Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 16:32:39 +0200 From: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@freebsd.org> To: Marius N?nnerich <marius.nuennerich@gmx.net> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Kernel documentation and specification Message-ID: <20050324143238.GA35328@orion.daedalusnetworks.priv> In-Reply-To: <20050324132231.237615e7@olaf.hackerzberg.dyndns.org> References: <20050324020042.GB24891@VARK.MIT.EDU> <BAY10-F485E01A53D1089C9F18648BF400@phx.gbl> <20050324111756.GB1615@orion.daedalusnetworks.priv> <20050324132231.237615e7@olaf.hackerzberg.dyndns.org>
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On 2005-03-24 13:22, Marius N?nnerich <marius.nuennerich@gmx.net> wrote: >On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 13:17:56 +0200 >Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@freebsd.org> wrote: >> >> The book is absolutely fabulous! Watch out for the details though and >> keep in mind that you many find it nice to have a FreeBSD source tree >> nearby, just for the fun of browsing the source itself too while you >> read. > > Is there much difference to "The Design and Implementation of the 4.4BSD > Operating System"? I have already read that, and don't know if the new > book is just the same with a few parts updated? The 4.4BSD edition was written for 4.4BSD. It still has some value for people who are interested in the design & implementation details of that system. A lot has changed in the FreeBSD codebase since then, though. So, yes, there are differences.
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