From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 14 20:24:36 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 4BB9C16A417 for ; Fri, 14 Dec 2007 20:24:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from perrin@apotheon.com) Received: from outbound-mail-53.bluehost.com (outbound-mail-53.bluehost.com [69.89.20.33]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 0E44A13C46B for ; Fri, 14 Dec 2007 20:24:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from perrin@apotheon.com) Received: (qmail 10622 invoked by uid 0); 14 Dec 2007 20:24:35 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO box183.bluehost.com) (69.89.25.183) by mailproxy3.bluehost.com with SMTP; 14 Dec 2007 20:24:35 -0000 Received: from c-24-9-123-251.hsd1.co.comcast.net ([24.9.123.251] helo=demeter.hydra) by box183.bluehost.com with esmtps (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.68) (envelope-from ) id 1J3H5H-0007ce-8R for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:24:35 -0700 Received: from demeter.hydra (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by demeter.hydra (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id lBEKOX6L024140 for ; Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:24:33 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from perrin@apotheon.com) Received: (from ren@localhost) by demeter.hydra (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id lBEKOXCC024139 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:24:33 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from perrin@apotheon.com) X-Authentication-Warning: demeter.hydra: ren set sender to perrin@apotheon.com using -f Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:24:33 -0700 From: Chad Perrin To: FreeBSD Mailing List Message-ID: <20071214202433.GD23649@demeter.hydra> Mail-Followup-To: FreeBSD Mailing List References: <164187.49783.qm@web88302.mail.re4.yahoo.com> <20071214071254.GE20150@demeter.hydra> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Identified-User: {737:box183.bluehost.com:apotheon:apotheon.net} {sentby:bopbeforesmtp 24.9.123.251 authed with apotheon.com} X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - box183.bluehost.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - freebsd.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - apotheon.com 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 20:24:36 -0000 On Fri, Dec 14, 2007 at 01:46:17AM -0600, Joshua Isom wrote: > > On Dec 14, 2007, at 1:12 AM, Chad Perrin wrote: > >For the record . . . title changes for new editions like that annoy me. > >It can make it pretty difficult at times trying to determine whether or > >not I'm about to buy a duplicate. The switch from Learning Perl > >Objects, > >References, and Modules to Intermediate Perl was another example of > >that > >sort of annoyance. > > > > Perhaps you should look in /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.8.8/pod, which from > my experience, has been better than any book I've ever seen for perl. > Try running `perldoc perlintro` and `perldoc perllol`. With exceptions > such as "old standard" languages, most free documentation that comes > with the interpreter/compiler tends to be better than any book. A > print out of perl's documentation would be far more valuable than > almost any perl book on the market. I use the hell out of perldoc. There was a time when I wanted to read the latest edition of PORM, aka Intermediate Perl, though, in part because of the presentation of information (and not just the information itself). I also find it a lot easier to read huge chunks of technical text in dead tree format than on-screen, and easier to read bound books than printed pages (to say nothing of the cost of replacing toner and drum in my laser printer if I use it all up printing out perldoc pages). > > 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. Yes and no. For some purposes, it's easier to find what I need with something like The Complete FreeBSD than freebsd-questions. For others, freebsd-questions makes it easier. I'm not a "One True Answer" kind of guy when it comes to different means of researching -- I prefer to use the method best suited to what I need at a given moment. -- CCD CopyWrite Chad Perrin [ http://ccd.apotheon.org ] Baltasar Gracian: "A wise man gets more from his enemies than a fool from his friends."