From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jul 22 21:06:12 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 949ED1065694 for ; Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:06:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnemmi@gmail.com) Received: from yw-out-2324.google.com (yw-out-2324.google.com [74.125.46.31]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 54E058FC13 for ; Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:06:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnemmi@gmail.com) Received: by yw-out-2324.google.com with SMTP id 9so783747ywe.13 for ; Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:06:11 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:from:to:subject:date :user-agent:references:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type :content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:message-id; bh=vHEPFIomStNnbKgvlip3we6+Fbh2aDBOQQNsNi7OaDo=; b=JFgC2o7+9rHWfvFZ1SY7pSVBVFc3CBcKMpJxBs3epnI/ZYv8ZhUOeN8Ks+KJ8Cz5Pp TFidzEI3VwIPmSrO/9h08O2kTrD4SQTjYCQuhBucK3mU3kyywgB4ErwzjXNTqBBYRzxj 0fThAtNZEmcG37XQPj9udJMkPL0Ti2hrJdjrY= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=from:to:subject:date:user-agent:references:in-reply-to:mime-version :content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition :message-id; b=mdeQDzmGFcKDfAaVTMwGc1VgQG2ONY9XAOdlzpRrlKYUsKyO+wPE0dkGIa+Wl7oBxe TxVmLzBFUJlxmiZI5EGsbRQBxkwiE7SqRTOPkqtf0cvEwJUi4PE2KSDqP4P/ZeQQ9VW5 9PTXvHT1h5vA/zQK3RP/IB/MIcJ1VDpuqQ9uI= Received: by 10.151.155.21 with SMTP id h21mr4298171ybo.53.1216760771357; Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:06:11 -0700 (PDT) Received: from 200-117-245-190.fibertel.com.ar ( [190.245.117.200]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id 5sm198789ywd.8.2008.07.22.14.06.09 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:06:10 -0700 (PDT) From: Gonzalo Nemmi To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:06:06 -0300 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.7 References: <10549b080807220809n3d98be9fte062d83d32d3b1d7@mail.gmail.com> <20080722182314.GA44938@owl.midgard.homeip.net> In-Reply-To: <20080722182314.GA44938@owl.midgard.homeip.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200807221806.06544.gnemmi@gmail.com> Subject: Re: The Design and Implementation of the FreeBSD Operating System X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:06:12 -0000 On Tuesday 22 July 2008 15:23:15 Erik Trulsson wrote: > On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 11:09:17AM -0400, FreeBSD Questions wrote: > > This book was printed in August 2004. This predates FBSD 5, and I > > know there were some significant changes between the 4.x and 5.x > > branches. We've progressed further and are now into version 7. How > > well does this book apply to more current versions of FreeBSD, such as > > version 7? > > The 2004 edition of that book does cover FreeBSD 5.2 (says so clearly on > the cover anyway.) This means that all the major changes between 4.x and > 5.x should be included in it. > There have been many changes in FreeBSD since then, of course, but most of > those changes have been fairly evolutionary in nature, so most of the book > should still apply reasonably well. Actually .. I'd be more than willing to buy an updated version of that book too .. I _do_ undertand your point of view but to be honest, I'd rather buy a new copy that prints everything up to _yesterday_ and that has at least some hints into tomorrow ... Yet your point is completly valid one.. and that's why "The Design and Implementation of the FreeBSD Operating System" is the only book that I've been hesitant on buying so far ... Lucas (Absolute FreeBSD, 2nd Edition), Lavigne (The Best of FreeBSD Basics), Kong (BSD rootkits), Lehey (Download edition:) ) are all over my desktop as I write this mail, and I consult them daily ... Farrokhi (Network Administration with FreeBSD) and Hong (Building a Server with FreeBSD 7) are the ones coming in the next batch ... So far .. there are only three books I would have bought but I didn't because I thought the situation could improve ... those are: "The Design and Implementation of the FreeBSD Operating System", "BSD Hacks" and "The FreeBSD HandBook"... same reason for all of them .. too old by now (although I think I'll buy "BSD Hacks" anyways .. I just can't resist buying Lavigne books :( ) (let alone the fact that I would rather buy them all through freebsdmall.com that from amazon .. I think freebsdmall would do good if they would offer the whole Reed's Media library and the No Starch Press BSD related titles ... i would surely buy everything from them =P) Finally; Editor, Publisher, _Dear_Writer_: if you guys are hesitant .. I think there's at least two copies of an updated version of "The Design and Implementation .. " already sold with a lot more on the way :) -- Blessings Gonzalo Nemmi