Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1998 10:25:16 +1300 From: "Dan Langille" <junkmale@xtra.co.nz> To: Razal Minhas <b99070@lums.edu.pk> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Any books on FreeBSD w/h source code?? Message-ID: <199811052125.KAA01336@cyclops.xtra.co.nz> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.981106011744.9696A-100000@ravi.lums.edu.pk> References: <gM2%2BEDBmufQ2EwV5@demon.net>
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On 6 Nov 98, at 1:34, Razal Minhas wrote: > Dear all, > > I really need to get my hands on the source code of FreeBSD > (specifically 2.2.7 if possible) in a published *book* form. Why in a published book form? The source code is freely available. You could just print it out. > Actually I have a senior year project at college in which we have to > implement *process migration* on FreeBSD by ourselves. And how would a book containing the source code help that? I can't see how process migration requires printed source code. > I got my hands on a wonderful book on minix, the source code, the concepts > implemented and everything, but ... its FreeBSD that I need. > Something/anything similiar available on FreeBSD? So far the only book > specifically on FreeBSD that I have heard of is "The Complete FreeBSD". > Will this be of any use in this regard? It might. But it doesn't contain the source code. It will help you understand some things about FreeBSD. > How similiar is FreeBSD to the other BSDs that we hear about? Maybe I > could get a book on one of those then? >From what I understand, they all have common areas when it comes to concepts and source code. -- Dan Langille The FreeBSD Diary http://www.FreeBSDDiary.com/freebsd To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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