Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2000 08:20:32 -0500 From: "Steve Fagan" <sfagan@pmr.com> To: <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: freebsd book Message-ID: <04f001bffe16$c4612660$1600010a@pmr.com> References: <20000804021449.18156.qmail@web1905.mail.yahoo.com> <398ABCBC.8CF7AD30@uswest.net>
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I like the O'Reilly books too. I used Managing Usenet to setup =
newsgroups for my company with no real problems. I've started =
collecting their CD Bookshelf books. For $70, I get HTML books ( Six =
Books) on a subject, like Unix (which includes the Powertools book) and =
Networking (which includes Firewalls and DNS Book's).
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Joe Warner=20
To: Raymond Law=20
Cc: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG=20
Sent: Friday, August 04, 2000 7:53 AM
Subject: Re: freebsd book
I have the Complete FreeBSD and The FreeBSD Handbook (in HTML). Both =
of which are very good and I usually make sure to consult these before =
posting a question to any of the mailing lists or news groups. I also =
have UNIX for Dummies, which I found very helpful for learning the UNIX =
basics and UNIX Power Tools by O'Reilly, this is a really great book =
that covers a wide range of topics and is a fairly easy read. I happen =
to prefer the O'Reilly books. O'Reilly doesn't really have any books =
that act as a UNIX do-all or UNIX bible. The closest to this I've seen =
is UNIX Power Tools. Most of their books are broken down by topic. =
Example: If you're having problems setting up an Apache web server, =
Apache, The Definitive Guide by O'Reilly will probably provide a lot of =
useful information. If you're just starting out with Perl programming, =
Learning Perl by O'Reilly would probably fit the bill. O'Reilly is =
expected to write/publish a couple of BSD specific books in the future =
but I think it will be a long time before the number of O'Reilly BSD =
publications catches up with what they have for Linux. The best =
approach I have found to obtaining useful information is not to put all =
your eggs in one basket. Typically, I'll eventually resolve a problem =
by gleaning some information from my books, man pages, HOWTO files and =
responses I get from FreeBSD-Questions@FreeBSD.org and the news group =
comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc I recommend that you consult any/all =
documentation that you have in your personal library and on your system =
before posting to the mailing lists or news groups.=20
Cheers=20
Joe=20
=20
Raymond Law wrote:=20
I have searched through the internet and found only=20
two FreeBSD books. They are Complete FreeBSD and=20
FreeBSD Handbook. How would you compare these two=20
books? Are there any others?=20
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real problems. I've started collecting their CD Bookshelf=20
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Unix=20
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<A title=3Djswarner@uswest.net href=3D"mailto:jswarner@uswest.net">Joe =
Warner</A>=20
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title=3Drayvinly@yahoo.com=20
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7:53=20
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<DIV><BR></DIV>I have the Complete FreeBSD and The FreeBSD Handbook =
(in=20
HTML). Both of which are very good and I usually make sure to =
consult=20
these before posting a question to any of the mailing lists or news=20
groups. I also have UNIX for Dummies, which I found very =
helpful=20
for learning the UNIX basics and UNIX Power Tools by O'Reilly, this is =
a=20
really great book that covers a wide range of topics and is a fairly =
easy=20
read. I happen to prefer the O'Reilly books. O'Reilly =
doesn't=20
really have any books that act as a UNIX do-all or UNIX bible. =
The=20
closest to this I've seen is UNIX Power Tools. Most of their =
books are=20
broken down by topic. Example: If you're having problems setting =
up an=20
Apache web server, <I>Apache, The Definitive Guide by O'Reilly</I> =
will=20
probably provide a lot of useful information. If you're just =
starting=20
out with Perl programming, <I>Learning Perl by O'Reilly</I> would =
probably fit=20
the bill. O'Reilly is expected to write/publish a couple of BSD =
specific=20
books in the future but I think it will be a long time before the =
number of=20
O'Reilly BSD publications catches up with what they have for =
Linux. The=20
best approach I have found to obtaining useful information is not to =
put all=20
your eggs in one basket. Typically, I'll eventually resolve a =
problem by=20
gleaning some information from my books, man pages, HOWTO files and =
responses=20
I get from FreeBSD-Questions@FreeBSD.org and the news group=20
comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc I recommend that you consult any/all=20
documentation that you have in your personal library and on your =
system before=20
posting to the mailing lists or news groups.=20
<P>Cheers=20
<P>Joe <BR> =20
<P>Raymond Law wrote:=20
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=3D"CITE">I have searched through the internet and =
found only=20
<BR>two FreeBSD books. They are Complete FreeBSD and =
<BR>FreeBSD=20
Handbook. How would you compare these two <BR>books? Are =
there=20
any others?=20
<P>__________________________________________________ <BR>Do You =
Yahoo!?=20
<BR>Kick off your party with Yahoo! Invites. <BR><A=20
href=3D"http://invites.yahoo.com/">http://invites.yahoo.com/</A>=20
<P>To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org <BR>with =
"unsubscribe=20
freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message</P></BLOCKQUOTE>
<P>--=20
<P> FreeBSD =3D The Power to Serve=20
<BR> ..Simply put =3D FreeBSD Rocks! =
<BR> =20
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