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Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/09/21/freebsd_books/

Get the lowdown on FreeBSD

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By Team Register

Posted in Site News, 21st September 2004 10:47 GMT

The Design and Implementation of the FreeBSD Operating System [1]Site Offer The Design and Implementation of the FreeBSD Operating System [2], does exactly what it says on the tin. It describes specifically the design and implementation of FreeBSD, which, like Linux, is an open-source system based on UNIX.

Written from the unique perspective of a BSD system architect (McKusick), the book delivers the most comprehensive, up-to-date, and authoritative technical information on the internal structure of the latest and most popular BSD system.

What are the benefits?
The authors provide a concise overview of FreeBSD's design and implementation. Then, while explaining key design decisions, they detail the concepts, data structures, and algorithms used in implementing the systems facilities.

What can I use this for?
Readers can use this book as both a practical reference and an in-depth study of a contemporary, portable, open source operating system.

Who is it for?
Everyone that needs to know about FreeBSD. But specifically:
Technical and sales support: will learn the capabilities and limitations of the system.
Applications developers: will learn effectively and efficiently how to interface to the system.
System administrators: will learn how to maintain, tune, and configure the system;
Systems programmers: will learn how to extend, enhance, and interface to the system.

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