From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Apr 10 13:38:46 2010 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 449A11065672 for ; Sat, 10 Apr 2010 13:38:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from roberthuff@rcn.com) Received: from smtp02.lnh.mail.rcn.net (smtp02.lnh.mail.rcn.net [207.172.157.102]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 08D758FC2A for ; Sat, 10 Apr 2010 13:38:45 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mr08.lnh.mail.rcn.net ([207.172.157.28]) by smtp02.lnh.mail.rcn.net with ESMTP; 10 Apr 2010 09:38:45 -0400 Received: from smtp01.lnh.mail.rcn.net (smtp01.lnh.mail.rcn.net [207.172.4.11]) by mr08.lnh.mail.rcn.net (MOS 3.10.8-GA) with ESMTP id LNK80293; Sat, 10 Apr 2010 09:38:07 -0400 (EDT) Received: from 209-6-91-204.c3-0.smr-ubr1.sbo-smr.ma.cable.rcn.com (HELO jerusalem.litteratus.org.litteratus.org) ([209.6.91.204]) by smtp01.lnh.mail.rcn.net with ESMTP; 10 Apr 2010 09:38:07 -0400 From: Robert Huff MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: <19392.32574.818270.308310@jerusalem.litteratus.org> Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2010 09:38:06 -0400 To: jt In-Reply-To: References: X-Mailer: VM 7.17 under 21.5 (beta28) "fuki" XEmacs Lucid X-Junkmail-Whitelist: YES (by domain whitelist at mr08.lnh.mail.rcn.net) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Online school for 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: Sat, 10 Apr 2010 13:38:46 -0000 jt writes: > I've been doing searches for online schools that teach FreeBSD. I've > been trying to learn on an off for years but when it starts getting > complicated, I get stuck. The handbook don't do a lot of good. > > My goal is simply this. I want to open a small business, A server, > To lease out web space, domains, etc etc. I want to start small and > possibly expand to a rack of servers and so on. While there is applicable information, based on your description I do not believe this is a job the Handbook was ever intended to address. > I've been searching all say and cannot find ANY online schools that > teach FreeBSD. From what I understand, FreeBSD is the best for > security and control. I'll be leasing out shell space too so I need > security like sh3lls.net. A company like that is eventually what Id > like to accomplish. But I need to know the ground up. I don't want > to trust an employee with root access to my server. What is there in what you want to do that is specific to FreeBSD? Based on an uninformed guess, it sounds like 90+ percent of these tasks are UNIX-generic; what's left could easily vary with your unique case and might be best handled to questions to targeted mailing lists. > I remember seeing a book out there specific to what I'm trying to > do. However, if someone _has_ done this having that on the record would be nice. > You guys do excellent work. I hope not only to learn but someday > contribute back to the freebsd community. See? You have already. Robert Huff