From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jul 23 20:48:20 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 38822106567F for ; Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:48:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from aggelidis.news@gmail.com) Received: from wf-out-1314.google.com (wf-out-1314.google.com [209.85.200.170]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D61988FC17 for ; Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:48:19 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from aggelidis.news@gmail.com) Received: by wf-out-1314.google.com with SMTP id 24so1843405wfg.7 for ; Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:48:19 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to :subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type :content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; bh=1XVfQLtDfEA8HC/UzJ1sHoWByjfnWNo+KakssyP+JOE=; b=ntDCSRd+7S2+JPwRWh0/+Uho+oYI9BtqVREH6QFSecncmxDFDvnsiKAE5NRgOdcBVS mMFKTurh480Jq0gf2VA1/2I0x0kmmq8JPCEmMkAJ/0cit882w88r5b6y0+IFTyq1voif EnRv3t7v08DQhgl01MqDQX5vcIIwXl8G8tLN0= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version :content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition :references; b=HR8cxTRw7XOND1QhV48JgBSUTamEVRPQA9PCnC+nr3wzZe1QKrLag6dEdePclKYP9L EZH8SOGY3YHZ+d5oc/tx11bzaFTWeH1iut2SqRKew9/YogYTQkJtab3Rn5IRDjQf3GXv /2y4yA095P3aLEUebWuad0dhKje5A9Lfb+rtE= Received: by 10.143.3.4 with SMTP id f4mr79526wfi.233.1216846099343; Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:48:19 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.142.87.12 with HTTP; Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:48:19 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <30fc78250807231348y399eb8e6y9a22d41532a5eddf@mail.gmail.com> Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:48:19 +0300 From: "Aggelidis Nikos" To: "Gonzalo Nemmi" In-Reply-To: <200807221806.06544.gnemmi@gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: <10549b080807220809n3d98be9fte062d83d32d3b1d7@mail.gmail.com> <20080722182314.GA44938@owl.midgard.homeip.net> <200807221806.06544.gnemmi@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: The Design and Implementation of the FreeBSD Operating System 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: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:48:20 -0000 On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 12:06 AM, Gonzalo Nemmi wrote: > On Tuesday 22 July 2008 15:23:15 Erik Trulsson wrote: >> On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 11:09:17AM -0400, FreeBSD Questions wrote: >> > This book was printed in August 2004. This predates FBSD 5, and I >> > know there were some significant changes between the 4.x and 5.x >> > branches. We've progressed further and are now into version 7. How >> > well does this book apply to more current versions of FreeBSD, such as >> > version 7? >> >> The 2004 edition of that book does cover FreeBSD 5.2 (says so clearly on >> the cover anyway.) This means that all the major changes between 4.x and >> 5.x should be included in it. >> There have been many changes in FreeBSD since then, of course, but most of >> those changes have been fairly evolutionary in nature, so most of the book >> should still apply reasonably well. > > Actually .. I'd be more than willing to buy an updated version of that book > too .. I _do_ undertand your point of view but to be honest, I'd rather buy a > new copy that prints everything up to _yesterday_ and that has at least some > hints into tomorrow ... > > Yet your point is completly valid one.. and that's why "The Design and > Implementation of the FreeBSD Operating System" is the only book that I've > been hesitant on buying so far ... Lucas (Absolute FreeBSD, 2nd Edition), > Lavigne (The Best of FreeBSD Basics), Kong (BSD rootkits), Lehey (Download > edition:) ) are all over my desktop as I write this mail, and I consult them > daily ... Farrokhi (Network Administration with FreeBSD) and Hong (Building a > Server with FreeBSD 7) are the ones coming in the next batch ... > > So far .. there are only three books I would have bought but I didn't because > I thought the situation could improve ... those are: "The Design and > Implementation of the FreeBSD Operating System", "BSD Hacks" and "The FreeBSD > HandBook"... same reason for all of them .. too old by now (although I think > I'll buy "BSD Hacks" anyways .. I just can't resist buying Lavigne books :( ) > > (let alone the fact that I would rather buy them all through freebsdmall.com > that from amazon .. I think freebsdmall would do good if they would offer the > whole Reed's Media library and the No Starch Press BSD related titles ... i > would surely buy everything from them =P) > > Finally; Editor, Publisher, _Dear_Writer_: if you guys are hesitant .. I think > there's at least two copies of an updated version of "The Design and > Implementation .. " already sold with a lot more on the way :) > > -- > Blessings > Gonzalo Nemmi I couldn't agree more with Gonzalo... i find myself in the exact same position.