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Date:      Thu, 2 Mar 2000 01:36:16 +0000
From:      Mark Ovens <mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org>
To:        Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>
Cc:        Will Andrews <andrews@technologist.com>, Reuben Halper <reuben@spacelab.net>, freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: The Complete FreeBSD
Message-ID:  <20000302013616.A327@marder-1>
In-Reply-To: <20000302095254.C2905@freebie.lemis.com>; from grog@lemis.com on Thu, Mar 02, 2000 at 09:52:55AM %2B1030
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On Thu, Mar 02, 2000 at 09:52:55AM +1030, Greg Lehey wrote:
> On Wednesday,  1 March 2000 at 19:06:58 +0000, Mark Ovens wrote:
> > On Wed, Mar 01, 2000 at 01:59:13PM -0500, Will Andrews wrote:
> >> On Wed, Mar 01, 2000 at 01:52:07PM -0500, Reuben Halper wrote:
> >>> Is "The Complete FreeBSD" book still available in electronic form free of
> >>> charge?  I couldn't find it anywhere on ftp.cdrom.com.
> >>
> >> IIANM, it was never available in electronic form.
> >
> > Maybe Reuben is thinking of the ASCII version that is on the CDs?
> 
> It's still available on the CDs in ASCII form, but that's not free of
> charge.  It's specifically limited to the user of the CD:
> 

Obviously, but it's "free of charge" if you've you buy the CDs albeit
less readable than the book :)

>   One thing you should note, though: this book is copyright.  By
>   buying the CD- ROM, you have a license to use it for your own
>   personal use.  You may not give it to other people, or use the text
>   in other documents without the prior written approval of Walnut
>   Creek CDROM.
> 
> Apart from that, the rendition is painful.  It's intended primarily to
> help you grep for things in the book.
> 

Which, of course, is a godsend at times.

> Greg
> --
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