On Thu, 1 Aug 2013 14:21:34 +0100 (BST) Anton Shterenlikht <me...@bris.ac.uk> wrote:
> >Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2013 14:29:25 +0200 > >From: herbert langhans <w...@langhans.com.pl> > >To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > >Subject: Re: learn > > >The handbook is a monster, even technically interested people get lost > >there. You know that, corebug. > > I completely disagree. > > The handbook is of excellent quality for a volunteer project. > In particular, it is far ahead of any linux documentation > effort I've seen. Indeed, it was the handbook that made me > start using FreeBSD in the first place. In about 2003 I tried > several linux distros, and got completely lost. The available > documentation for linux, at least at that time, was not designed > for a novice, certainly not at my level. In contrast, the > FreeBSD handbook was very clear and allowed me to install > and start using FreeBSD quickly and easily. This was version 4.9. > > Since then the quality of the handbook improved a lot. > The handbook is certantly the first FreeBSD resource > I would recommend to a FreeBSD novice. > > Anton > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" Agreed - the handbook has been a great resource since I started using FreeBSD in 1997, at version 2.2.something. Greg Lehey's book "The Complete FreeBSD" is also excellent, and available as a free download - although I am sure he would appreciate contributions or purchases. http://www.lemis.com/grog/Documentation/CFBSD/ _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
