From mwlucas@blackhelicopters.org Mon Nov 5 09:57:15 2001 Return-Path: Received: from blackhelicopters.org (geburah.blackhelicopters.org [209.69.178.18]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A6AA537B416 for ; Mon, 5 Nov 2001 09:57:14 -0800 (PST) Received: (from mwlucas@localhost) by blackhelicopters.org (8.9.3/8.9.3) id MAA90983; Mon, 5 Nov 2001 12:57:14 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from mwlucas) Message-Id: <200111051757.MAA90983@blackhelicopters.org> Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2001 12:57:14 -0500 (EST) From: mwlucas@blackhelicopters.org Reply-To: mwlucas@blackhelicopters.org To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: FAQ addition: advanced topics X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.2 >Number: 31785 >Category: docs >Synopsis: FAQ addition: advanced topics >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: closed >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Mon Nov 05 10:00:01 PST 2001 >Closed-Date: Wed Nov 7 08:34:10 PST 2001 >Last-Modified: Wed Nov 07 08:34:24 PST 2001 >Originator: Michael Lucas >Release: FreeBSD 3.5-STABLE i386 >Organization: None >Environment: today's -doc tree >Description: People are always asking about how to learn more about FreeBSD's internals, or for a book on FreeBSD internals. Add an explicit answer to this question. >How-To-Repeat: read -hackers, -questions, -stable... >Fix: *** book.sgml-dist Mon Nov 5 10:49:36 2001 --- book.sgml Mon Nov 5 12:54:41 2001 *************** *** 11602,11607 **** --- 11602,11624 ---- Advanced Topics + + + + How can I learn more about FreeBSD's internals? + + + + At this time, there is no book on FreeBSD-specific OS + internals. Much general UNIX knowledge is directly + applicable to FreeBSD, however. Additionally, there are + BSD-specific books that are still relevant. + + For a list, please check the FAQ bibliography. + + + What are SNAPs and RELEASEs? >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: From: Dima Dorfman To: mwlucas@blackhelicopters.org Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: Re: docs/31785: FAQ addition: advanced topics Date: Wed, 07 Nov 2001 14:34:27 +0000 mwlucas@blackhelicopters.org wrote: > *** book.sgml-dist Mon Nov 5 10:49:36 2001 > --- book.sgml Mon Nov 5 12:54:41 2001 > *************** > *** 11602,11607 **** > --- 11602,11624 ---- > Advanced Topics > > > + This newline isn't necessary. > + > + > + How can I learn more about FreeBSD's internals? > + > + > + > + At this time, there is no book on FreeBSD-specific OS > + internals. Much general UNIX knowledge is directly > + applicable to FreeBSD, however. Additionally, there are > + BSD-specific books that are still relevant. > + > + For a list, please check the + linkend="bibliography">FAQ bibliography. Hmm, how about a link to the "Operating System Internals" section of the Handbook Bibliography? There's little in the above link that would actually help the reader. From: Michael Lucas To: Dima Dorfman Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: Re: docs/31785: FAQ addition: advanced topics Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2001 11:20:52 -0500 --vtzGhvizbBRQ85DL Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline On Wed, Nov 07, 2001 at 02:34:27PM +0000, Dima Dorfman wrote: > Hmm, how about a link to the "Operating System Internals" section of > the Handbook Bibliography? There's little in the above link that > would actually help the reader. Yep, much better idea! I recently reread the whole docproj, but still don't have everything down, sorry. See attached. ==ml -- Michael Lucas mwlucas@blackhelicopters.org http://www.blackhelicopters.org/~mwlucas/ Big Scary Daemons: http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/q/Big_Scary_Daemons --vtzGhvizbBRQ85DL Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=learnmore *** en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml-dist Mon Nov 5 10:49:36 2001 --- en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml Wed Nov 7 11:18:42 2001 *************** *** 11603,11608 **** --- 11603,11625 ---- + + How can I learn more about FreeBSD's internals? + + + + At this time, there is no book on FreeBSD-specific OS + internals. Much general UNIX knowledge is directly + applicable to FreeBSD, however. Additionally, there are + BSD-specific books that are still relevant. + + For a list, please check the Handbook's Operating + System Internals Bibliography. + + + + What are SNAPs and RELEASEs? --vtzGhvizbBRQ85DL-- State-Changed-From-To: open->closed State-Changed-By: dd State-Changed-When: Wed Nov 7 08:34:10 PST 2001 State-Changed-Why: Committed, thanks! http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=31785 >Unformatted: