Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2007 08:43:32 -0500 (EST) From: Michael S <msherman77@yahoo.com> To: Ted Mittelstaedt <tedm@toybox.placo.com>, FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: Absolute FreeBSD Message-ID: <492357.52298.qm@web88307.mail.re4.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <BMEDLGAENEKCJFGODFOCCEDECFAA.tedm@toybox.placo.com>
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The authors never fail to mention that their book is useful to new and experienced users alike. :) It does have some new topics in there. http://www.tinker.tv/download/afreebsd2_toc.pdf But I think I will hold off the purchase, at least for some time. Thanks for your reply. Michael --- Ted Mittelstaedt <tedm@toybox.placo.com> wrote: > > > > -----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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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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