From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Feb 24 12:11:44 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 993D816A420; Fri, 24 Feb 2006 12:11:44 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from keramida@freebsd.org) Received: from igloo.linux.gr (igloo.linux.gr [62.1.205.36]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CF86E43D45; Fri, 24 Feb 2006 12:11:43 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from keramida@freebsd.org) Received: from flame.pc (aris.bedc.ondsl.gr [62.103.39.226]) (authenticated bits=128) by igloo.linux.gr (8.13.5/8.13.5/Debian-3) with ESMTP id k1OCBOJ9004683 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Fri, 24 Feb 2006 14:11:27 +0200 Received: from flame.pc (flame [127.0.0.1]) by flame.pc (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k1OCAxeT001710; Fri, 24 Feb 2006 14:10:59 +0200 (EET) (envelope-from keramida@freebsd.org) Received: (from keramida@localhost) by flame.pc (8.13.4/8.13.4/Submit) id k1OCAxEY001709; Fri, 24 Feb 2006 14:10:59 +0200 (EET) (envelope-from keramida@freebsd.org) Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 14:10:59 +0200 From: Giorgos Keramidas To: "Greg 'groggy' Lehey" Message-ID: <20060224121059.GC1411@flame.pc> References: <20060224010027.GF65002@wantadilla.lemis.com> <20060224062029.GJ49368@wantadilla.lemis.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20060224062029.GJ49368@wantadilla.lemis.com> X-Hellug-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-Hellug-MailScanner-SpamCheck: not spam, SpamAssassin (score=-3.587, required 5, autolearn=not spam, ALL_TRUSTED -1.80, AWL 0.81, BAYES_00 -2.60) X-Hellug-MailScanner-From: keramida@freebsd.org Cc: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 10 years of "The Complete FreeBSD" X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 12:11:44 -0000 On 2006-02-24 16:50, Greg 'groggy' Lehey wrote: >On Thursday, 23 February 2006 at 23:44:30 -0500, David Stanford wrote: >> On 2/23/06, Greg 'groggy' Lehey wrote: >>> >>> Ten years ago today, on 24 February 1996, I submitted for publication >>> the final version of the first ever book on FreeBSD, "Installing and >>> Using FreeBSD". It was later renamed to "The Complete FreeBSD". >>> >>> I have always retained full rights to the book, and for today I've >>> decided to release it for download under the Creative Commons >>> license. See more at http://www.lemis.com/grog/Documentation/CFBSD/. >> >> Greg, >> >> All I can think to say is thanks! > > You (and everybody else) are welcome. > >> I purchased this book nearly a year ago shortly after I began using >> FreeBSD and it has been an invaluable resource ever since. Now that >> you have made it publicly available, maybe the FreeBSD project could >> find a way to merge some of your book in with their own handbook > > That's happened already, as you can easily see by comparing > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/vinum-vinum.html > with chapter 12 of the book. The FreeBSD documentation project know > they can rely on me to contribute documentation where it makes sense. > >> or at least link it on FreeBSD.org for newbies like myself to easily >> find :). > > That's probably a good idea. Can somebody from the doc project > comment? Yes. I would very much like to see this published online at least as part of our "publish.html" page. Greg, if I have your approval, the following patch is the least I can to thank you for all the work you've put into the book all these years, and for releasing it now: %%% Index: publish.sgml =================================================================== RCS file: /home/ncvs/www/en/publish.sgml,v retrieving revision 1.66 diff -u -r1.66 publish.sgml --- publish.sgml 4 Oct 2005 21:58:59 -0000 1.66 +++ publish.sgml 24 Feb 2006 12:07:48 -0000 @@ -188,13 +188,21 @@ book cover - The Complete FreeBSD with CDs, 3rd Ed, FreeBSD 4.2. +

The Complete FreeBSD with CDs, 3rd Ed, FreeBSD 4.2. Everything you ever wanted to know about how to get your computer up and running FreeBSD. Includes 4 CDs - containing the FreeBSD operating system! + containing the FreeBSD operating system!

- Released: November 2000 ISBN: 1-57176-246-9 - +

Released: November 2000 ISBN: 1-57176-246-9

+ +

On 24 February 2006, at the 10th anniversary of the + publication of the first ever book on FreeBSD, "Installing and + Using FreeBSD", Greg Lehey has released the full text and + sources of "The Complete FreeBSD" under the Creative Commons + license. The book text & sources are available at:

+ +

http://www.lemis.com/grog/Documentation/CFBSD/

+ %%%