Re: 10 years of "The Complete FreeBSD" (5150)

2006-02-26 Thread vittorio
Alle 23:18, venerdì 24 febbraio 2006, Bill Schoolcraft ha scritto: > Greg, > > I want to thank you for you help in making FreeBSD what it is today. ... I want to thank Greg too for his great book. As an experienced linux user after reading it I was able to move safely and -ab

Re: 10 years of "The Complete FreeBSD" (5150)

2006-02-25 Thread James S Blankenship
Another note of thanks for The Complete FreeBSD. I first bought the third edition published by Walnut Creek CDROM. In fact, it's sitting on my desk now. It's the book that kept me at FreeBSD when I was most frustrated. I'm still relatively new at this, but I love learning all I can about th

Re: 10 years of "The Complete FreeBSD"

2006-02-25 Thread Kris Anderson
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Greg 'groggy' Lehey wrote: > > Ten years ago today, on 24 February 1996, I > submitted for publication > > the final version of the first ever book on > FreeBSD, "Installing and > > Using FreeBSD". It was later renamed to "The > Complete FreeBSD". > > > > I have alw

Re: 10 years of "The Complete FreeBSD" (5150)

2006-02-25 Thread Kevin Kinsey
Bill Schoolcraft wrote: Greg, I want to thank you for you help in making FreeBSD what it is today. I first met Greg on a fluke and a weird one that that too. While working in techsupport at Linuxcare, and the only one to my knowledge doing so running FreeBSD, I was sitting there one day and t

Re: 10 years of "The Complete FreeBSD"

2006-02-25 Thread ivan . roth
Greg 'groggy' Lehey wrote: > Ten years ago today, on 24 February 1996, I submitted for publication > the final version of the first ever book on FreeBSD, "Installing and > Using FreeBSD". It was later renamed to "The Complete FreeBSD". > > I have always retained full rights to the book, and for to

Re: 10 years of "The Complete FreeBSD"

2006-02-25 Thread Giorgos Keramidas
On 2006-02-25 11:51, Greg 'groggy' Lehey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On Friday, 24 February 2006 at 14:10:59 +0200, Giorgos Keramidas wrote: >> On 2006-02-24 16:50, Greg 'groggy' Lehey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> That's probably a good idea. Can somebody from the doc project >>> comment? >> >>

Re: 10 years of "The Complete FreeBSD"

2006-02-24 Thread Greg 'groggy' Lehey
On Friday, 24 February 2006 at 14:10:59 +0200, Giorgos Keramidas wrote: > On 2006-02-24 16:50, Greg 'groggy' Lehey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On Thursday, 23 February 2006 at 23:44:30 -0500, David Stanford wrote: >>> I purchased this book nearly a year ago shortly after I began using >>> FreeBSD

Re: 10 years of "The Complete FreeBSD" (5150)

2006-02-24 Thread Bill Schoolcraft
Greg, I want to thank you for you help in making FreeBSD what it is today. I first met Greg on a fluke and a weird one that that too. While working in techsupport at Linuxcare, and the only one to my knowledge doing so running FreeBSD, I was sitting there one day and this fellow comes in, scans

Re: 10 years of "The Complete FreeBSD"

2006-02-24 Thread Parv
in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, wrote Greg 'groggy' Lehey thusly... > > Ten years ago today, on 24 February 1996, I submitted for publication > the final version of the first ever book on FreeBSD, "Installing and > Using FreeBSD". It was later renamed to "The Complete FreeBSD". > > I have always

Re: 10 years of "The Complete FreeBSD"

2006-02-24 Thread Mike Jeays
On Fri, 2006-02-24 at 16:50 +1030, Greg 'groggy' Lehey wrote: > On Thursday, 23 February 2006 at 23:44:30 -0500, David Stanford wrote: > > On 2/23/06, Greg 'groggy' Lehey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> Ten years ago today, on 24 February 1996, I submitted for publication > >> the final versio

Re: 10 years of "The Complete FreeBSD"

2006-02-24 Thread Rob
>Ten years ago today, on 24 February 1996, I submitted for publication >the final version of the first ever book on FreeBSD, "Installing and >Using FreeBSD". It was later renamed to "The Complete FreeBSD". >I have always retained full rights to the book, and for today I've >decided to release it

Re: 10 years of "The Complete FreeBSD"

