Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2000 12:44:57 +0000 From: Nik Clayton <nik@freebsd.org> To: Jim Mock <jim@luna.osd.bsdi.com> Cc: Petr Slansky <slansky@usa.net>, freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD handbook Message-ID: <20000615124457.C12101@kilt.nothing-going-on.org> In-Reply-To: <20000614151733.A25071@luna.osd.bsdi.com>; from jim@luna.osd.bsdi.com on Wed, Jun 14, 2000 at 03:17:33PM -0700 References: <000501bfd64d$8cadf5e0$1616a8c0@mezservis.cz> <20000614151733.A25071@luna.osd.bsdi.com>
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On Wed, Jun 14, 2000 at 03:17:33PM -0700, Jim Mock wrote: > > there is a "FreeBSD handbook" at your FTP server in many formats > > (html, pdf, ...). I miss this book on your "iso9660" CD image. There > > is a version of handbook for FreeBSD 4.0 at your FTP server today. I > > cannot find the handbook for older versions of FreeBSD. In the past I > > downloaded version for FreeBSD 3.1, that is why I know that different > > handbooks exist. I was looking for handbook for version 2.2.8 and > > 3.4. Maybe I don't need old version of handbook as version 4.0 is > > valid for older releases too. > > There is no ``older version'' handbook. The handbook is an > ever-changing document -- 4.0 is the latest release, so we try to keep > it up-to-date with that. It'll say 4.1 on it in July when 4.1 is > released. Some parts will probably be relevant for older versions.. > YMMV. D'you think it's worth building a snapshot of what the Handbook looked like at various release points, and making them available for FTP somewhere? N -- Internet connection, $19.95 a month. Computer, $799.95. Modem, $149.95. Telephone line, $24.95 a month. Software, free. USENET transmission, hundreds if not thousands of dollars. Thinking before posting, priceless. Somethings in life you can't buy. For everything else, there's MasterCard. -- Graham Reed, in the Scary Devil Monastery To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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