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Add explanation when to use openmediavault.
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Signed-off-by: Volker Theile <votdev@gmx.de>
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Is |omv| a fork of FreeNAS?
No

When shall i use |omv|?
If you want to set up a NAS really fast and manage it easily, then
|omv| is the right solution for you. If you want to use a really
free software where you are not a beta tester for a commercial
variant, then |omv| is also a solution for you.

Does |omv| have drivers for my hardware?
All module drivers are provided by the Debian standard kernel of oldstable
release 8.9 (aka Jessie). This distribution ships with kernel 3.16 by
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Read :doc:`here <various/advset>` for advanced configurations.

How can I modify or add a network configuration with some custom options the |webui| does not provide?
Starting with |omv| 5 systemd-networkd is used to configure the network.
Starting with |omv| version 5 ``systemd-networkd`` is used to configure the network.
The interfaces file :file:`/etc/network/interfaces` is controlled by |omv| but
not used anymore.
To add network interfaces that are not configurable through the |webui| or other
options not present, use :doc:`advanced settings <various/advset>`.
Alternatively write your own systemd-networkd configuration files.
Alternatively write your own ``systemd-networkd`` configuration files.

Why my disks mount paths have a long alphanumeric number?
The long number is called UUID, it is used by fstab to mount disks. This
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