From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Mar 12 04:00:23 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2972A16A404 for ; Mon, 12 Mar 2007 04:00:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dave.list@pixelhammer.com) Received: from smtp1.tls.net (smtp1.tls.net [65.196.224.82]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id B9F6C13C455 for ; Mon, 12 Mar 2007 04:00:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dave.list@pixelhammer.com) Received: (qmail 21564 invoked by uid 89); 12 Mar 2007 04:01:16 -0000 Received: by simscan 1.2.3 ppid: 21549, pid: 21561, t: 0.1432s scanners: attach: 1.2.3 clamav: 0.88.5/m:42/d:2702 Received: from 64-184-10-26.bb.hrtc.net (HELO ?192.168.0.105?) (ldg%tls.net@64.184.10.26) by auth-smtp1.tls.net with SMTP; 12 Mar 2007 04:01:15 -0000 Message-ID: <45F4DE37.2030206@pixelhammer.com> Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 00:59:35 -0400 From: DAve User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.4 (Windows/20060516) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <000001c76419$a7bfe6c0$4a074c0a@andypc2> <20070311214721.O52046@chylonia.3miasto.net> In-Reply-To: <20070311214721.O52046@chylonia.3miasto.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: Manual updates 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: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 04:00:23 -0000 Wojciech Puchar wrote: >> As a newb to FreeBSD I find that the manual/handbook is not great in >> detail, >> (understatement), and I seem to be relying on this questions list for >> a lot >> of help. > > what's missing? i think it's quite detailed I started with Linux years ago. I tried several versions and only Slackware was useable, and only because the lists were such great help. There was of course the RH books, not any better than Slackware Unleashed or the FreeBSD Handbook. In frustration I tried FreeBSD and got it up and running all by myself using the book, I was impressed. Once I found SeaFug I really got rolling. Overall I think the FreeBSD Handbook is one of the best. It doesn't have as much detail as it could, but it takes time and people to create such things. If FreeBSD is lacking in documentation it is not the book, it is because Linux has the enormous "How To" library available to new users. Funny thing though, I used most of the Linux How To docs when first learning FreeBSD. As far as applications and services go like Samba, NIS, NFS, etc. Most of the Linux How To docs work with FreeBSD. DAve -- Three years now I've asked Google why they don't have a logo change for Memorial Day. Why do they choose to do logos for other non-international holidays, but nothing for Veterans? Maybe they forgot who made that choice possible.