Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:48:19 +0300 From: "Aggelidis Nikos" <aggelidis.news@gmail.com> To: "Gonzalo Nemmi" <gnemmi@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: The Design and Implementation of the FreeBSD Operating System Message-ID: <30fc78250807231348y399eb8e6y9a22d41532a5eddf@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <200807221806.06544.gnemmi@gmail.com> References: <10549b080807220809n3d98be9fte062d83d32d3b1d7@mail.gmail.com> <20080722182314.GA44938@owl.midgard.homeip.net> <200807221806.06544.gnemmi@gmail.com>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 12:06 AM, Gonzalo Nemmi <gnemmi@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tuesday 22 July 2008 15:23:15 Erik Trulsson wrote: >> On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 11:09:17AM -0400, FreeBSD Questions wrote: >> > This book was printed in August 2004. This predates FBSD 5, and I >> > know there were some significant changes between the 4.x and 5.x >> > branches. We've progressed further and are now into version 7. How >> > well does this book apply to more current versions of FreeBSD, such as >> > version 7? >> >> The 2004 edition of that book does cover FreeBSD 5.2 (says so clearly on >> the cover anyway.) This means that all the major changes between 4.x and >> 5.x should be included in it. >> There have been many changes in FreeBSD since then, of course, but most of >> those changes have been fairly evolutionary in nature, so most of the book >> should still apply reasonably well. > > Actually .. I'd be more than willing to buy an updated version of that book > too .. I _do_ undertand your point of view but to be honest, I'd rather buy a > new copy that prints everything up to _yesterday_ and that has at least some > hints into tomorrow ... > > Yet your point is completly valid one.. and that's why "The Design and > Implementation of the FreeBSD Operating System" is the only book that I've > been hesitant on buying so far ... Lucas (Absolute FreeBSD, 2nd Edition), > Lavigne (The Best of FreeBSD Basics), Kong (BSD rootkits), Lehey (Download > edition:) ) are all over my desktop as I write this mail, and I consult them > daily ... Farrokhi (Network Administration with FreeBSD) and Hong (Building a > Server with FreeBSD 7) are the ones coming in the next batch ... > > So far .. there are only three books I would have bought but I didn't because > I thought the situation could improve ... those are: "The Design and > Implementation of the FreeBSD Operating System", "BSD Hacks" and "The FreeBSD > HandBook"... same reason for all of them .. too old by now (although I think > I'll buy "BSD Hacks" anyways .. I just can't resist buying Lavigne books :( ) > > (let alone the fact that I would rather buy them all through freebsdmall.com > that from amazon .. I think freebsdmall would do good if they would offer the > whole Reed's Media library and the No Starch Press BSD related titles ... i > would surely buy everything from them =P) > > Finally; Editor, Publisher, _Dear_Writer_: if you guys are hesitant .. I think > there's at least two copies of an updated version of "The Design and > Implementation .. " already sold with a lot more on the way :) > > -- > Blessings > Gonzalo Nemmi I couldn't agree more with Gonzalo... i find myself in the exact same position.
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?30fc78250807231348y399eb8e6y9a22d41532a5eddf>