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From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org>
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Subject: Re: How do I download an older version of PDF Handbook
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Eric Schultz <eric@schultznet.ca> writes:

> Good morning...
> 
> Lowell Gilbert wrote:
> > A newer version of the Handbook won't necessarily have less information
> > relevant to your system; just more information relevant to later
> > versions.
> 
> I seem to remember reading a thread in freebsd-docs that discussed
> forking the book when things changed between versions.

There are some people working in this direction, but it certainly
wasn't in place back on 4.7.