From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 14 12:33:08 2007 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 429AA16A418 for ; Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:33:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from msherman77@yahoo.com) Received: from web88309.mail.re4.yahoo.com (web88309.mail.re4.yahoo.com [216.39.53.232]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id F3EE413C468 for ; Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:33:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from msherman77@yahoo.com) Received: (qmail 34632 invoked by uid 60001); 14 Dec 2007 12:33:05 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=X-YMail-OSG:Received:Date:From:Subject:To:Cc:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Message-ID; b=YpHR01hGHyTx04yC4pYP5scmdGKkxoRUklbdaO/TyRMIwnP6Xugc+Yahm4Jn8G0CoV+76B8bh+7AyxjU4TAX/FjSIma4Qe95x4OJ7q35tDO3vGP3v06WbJDDWS2e0jpQIlRI+JQzxOsXgUb24k1RqXaPDF1SRSZ2bbK+YN3agGM=; X-YMail-OSG: B2paD9oVM1nPGeAgFNeKUsvJDmzsS7XORmC0_l1COJz7flCr1nw5SI1ADgaEAeE9_2U2XyMQo6VW_4fDpUn2f_E61ga1vUwljdNZmJxTuro1hrFcDzR5J.s_TJnX_3_CnDtBTWHGbMkwY68- Received: from [99.235.10.146] by web88309.mail.re4.yahoo.com via HTTP; Fri, 14 Dec 2007 07:33:05 EST Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2007 07:33:05 -0500 (EST) From: Michael S To: Sam I Am , cpghost In-Reply-To: <47627090.5000304@uniquestrength.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Message-ID: <532449.32091.qm@web88309.mail.re4.yahoo.com> Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List Subject: Re: Absolute 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, 14 Dec 2007 12:33:08 -0000 Here's the toc: http://www.tinker.tv/download/afreebsd2_toc.pdf --- Sam I Am wrote: > cpghost wrote: > > On Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:48:19 -0800 > > "Ted Mittelstaedt" wrote: > > > > > >>> [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On > Behalf Of Joshua Isom > >>> Although I haven't looked much into any FreeBSD > book, I wouldn't be > >>> surprised at all if FreeBSD's documentation > combined with > >>> freebsd-questions would outweigh it. > >>> > >> It's not the raw knowledge that is the power. > It's the presentation. > >> Newbies cannot digest the FreeBSD docs since the > docs assume the > >> user isn't a newbie. > >> > > > > Right! One can't emphasize this enough. > > > > IMHO, computer books should be time savers, i.e. a > guide highlighting > > the most important aspects of some topic in a > unique way. Authors of > > such books shouldn't be afraid to tell readers to > go RTFM after > > presenting an overview... unless it's a very > narrowly focused book. > > > > A good tutorial beats a 350 pages book anytime; > and a 350 pages > > book with the right mix of selected topics beats > an 800+ pages > > "reference-style" all-rounder book as well, most > of the time. > > > > -cpghost. > > > > The book announcement says that the book is > completely revised. > > (http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9781593271510/#top) > > I am interested if this book covers mostly FreeBSD 6 > or 7. I also would > like to see the table of contents online. > Maybe, I will just have to go to Borders or some > place like that. > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > Michael Sherman http://msherman77.blogspot.com/