From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Dec 6 09:09:40 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id JAA15841 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Sun, 6 Dec 1998 09:09:40 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from nexus1.nexus.co.il ([207.232.46.5]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id JAA15834 for ; Sun, 6 Dec 1998 09:09:36 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from leonidr@nexus.co.il) Received: by nexus1.nexus.co.il(Lotus SMTP MTA SMTP v4.6 (462.2 9-3-1997)) id 422566D2.004415FD ; Sun, 6 Dec 1998 14:23:40 +0200 X-Lotus-FromDomain: DOMINO From: "Leonid_Rozenblat" To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Message-ID: <422566D2.0042D166.00@nexus1.nexus.co.il> Date: Sun, 6 Dec 1998 14:23:38 +0200 Subject: FreeBSD general questions Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Dear all, My name is Leonid Rozenblat. I live in Israel and I'm a professional software developer. I would like to purchase and use a FreeBSD Unix on my home PC. My interests will include learning FreeBSD Unix sources, writing a device drivers and other OS development related activity. I'm really a novice to this type of Unix. So, please, guide me with the following: 1. Which FreeBSD Unix release suits for my machine (if any) (Compaq 5050 Presario) ? 2. Do you have books (CDs) explaining in detail FreeBSD Unix internals, device drivers development ? I also need a book (CD) about system installation, administration and usage. I want to be capable of writing my own device drivers and kernel extensions if possible. 3. May you recommend some books (CDs) about the PC hardware design ? This is in order to understand FreeBSD Unix Pentium related source code. 4. Where I may purchase the correspondent CDs, including FreeBSD Unix sources and documentation ? Is the www.cheapbytes.com is the proper place (they offer some reduced prices) ? 5. Should I purchase Linux or FreeBSD Unix for OS learning and driver development purposes ? Please, advice me. I guess, FreeBSD code is more structured and self-explanatory than the Linux one. Am I right ? Thank you in advance. I wish to pay my deep respect and gratitude to all the FreeBSD Development Community members for this exciting product - FreeBSD Unix. Thank you very much ! Regards, Leonid To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message