Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2009 07:39:43 -0500 From: Andrew Gould <andrewlylegould@gmail.com> To: Charles Oppermann <chuckop@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: freebsd vs. pc-bsd Message-ID: <d356c5630904250539w27c55b43kc6f1422ce75f76e5@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <004a01c9c59f$f0540580$d0fc1080$@com> References: <5AEAF40D-2118-4F42-BE39-0D01123B4B50@windstream.net> <49F1EB48.5050603@gmail.com> <004a01c9c59f$f0540580$d0fc1080$@com>
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On Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 7:18 AM, Charles Oppermann <chuckop@gmail.com>wrote: > > If your willing to buy books concerning FreeBSD I'd suggest Absolute > > FreeBSD 2nd edition (if you have use Unix like systems) or FreeBSD > > Unleashed 6 (though it was published at the of FreeBSD 6 it is still > > very applicable and provides introduction to Unix like systems). > > Second the recommendation on both books. I recently found booksellers > discounting "FreeBSD Unleashed 6" and was able to pick it up for $14USD at > a > local retailer. It's still very applicable to FreeBSD 7.x versions. > > I think "Absolute FreeBSD" (2nd Edition) is also acceptable even if you > haven't been exposed much to Unix-based operating systems. It just goes > through the introduction quicker. It's mainly for people who wish to run > FreeBSD in a server environment, as opposed to a desktop environment. > > If you don't understand networking, I'd add a third recommendation for "Absolute FreeBSD." Understanding networking at some level will help troubleshoot many problems and will help you understand many security issues. Michael Lucas makes it easy to learn. Andrew
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