Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2017 13:54:20 +0800 From: Elof Huang <elof.huang@runbox.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: What is the difference between online handbook and physical copies? Message-ID: <52fb95b6-03ed-d370-55c9-0573bd42d8bb@runbox.com> In-Reply-To: <24eaf387-a3cd-2b11-3dde-ccfc5cb89d48@ShaneWare.Biz> References: <dd875a2c-15b2-a180-6a8c-8fc6e81f39d2@runbox.com> <24eaf387-a3cd-2b11-3dde-ccfc5cb89d48@ShaneWare.Biz>
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The *Official* handbook on the project site has already covered everything? On 11/25/2017 01:20 PM, Shane Ambler wrote: > On 25/11/2017 14:24, Elof Huang wrote: >> Hello, I am new to FreeBSD, why does the mall have several different >> FreeBSD books, but there is only one handbook on the site? Do the >> physical books cover extra contents? > freebsdmall.com is not an official FreeBSD store, it is run by users to > help other users and to help the project by giving back profits from the > sales. > > At freebsdmall.com there is an old copy of part of the FreeBSD Handbook. > This book (both vols combined) is a printed version of the official > FreeBSD Handbook available at FreeBSD.org - just an older version than > what is on the site today. > > The FreeBSD Mastery books are written by Michael W Lucas, while he is a > BSD user and his books are highly recommended, they are not official > documentation from any of the BSD projects. He has other titles > available on his site - tiltedwindmillpress.com Each of these books > gives advanced information on one specific topic, like ssh or zfs but > they don't cover an entire system in one book. > > The BSD magazine is another third party publication that is originally > from bsdmag.org > > freebsdfoundation.org/journal is an official magazine from the FreeBSD > Foundation. >
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