added an entry about the compatibility between fcron and Vixie cron

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@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Foundation.
 A copy of the license is included in gfdl.sgml.
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-<!-- $Id: faq.sgml,v 1.9 2003-12-25 22:58:04 thib Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Id: faq.sgml,v 1.10 2004-04-29 19:37:23 thib Exp $ -->
 
 <sect1 id="faq">
     <title>Frequently Asked Questions</title>
@@ -250,6 +250,25 @@ and set appropriately the paths :</para>
 <link linkend="install">install file</link>.</para>
            </answer>
        </qandaentry>
+
+        <qandaentry>
+           <question>
+              <para>Has fcron some incompatibilities with Vixie cron ?</para>
+           </question>
+           <answer>
+              <para>As far as I know, fcron supports completely the syntax of
+                 Vixie cron's crontab. So you should not have any problem with that
+                 (otherwise, please contact me at &email;).</para>
+              <para>The main problem is about the management of the system (f)crontab.
+                 Vixie cron monitors the changes on /etc/crontab every minute,
+                 and automatically takes into account the changes if any.
+                 Fcron do not do that. Fcron do not support the /etc/cron.d/ dir too,
+                 as it is just an extension of the /etc/crontab file.
+                 But be reassured : /etc/cron.{daily,weekly,monthly} are supported
+                 by fcron (in fact, those dirs are not managed by fcron directly,
+                 but by run-parts, which is independent from fcron).</para>
+           </answer>
+        </qandaentry>
     </qandaset>
 </sect1>