It wasn't necessarily that [0] or [1] was confusing in and of themselves but that the information seemed to conflict at times. Having multiple sources can be helpful to establish patterns unless they are saying opposite things. But again, I cannot point to specifics.
I guess my current question is, can .NET Core be built on FreeBSD without a Windows machine? It appeared that this, for one, was not the case. This is a bit of a showstopper.