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On 2005-04-03, <bob@a1poweruser.com> scribbled these
curious markings:
> YES there is something major wrong with the official handbook.  The
> majority of the content is written like the reader already has good
> understanding of how FreeBSD works. It is not detailed enough for
> someone who has no previous experience with Unix like operating
> systems.

As others have pointed out to you, why not contribute to the official
documentation, rather than making FreeBSD more like Linux with dozens of
different (conflicting, and most often *all* wrong) sources of
documentation?

Best Regards,
Christopher Nehren
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