From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 14 12:12:42 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 D448C16A418 for ; Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:12:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derrick@uniquestrength.net) Received: from QMTA09.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net (qmta09.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net [76.96.62.96]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7C12C13C468 for ; Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:12:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derrick@uniquestrength.net) Received: from OMTA09.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.62.20]) by QMTA09.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net with comcast id Qb6X1Y00H0SCNGk5903e00; Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:01:41 +0000 Received: from mail.uniquestrength.net ([68.55.141.86]) by OMTA09.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net with comcast id Qc1g1Y00c1s2foL3V00000; Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:01:41 +0000 X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=NpW2XXewAAAA:8 a=h4fFnz5QSF23KnijvBkA:9 a=1epmoBSrcrzPBTWyrzX5PXlKgkUA:4 a=SV7veod9ZcQA:10 a=eexVPJaYTLkA:10 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail.uniquestrength.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3BC195C3A; Fri, 14 Dec 2007 07:01:41 -0500 (EST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at uniquestrength.net Received: from mail.uniquestrength.net ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mail.uniquestrength.net [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id uOpz4e-x4o4M; Fri, 14 Dec 2007 07:01:26 -0500 (EST) Received: from focus.uniquestrength.net (unknown [10.10.1.1]) by mail.uniquestrength.net (Postfix) with ESMTPA id 6A2875C3F; Fri, 14 Dec 2007 07:01:26 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <47627090.5000304@uniquestrength.net> Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2007 07:01:20 -0500 From: "Sam I Am" User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (X11/20070802) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: cpghost References: <20071214115752.20d34fae@epia-2.farid-hajji.net> In-Reply-To: <20071214115752.20d34fae@epia-2.farid-hajji.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List , Ted Mittelstaedt 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 12:12:42 -0000 cpghost wrote: > On Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:48:19 -0800 > "Ted Mittelstaedt" wrote: > > >>> [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Joshua Isom >>> Although I haven't looked much into any FreeBSD book, I wouldn't be >>> surprised at all if FreeBSD's documentation combined with >>> freebsd-questions would outweigh it. >>> >> It's not the raw knowledge that is the power. It's the presentation. >> Newbies cannot digest the FreeBSD docs since the docs assume the >> user isn't a newbie. >> > > Right! One can't emphasize this enough. > > IMHO, computer books should be time savers, i.e. a guide highlighting > the most important aspects of some topic in a unique way. Authors of > such books shouldn't be afraid to tell readers to go RTFM after > presenting an overview... unless it's a very narrowly focused book. > > A good tutorial beats a 350 pages book anytime; and a 350 pages > book with the right mix of selected topics beats an 800+ pages > "reference-style" all-rounder book as well, most of the time. > > -cpghost. > The book announcement says that the book is completely revised. (http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9781593271510/#top) I am interested if this book covers mostly FreeBSD 6 or 7. I also would like to see the table of contents online. Maybe, I will just have to go to Borders or some place like that.