From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jun 20 18:41:55 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 0AED1106567F for ; Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:41:55 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (gizmo.acns.msu.edu [35.8.1.43]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DBC4B8FC0C for ; Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:41:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id m5KIeE49074371; Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:40:14 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: (from jerrymc@localhost) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id m5KIeDTw074370; Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:40:13 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jerrymc) Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:40:13 -0400 From: Jerry McAllister To: Mitja Message-ID: <20080620184013.GA74351@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> References: <200806201315.36473.lumiwa@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200806201315.36473.lumiwa@gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Cc: nerd fan , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: New to 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, 20 Jun 2008 18:41:55 -0000 On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 01:15:36PM -0500, Mitja wrote: > On Friday 20 June 2008 08:05:26 nerd fan wrote: > > Hello Every body, > > > > I am a FreeBSD newbie, want to get started with BSD and have fun. Reading > > Complete FreeBSD book. Interested in who uses FreeBSD and in what way > > FreeBSD is better than Linux for servers. > > > > > > Started having fun with FreeBSD 7.. Thanks for your responses. > > > > ~ Sundar ~ > > _______________________________________________ > > 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" > > I am a newbie in the FreeBSD world too and books BSD Hacks, The Complete > FreeBSD (Greg Lehey) help me a lot and FreeBSD book from their site too. I > like Unix Power Tools a lot which help with Linux which user I was befor too. All these books that have been mentioned, plus the FreeBSD Handbook, are great helps. But, there is nothing like installing FreeBSD on a machine or two and loading them up with things you want to use and doing a lot hands on - with these resources kept handily nearby. ////jerry > > -- > To be or not to be. > -- Shakespeare > To do is to be. > -- Nietzsche > To be is to do. > -- Sartre > Do be do be do. > -- Sinatra > _______________________________________________ > 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"