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Date:      Sun, 16 Jan 2000 13:12:15 +0530
From:      Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>
To:        R Joseph Wright <rjoseph@nwlink.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Should I get 3.0?
Message-ID:  <20000116131215.J3413@mojave.worldwide.lemis.com>
In-Reply-To: <38812AFA.C1D98942@nwlink.com>; from rjoseph@nwlink.com on Sat, Jan 15, 2000 at 06:20:42PM -0800
References:  <38812AFA.C1D98942@nwlink.com>

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On Saturday, 15 January 2000 at 18:20:42 -0800, R Joseph Wright wrote:
> My brother has agreed with me to install freebsd on his pc at home.
> There is a bookstore near here that has copies of "The Complete FreeBSD"
> including 4 cdroms for $20.  But, it is version 3.0.  I was very close
> to getting a copy to send to him, but I'm thinking it might be money
> well spent to get the latest.  On the other hand, cvsup is very easy to
> use.
>
> I guess it's really the book that I'm concerned with.  Will the book
> written for 3.0 remain useful for what's going on now?

Check the exact edition of the book.  If it's the third edition, it's
worth the money (that's the edition that's still in print, and it
normally sells for $40 without the CDs).  If it's the second edition,
I'd suggest you forget it.  3.0 was not the most stable version of
FreeBSD.

Greg
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