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From: Terry Lambert <terry@cs.weber.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Linux or FreeBSD
Date: 29 Aug 1995 04:13:56 GMT
Organization: Utah Valley State College, Orem, Utah
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tim@maths.tcd.ie (Timothy Murphy) wrote:
] ritz@ritz.mordor.com (Chris Mauritz) writes:
]
] >: Linux has excellent books as part of the standard distribution;
] >: FreeBSD does not.
]
] >Um, no. To wit:
]
>4.4BSD System Manager's Manual
]> >4.4BSD User's Reference Manual
] >4.4BSD User's Supplementary Documents
] >4.4BSD Programmer's Reference Manual
] >4.4BSD Programmer's Supplementary Documents
]
] You didn't read what I said, or else misunderstood it.
]
] I was referring to _free_ documentation,
] in particular to the Linux Documentation Project (LDP),
] eg ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/docs/LDP
] (This is included in all Linux CD-ROMs I have seen.
] I think it is also included in the Slackware distribution,
] probably in diskettes 'y'.)
The books Chris referred to are on BSD 4.4 CD's. Just because
you can get them professionally printed and boud does not mean
they aren't otherwise available.
Terry Lambert
terry@lambert.org
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