Date: Sat, 16 Oct 1999 03:45:45 -0400 From: Alex V P <alex@big-blue.net> To: elazich@AlaskaAir.com Cc: grog@lemis.com, steveroo@mothra.bri.hp.com, mwlucas@blackhelicopters.org, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Orielly book Message-ID: <38082D29.6364AE1C@big-blue.net> References: <199910141632.MAA53620@blackhelicopters.org> <Pine.HPX.4.10.9910141744380.21065-100000@mothra.bri.hp.com> <19991015150724.07602@mojave.lemis.com> <msg34862.thr-2dd29edc.84746b8e@alaskaair.com>
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elazich@AlaskaAir.com wrote:
> Nothing against AW (they publich some fine books that are on my
> bookshelf Stevens' series for example are invaluable) but I'd vote for
> O'Reilly. ORA is who I think of when my thoughts turn to where to get
> help on specific topics and in my mind that's what they are known for.
>
> Eli
>
> grog@lemis.com (Greg Lehey) writes:
> >On Thursday, 14 October 1999 at 17:47:55 +0100, Stephen Roome wrote:
> >> On Thu, 14 Oct 1999, Michael Lucas wrote:
> >>> I sent them a proposal. They bounced it.
> >>>
> >>> I get the impression that they'd need someone who can write
> >>> higher-level stuff. A FreeBSD Newbus Device Drivers book would
> >almost
> >>> certainly succeed. A FreeBSD Generic Servers book won't.
> >>>
> >>> Just IMHO, reading between various lines.
> >>
> >> AFAIK the orielly books are fairly technical generally, maybe for
> >Linux they
> >> can afford to produce a couple of simple "here's a getting started
> >guide" type
> >> books, but probably not for FreeBSD.
>
> >Well, I'm an O'Reilly author ("Porting UNIX Software"), and I
> >disagree. I'd say that, for example, Addison-Wesley are more
> >technical.
>
> >The real problem with O'Reilly is that they had a disaster with the
> >4.4BSD manuals, and it took a long time for them to realise that this
> >wasn't BSD's fault.
>
> >> Bearing in mind they'll want to make some money on it, it's probably
> >> fair, however it would be in FreeBSD's interests to probably put
> >> this high priority.
>
> >OK, for the sake of discussion, which publisher do you people prefer?
> >Addison Wesley or O'Reilly? I'm also discussing a book with AW, and I
> >could do with some input.
>
> >Greg
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i like AW, ora is the best
my opinion
alex
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