Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2000 15:20:40 +0200 From: "James A Wilde" <james.wilde@tbv.se> To: "Sven Vermeulen" <pe2tcp@zonnet.nl>, "FreeBSD questions mailinlist" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: diffrence between freebsd books Message-ID: <NEBBLHNJHLFCJGCBFDKIMEKFCAAA.james.wilde@tbv.se> In-Reply-To: <001301c02ec4$72ffac40$0a64a8c0@localnet>
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Both are good. I find the Complete FreeBSD better for the things I want to do. I have the subjective feeling that CFBSD is more of a hints and tips approach, in places like a recipe book - take one cup of ethernet cards and two pints of cable. At the same time it covers just the right amount of theory and is much better for warning you about 'gotchas'. The Handbook otoh is a little drier, not nearly as dry or poetic as man pages mind. In other words, you CAN do it with the Handbook, but you often have to know what you are doing in advance, whereas you can find this out as you go along with the CFBSD. Just my $0.02. You'll have to get the ISBN off someone else as my copy is at home at the moment. mvh/regards James -----Original Message----- From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Sven Vermeulen Sent: den 5 oktober 2000 14:05 To: FreeBSD questions mailinlist Subject: diffrence between freebsd books I want to buy a book for freebsd, I know there are the FreeBSD Handbook and the Complete FreeBSD Manual, but what are the differences between these books? I also need the ISBN numbers so I can order a book at the local book store. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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