Date: Wed, 3 Feb 1999 17:00:09 -0600 (CST) From: Licia <licia@o-o.org> To: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@zippy.cdrom.com> Cc: advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Is there a reseller program? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9902031656250.12504-100000@o-o.org> In-Reply-To: <13396.918081441@zippy.cdrom.com>
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On Wed, 3 Feb 1999, Jordan K. Hubbard wrote: > > Maybe we should write FreeBSD for dummies, make it fun and light hearted, > > and aimed at the unix-newbie. "The complete freebsd" seems to be aimed > > towards people that know unix... > > > > If we really want to succeed, we need to get a larger user base, but we have > > to be prepared to help newbies. > > Which reminds me... > > Does that mean I can sign you up to write this book SAMS publishing > just asked for - "How to become a FreeBSD expert in 30 days?" :-) > > The question isn't actually all that serious, but their desire for a > book is. I'm already not writing the book I promised Addison-Wesley > so I can't really take on another book to not write at this time. > Anyone interested? > > - Jordan I don't consider myself a FreeBSD expert, but I am interested in hearing about the request. Did they give any guidelines, an outline, etc for the project? Any specific size range, target audience, etc? Depending on the assumptions about the audience, it should be possible to put together something reasonable without too much fuss... [ licia@o-o.org ] [ http://www.o-o.org/~licia/ ] [ Alias : Ladywolf] [ Telnet to o-o.org and log in as bbs ] [ http://www.o-o.org/ ] [ A happy user of FreeBSD : http://www.freebsd.org/ ] [ FreeBSD : The last Windows upgrade you'll ever need. [ This user boycotts all Microsoft products and services ] To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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