From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Apr 25 12:39:45 2009 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 805D1106564A for ; Sat, 25 Apr 2009 12:39:45 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from andrewlylegould@gmail.com) Received: from mail-fx0-f162.google.com (mail-fx0-f162.google.com [209.85.220.162]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D96548FC1B for ; Sat, 25 Apr 2009 12:39:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from andrewlylegould@gmail.com) Received: by fxm6 with SMTP id 6so1139860fxm.43 for ; Sat, 25 Apr 2009 05:39:43 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=U/6sr3+EPw90DUC9rd2+dIW6IdRZsUHNOBCvxSk8eOg=; b=sjm/oWWRiVKxiI111n8Q8bcWEq0B1m5kt2P01+LAcZdRKc7Z8CNqE2nBol3+aBjYV6 ScDmfMTsX5BUcx8+twOVgp4+LhwfOVfbJ1dwwAUOoeV2sp64u9G8zEF3GiOeZQK4wqaT gFqQNO3FQhVkeZ7gVqC3UGsQkSKNVWqB+RyME= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; b=LzcEEPt3TWX8LceVK/o7CoIhj/QnA+JLMPA6uSKcHI29QLVelu+qaiIOE9cP2LAtkK hZ6+IuybzcdPak67FlzBt9mx7Fv4Y69Y5BEoVkFafSmDuPIJcs+AsTM7N1B98WYRcNxj bk1EgGWp1BvA4ijXDs27SCqKLZHBoQ3t8g4WE= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.223.118.12 with SMTP id t12mr1104762faq.88.1240663183657; Sat, 25 Apr 2009 05:39:43 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <004a01c9c59f$f0540580$d0fc1080$@com> References: <5AEAF40D-2118-4F42-BE39-0D01123B4B50@windstream.net> <49F1EB48.5050603@gmail.com> <004a01c9c59f$f0540580$d0fc1080$@com> Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2009 07:39:43 -0500 Message-ID: From: Andrew Gould To: Charles Oppermann Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: freebsd vs. pc-bsd 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: Sat, 25 Apr 2009 12:39:45 -0000 On Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 7:18 AM, Charles Oppermann wrote: > > If your willing to buy books concerning FreeBSD I'd suggest Absolute > > FreeBSD 2nd edition (if you have use Unix like systems) or FreeBSD > > Unleashed 6 (though it was published at the of FreeBSD 6 it is still > > very applicable and provides introduction to Unix like systems). > > Second the recommendation on both books. I recently found booksellers > discounting "FreeBSD Unleashed 6" and was able to pick it up for $14USD at > a > local retailer. It's still very applicable to FreeBSD 7.x versions. > > I think "Absolute FreeBSD" (2nd Edition) is also acceptable even if you > haven't been exposed much to Unix-based operating systems. It just goes > through the introduction quicker. It's mainly for people who wish to run > FreeBSD in a server environment, as opposed to a desktop environment. > > If you don't understand networking, I'd add a third recommendation for "Absolute FreeBSD." Understanding networking at some level will help troubleshoot many problems and will help you understand many security issues. Michael Lucas makes it easy to learn. Andrew