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Date:      Thu, 4 Feb 1999 15:47:31 +1030
From:      Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>
To:        Josef Grosch <jgrosch@mooseriver.com>
Cc:        Unfurl <unfurl@dub.net>, FreeBSD Chat <chat@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Is there a reseller program?
Message-ID:  <19990204154731.M1179@freebie.lemis.com>
In-Reply-To: <19990203210740.A18995@mooseriver.com>; from Josef Grosch on Wed, Feb 03, 1999 at 09:07:40PM -0800
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.05.9902021318050.7988-100000@o-o.org> <XFMail.990203093210.nicole@nmhtech.com> <19990203133655.C16919@mooseriver.com> <19990203135254.A13235@dub.net> <19990204120129.Y1179@freebie.lemis.com> <19990203210740.A18995@mooseriver.com>

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On Wednesday,  3 February 1999 at 21:07:40 -0800, Josef Grosch wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 04, 1999 at 12:01:29PM +1030, Greg Lehey wrote:
>> On Wednesday,  3 February 1999 at 13:52:55 -0800, Unfurl wrote:
>>> On Wed, Feb 03, 1999 at 01:36:55PM -0800, Josef Grosch wrote:
>>>> On Wed, Feb 03, 1999 at 09:32:10AM -0800, Nicole Harrington wrote:
>>>> In reality we do need another FreeBSD book. Greg can't be
>>>> carrying the whole load for us.
>>
>> Agreed.  We need several books.
>
> I want everyone to understand, I meant no slam toward Greg. He has done a
> bang-up job for us. Greg knows I am a fan of his work. I own every book he
> has written except "The history of the Bassoon". Sorry, Greg. No one here
> in Berkeley seems to carry it. ;-)

To be fair, Langwill's book is better.

> I just meant that we need more FreeBSD books. I'd write one if I could find
> the time. 

You need lots of time.

> I once suggested to Tim O'Reilly that he do a FreeBSD in a
> Nutshell. That would be a good start for someone.

And what did Tim say?  He and his company have been pretty
disinterested every time I've mentioned the subject.

I was talking to them nearly a year ago now, but they stopped
responding.  I think we might see a book out of O'Reilly from Nate
Patwardhan in the near future.

Greg
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