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Subject: Re: The Design and Implementation of the FreeBSD Operating System
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Hello Marc,

Does "yes it is" mean the book is

 - still relevant; or

  - a second edition is coming soon.

As a newbie I'm also  interested in this book.  Assuming the second 
edition covers FreeBSD 7 or 8, I would rather wait for it rather than 
purchase the first edition.

Thanks,

Mark

On Fri, 14 March 2008 12:14:39 Marc spitzer wrote:
> On Fri, 14 Mar 2008 07:41:30 -0700 (PDT)
>
> Unga <unga888@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Hi all
> >
> > Is the following book still relevant to FreeBSD 7.X
> > and upcoming FreeBSD 8.X?  Is there a 2nd edition
> > coming soon?
> >
> > The Design and Implementation of the FreeBSD Operating
> > System
> > By Marshall Kirk McKusick, George V. Neville-Neil
> > Published Aug 2, 2004 by Addison Wesley Professional.
> > 1st. Edition
> > ISBN-10: 0-201-70245-2
> > http://www.informit.com/title/0201702452
>
> According to George V. Neville-Neil yes it is, I asked him that exact
> question at a unigroup meeting yesterday.
>
> marc
> XS--
> Marc spitzer <mspitzer@gmail.com>
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