Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 10:55:40 -0500 From: Walter Brameld <brameld@twave.net> To: Fawaz <bsdi@usa.net>, "Boon Hoo" <theebh@magix.com.sg> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: [Complete FreeBSD book - any cooments?] Message-ID: <00031310561800.24959@Bozo_3.BozoLand.domain> In-Reply-To: <20000313151733.14083.qmail@nw178.netaddress.usa.net> References: <20000313151733.14083.qmail@nw178.netaddress.usa.net>
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Just please please do not buy it at amazon.com. On Sat, 19 Apr 2036, in a never-ending search for enlightenment, Fawaz wrote: > Well, I myself found it very usefull book.. and it is for sure > a good start for a newbie, and also for those with some little > experience about BSD and *nix. It has *something* from the man > pages, Again, _Something_ from man.. but not that much which > make anyone say it is a 'hard copy of man'. > > I teach FreeBSD myself at my company, and I advice my students > to buy 'The Complete FreeBSD, 3rd Edition'! > Yes, at FreeBSD-Mall and Amazone.com, they are the same thing. > > Cheers, > > Fawaz > > > "Boon Hoo" <theebh@magix.com.sg> wrote: > Hi, I'm interested in purchasing the "Complete FreeBSD" book. > For people who are using it, do you find it helpful, or is it > just another "hardcopy" version of man pages + FreeBSD handbook? > > I have seen a copy in amazon and in freebsd-mall. Are they both > the same, as in the latest edition/revision? (seems to me to be > 3rd edition, June 99 currently) But then again, if there's a new > edition coming out soon(for freebsd 4.0?) i may wait for a while. > > Regards, > Jonathan > > When replying to this message, please copy the original recipients. > > Sincerely, > Fawaz Talal > > ____________________________________________________________________ > Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com/?N=1 > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message -- Walter Brameld Microsoft: Where do you want to go today? Linux: Where do you want to go tomorrow? BSD: Are you guys coming, or what? Walter: Where the hell am I? To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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