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I'm considering buying this book, and wanted to get opinions on it. Anyone?
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If you are interested in the internals of FreeBSD, this is an excellent book. If you thinking that you will learn how to use the system from a user's standpoint, you will be disappointed. From a theoretical standpoint, there isn't anything better than reading McKusick.
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Yea, I was more or less looking for something that goes over teh internals. I've pretty much got the user's standpoint down

That being said, looks like I'll go get it.
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It isn't up-to-date anymore but it's nonetheless a standard work.

http://www.amazon.com/Designing-BSD-...0235455&sr=8-1

Designing BSD Rootkits: An Introduction to Kernel Hacking

This e.g. is a good book to understand some of the actual internals of FreeBSD.
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Designing BSD Rootkits: An Introduction to Kernel Hacking
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got both but haven't finished reading either of them.
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"The Design and Implementation of the FreeBSD Operating System" is very nice to read.

ephemera: I got both of them too and haven't managed to finish them I think I like book p****

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Programming book p****graphy. The idea that having a pile of thick, important-looking programming books sitting on your shelf, largely unread, will somehow make you a better programmer.
In my case it's not only related to programming books.
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i have to admit that those books are in a way porno material for me too.
i bought them out of curiosity but i don't have any immediate or pressing need for the information given in those books. maybe someday i will have time to read them and develop freebsd software...
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If I had the cash, I'd buy both :-)

I generally have mixed feelings about computer books, I prefer Sci-Fi myself... But for some thing like that I'd make an exception -- because it's a good chance to learn more about things with less hunt & peck through the source tree.
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I own this book and agree with ocicat and the others above.
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