 22, 2020 @11:36AM (#24859142)
Don't we say "build ON" rather than "build FROM"??

From would imply running ssh client on OS A to log into machine with OS B where you run 'make'.

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Re:FreeBSD Can Now Be Built From Linux/macOS Hosts, Transiti... by jlgaddis on Thursday October 22, 2020 @12:41PM (#24859985)
Remember that English isn't everyone's primary language.

You obviously understood what they meant, as did the rest of us.

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