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From: darrylo@sr.hp.com (Darryl Okahata)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Documentation project (was Re: Slight flame from Linux user)
Date: 6 Jun 1995 19:15:12 GMT
Organization: Hewlett-Packard / Center for Primal Scream Therapy
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I (Darryl Okahata (darrylo@sr.hp.com)) wrote:
> There is, however, a need for high-quality, PRINTED documentation --
> something that doesn't require power, hardware, or a LAN/WWW connection
> to use. Yes, I know that I can print out the HTML docs, but I want
> something of higher-quality -- something without the hyperlinks, but
> with a decent table of contents, index, etc..
To emphasize this, I'd like to point out that there are a number of
books on Linux out there, and very few (none?) on FreeBSD. I live
somewhat in the boonies (~60 mi. N. of San Francisco), and a (big)
bookstore here has at least a half-dozen books on Linux. I couldn't
find a single one on FreeBSD.
-- Darryl Okahata
Internet: darrylo@sr.hp.com
DISCLAIMER: this message is the author's personal opinion and does not
constitute the support, opinion or policy of Hewlett-Packard or of the
little green men that have been following him all day.