Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 16:34:28 -0500 From: Parv <parv@pair.com> To: Greg 'groggy' Lehey <grog@FreeBSD.org> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: 10 years of "The Complete FreeBSD" Message-ID: <20060224213428.GB1490@holestein.holy.cow> In-Reply-To: <20060224010027.GF65002@wantadilla.lemis.com> References: <20060224010027.GF65002@wantadilla.lemis.com>
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in message <20060224010027.GF65002@wantadilla.lemis.com>, wrote Greg 'groggy' Lehey thusly... > > Ten years ago today, on 24 February 1996, I submitted for publication > the final version of the first ever book on FreeBSD, "Installing and > Using FreeBSD". It was later renamed to "The Complete FreeBSD". > > I have always retained full rights to the book, and for today I've > decided to release it for download under the Creative Commons > license. See more at http://www.lemis.com/grog/Documentation/CFBSD/. Hi Greg, I started w/ FreeBSD 3.4. Along with the 4+ CD set, i also bought your book (1st or 2d ed.). That book helped me in my first few years, mainly w/ slicing, booting, custom kernel compiling, and possibly installing software from ports. Later, when using 4.x at some point, i referred to it when i was trying to load kernel or set the root partition to boot from (don't remember exactly). I would recommend your book to someone who would be starting afresh w/ FreeBSD. (Then again, i have not read other recent books on FreeBSD.) Thanks for your contribution. - Parv --
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