2006-02-24 Thread dgmm
On Friday 24 February 2006 01:00, Greg 'groggy' Lehey wrote: > Ten years ago today, on 24 February 1996, I submitted for publication > the final version of the first ever book on FreeBSD, "Installing and > Using FreeBSD". It was later renamed to "The Complete FreeBSD". > > I have always retained f

Re: 10 years of "The Complete FreeBSD"

2006-02-24 Thread Giorgos Keramidas
On 2006-02-24 16:50, Greg 'groggy' Lehey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On Thursday, 23 February 2006 at 23:44:30 -0500, David Stanford wrote: >> On 2/23/06, Greg 'groggy' Lehey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> Ten years ago today, on 24 February 1996, I submitted for publication >>> the final versi

Thanks (Was: Re: [FreeBSD-Announce] 10 years of "The Complete FreeBSD")

2006-02-24 Thread Stefan A. Deutscher
Hi Greg, thanks for the initial effort 10+ years ago, thanks for having kept it up, and thanks in advance for the next 10 years of up-to date info :-) I know this holds for a great many on this list as well, each in their own unique way, but let me take the 10th aniversary of The Complete FreeB

Re: 10 years of "The Complete FreeBSD"

2006-02-23 Thread Nikolas Britton
On 2/23/06, Tillman Hodgson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, Feb 24, 2006 at 11:30:27AM +1030, Greg 'groggy' Lehey wrote: > > Ten years ago today, on 24 February 1996, I submitted for publication > > the final version of the first ever book on FreeBSD, "Installing and > > Using FreeBSD". It wa

Re: 10 years of "The Complete FreeBSD"

2006-02-23 Thread Greg 'groggy' Lehey
On Thursday, 23 February 2006 at 23:44:30 -0500, David Stanford wrote: > On 2/23/06, Greg 'groggy' Lehey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Ten years ago today, on 24 February 1996, I submitted for publication >> the final version of the first ever book on FreeBSD, "Installing and >> Using FreeBSD".

Re: 10 years of "The Complete FreeBSD"

2006-02-23 Thread Robert Marella
On Fri, 24 Feb 2006 11:30:27 +1030 Greg 'groggy' Lehey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ten years ago today, on 24 February 1996, I submitted for publication > the final version of the first ever book on FreeBSD, "Installing and > Using FreeBSD". It was later renamed to "The Complete FreeBSD". > > I

Re: 10 years of "The Complete FreeBSD"

2006-02-23 Thread David Stanford
Greg, All I can think to say is thanks! I purchased this book nearly a year ago shortly after I began using FreeBSD and it has been an invaluable resource ever since. Now that you have made it publicly available, maybe the FreeBSD project could find a way to merge some of your book in with their o

"10 years of The Complete FreeBSD"

2006-02-23 Thread David Armour
as a relatively-complete newb, even after several years, i believe i owe a lot of what i have learned in that time to your book. it's a pleasure to have the opportunity to thank you publically for your book, and now, for your generosity in donating it to the creative commons. you even got me to us

Re: 10 years of "The Complete FreeBSD"

2006-02-23 Thread Norberto Meijome
Greg 'groggy' Lehey wrote: > Ten years ago today, on 24 February 1996, I submitted for publication > the final version of the first ever book on FreeBSD, "Installing and > Using FreeBSD". It was later renamed to "The Complete FreeBSD". > > I have always retained full rights to the book, and for to

Re: 10 years of "The Complete FreeBSD"

2006-02-23 Thread Tillman Hodgson
On Fri, Feb 24, 2006 at 11:30:27AM +1030, Greg 'groggy' Lehey wrote: > Ten years ago today, on 24 February 1996, I submitted for publication > the final version of the first ever book on FreeBSD, "Installing and > Using FreeBSD". It was later renamed to "The Complete FreeBSD". > > I have always r

Re: 10 years of "The Complete FreeBSD"

2006-02-23 Thread Ow Mun Heng
On Fri, 2006-02-24 at 11:30 +1030, Greg 'groggy' Lehey wrote: > Ten years ago today, on 24 February 1996, I submitted for publication > the final version of the first ever book on FreeBSD, "Installing and > Using FreeBSD". It was later renamed to "The Complete FreeBSD". > Dude.. (or Sir) nice Be

10 years of "The Complete FreeBSD"

2006-02-23 Thread Greg 'groggy' Lehey
Ten years ago today, on 24 February 1996, I submitted for publication the final version of the first ever book on FreeBSD, "Installing and Using FreeBSD". It was later renamed to "The Complete FreeBSD". I have always retained full rights to the book, and for today I've decided to release it for d