From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 14 05:35:35 2007 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 0247716A41B for ; Fri, 14 Dec 2007 05:35:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tedm@toybox.placo.com) Received: from mail.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com (mail.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com [65.75.192.90]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CC1E813C442 for ; Fri, 14 Dec 2007 05:35:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tedm@toybox.placo.com) Received: from TEDSDESK (nat-rtr.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com [65.75.197.130]) by mail.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with SMTP id lBE5ZXMV036591; Thu, 13 Dec 2007 21:35:33 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from tedm@toybox.placo.com) From: "Ted Mittelstaedt" To: "Michael S" , "FreeBSD Mailing List" Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2007 21:36:35 -0800 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1914 In-Reply-To: <164187.49783.qm@web88302.mail.re4.yahoo.com> Cc: Subject: RE: Absolute FreeBSD 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: Fri, 14 Dec 2007 05:35:35 -0000 > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Michael S > Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 6:40 PM > To: FreeBSD Mailing List > Subject: Absolute FreeBSD > > > Good evening all, > > I was wondering if anyone bought M. Lucas' new FreeBSD > book. How would you rate it? > I already have the first edition, is it worth the > money buying the second one? If you bought and grokked the first book and have been using FreeBSD ever since, do you really need a book of any kind at this point? Don't you have enough experience under your belt to get by without a book? The operating system books - be it FreeBSD, Linux or Windows, serve an important function of helping people go from zero to 60 in getting up and going with their operating system of choice. But eventually you are going to outgrow them. There are always lots more people at 0 so the authors of these books will never starve, but you need to eventually strike out on your own. Ted Mittelstaedt Author: The FreeBSD Corporate Networker's Guide published 2000, Addison-Wesley No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.17.1/1183 - Release Date: 12/13/2007 9:15 AM