Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2007 07:33:05 -0500 (EST) From: Michael S <msherman77@yahoo.com> To: Sam I Am <derrick@uniquestrength.net>, cpghost <cpghost@cordula.ws> Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Absolute FreeBSD Message-ID: <532449.32091.qm@web88309.mail.re4.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <47627090.5000304@uniquestrength.net>
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Here's the toc: http://www.tinker.tv/download/afreebsd2_toc.pdf --- Sam I Am <derrick@uniquestrength.net> wrote: > cpghost wrote: > > On Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:48:19 -0800 > > "Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm@toybox.placo.com> 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. > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > Michael Sherman http://msherman77.blogspot.com/
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