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> So, Bill is basically (fully? !!) right.  Anyone who's looking for a "BSD
> for Idiots" guide doesn't yet have the temperament established to
> give BSD a fair shake.  "BSD for idiots" is an anachronism*, though
> I do have a copy, somewhere, of "UNIX for Dummies", which apparently
> never made the "Best Seller" lists....
Relativity.
BSD For Idiots could imply that either
a: The target audience has a past in Linux or other unices
b: The book contains a lot of explanations of why how when and who.