From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Mar 24 14:32:52 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 56A4216A4CE for ; Thu, 24 Mar 2005 14:32:52 +0000 (GMT) Received: from wjv.com (fl-65-40-24-38.sta.sprint-hsd.net [65.40.24.38]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6D72A43D2D for ; Thu, 24 Mar 2005 14:32:49 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from bv@bilver.wjv.com) Received: from bilver.wjv.com (localhost.wjv.com [127.0.0.1]) by wjv.com (8.12.11/8.13.1) with ESMTP id j2OEWiap060512 for ; Thu, 24 Mar 2005 09:32:44 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from bv@bilver.wjv.com) Received: (from bv@localhost) by bilver.wjv.com (8.12.11/8.13.1/Submit) id j2OEWhkJ060511 for freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org; Thu, 24 Mar 2005 09:32:43 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from bv) Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 09:32:29 -0500 From: Bill Vermillion To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20050324143229.GB60214@wjv.com> References: <20050324120020.B8DFE16A51D@hub.freebsd.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20050324120020.B8DFE16A51D@hub.freebsd.org> Organization: W.J.Vermillion / Orlando - Winter Park ReplyTo: bv@wjv.com User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.8 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED autolearn=failed version=3.0.2 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.2 (2004-11-16) on bilver.wjv.com Subject: Design and Implemenations of FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: bv@wjv.com List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 14:32:52 -0000 On or about Thu, Mar 24, 2005 at 12:00 , while attempting a Zarathustra emulation freebsd-hackers-request@freebsd.org thus spake: > Message: 3 > Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 02:15:07 +0000 > From: "klowd9 -" > Subject: Re: Kernel documentation and specification > >Reading the CVS logs for the relevant files should give you > >ideas about who might be able to answer your questions. > >However, you shouldn't expect that people have time to answer > >lots of questions. Of course, it helps if your interest is in > >the context of contributing something back to the project. > >Kirk's book, ``The Design and Implementation of the FreeBSD > >Operating System'' probably contains the answers to basic > >questions about scheduling and IPC. > I considered purchasing that book, which is very very good > imo, but a bit overpriced at $60.. Any other resources about > kernel development, and to whom may i speak with to help me get > started.. Considering it's coming from a publisher which specializes in technical books and many of theirs are used in college courses it's a typical price. However - with one or two rare exceptions - I've bought almost all my tech books dealing with computers from Bookpool. http://www.bookpool.com They currently have McKusick's book in stock at $33.95. The other BSD books are also priced similarly. I have no relationship with Bookpool other than being a very satisfied customer and always go there first for any tech book. I even managed to get the O'Reilly 4.4BSD books from them - the set of five - for about $100 - when they were still in print. Highly recommended. This month they are having an 'Open Source' sale with 43% discounts - over 700 books. I hate to think how much I've spent on computer books in the past 20 years or so - but it's in the thousands. Sort of a college educations at home. I still have my first Unix books - the Bell Labs Unix Programmers Manuals - that got me hooked on Unix. Total pages on that entire system was less than that of part I of SysV. Bill -- Bill Vermillion - bv @ wjv . com