The Complete FreeBSD, 4th Edition Review

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Book:		The Complete FreeBSD
Subject:		The Complete FreeBSD, 4th Edition Review
Date:		2003-06-20 11:24:21
From:		David Johnson

Rating: This is an excellent book covering all aspects of FreeBSD. The author tells you the "why" of things instead of just the "how". This is a breath of fresh air considering that most documentation for some other Unix like operating systems give you only cookbook style how-tos. After reading this book you will have an in-depth understanding of the FreeBSD operating system. While reading this book I frequently had to put it down and run to my system to try out some new functionality I never knew existed, or to implement a valuable hint or tip that was mentioned. It is not a handbook for newbies on how to migrate from Windows to FreeBSD, nor is it a comprehensive technical reference. But for readers with a little background in UNIX or Unix like systems, it is a very good tutorial and guide to the FreeBSD operating system.