From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Jan 14 10:32: 4 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from smtp10.atl.mindspring.net (smtp10.atl.mindspring.net [207.69.200.246]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 75744152DF for ; Fri, 14 Jan 2000 10:21:13 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jhix@mindspring.com) Received: from wghicks.mindspring.com (user-33qtj2t.dialup.mindspring.com [199.174.204.93]) by smtp10.atl.mindspring.net (8.9.3/8.8.5) with ESMTP id NAA31892; Fri, 14 Jan 2000 13:20:15 -0500 (EST) Received: from wghicks.mindspring.com (IDENT:jhix@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by wghicks.mindspring.com (8.9.3/8.9.2) with ESMTP id NAA06364; Fri, 14 Jan 2000 13:22:04 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jhix@wghicks.mindspring.com) Message-Id: <200001141822.NAA06364@mindspring.com> To: ".Chris Grady" Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, jhix@mindspring.com Subject: Re: Question In-reply-to: Your message of "Fri, 14 Jan 2000 03:11:08 EST." <000001bf5e66$e999a920$16167ad1@gmg001.gmgn.com> Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 13:22:04 -0500 From: W Gerald Hicks Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > I know this is a really stupid question but what else would you expect from > and NT guy. (please don't laugh when you read this.) Hey! Stop snickering back there! He's trying very hard! :-) > I am beginning the long process of ridding myself of Microsoft products and > at the core of my systems I plan to implement 100% FreeBSD. I have been > unable to find any books related to FreeBSD. [snip] Hi Chris, Well, you've landed in the right place I assure you. You'll find that this process isn't nearly as torturous as you may anticipate. I shed Microsoft 100% about three years ago and it's been the best move of my career. Here are a couple of books I recommend to newcomers: "The Complete FreeBSD" by Greg Lehey ISBN: 1-571-76246-9 "The Design And Implementation of the 4.4BSD Operating System" by Marshall Kirk McKusick, Keith Bostic, Michael J. Karels and John S. Quarterman ISBN: 0-201-54979-4 The first is more of a usage guide and specific to FreeBSD, the second is a textbook format, suitable for a university course on operating systems and covers the architectural design and compromises taken during the implementation of BSD4.4 Don't forget the FreeBSD handbook itself - Especially learn what the ports subsystem is and how to use CVSup to keep your system updated. Those are perhaps the first two things a newcomer should learn. Truly FreeBSD is a continuously evolving system. Some of the very best information available is found in the mail archives and other online resources. Make sure to cover the handbook, the newbies pages, and the links to other FreeBSD sites such as the FreeBSD Diary. Welcome! Jerry Hicks jhix@mindspring.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message