> 
> I think you are right, if someone need general documentation or
> what I call a "yet another install and using shells book" there
> are numbers of Linux HOW-TOs, paper books & other things like that.
> Much users install Linux/BSD/etc and expect to see some MS-Windows
> like. Of course many of them does not want to dive into important

too much. and it's major reason that linux is getting worse and worse.

> technical aspects and read the documentation. How many hours did
> I spent in installing, trashing, reinstalling, configuring my NetBSD box ?
> Much without any help but the documentation. But I'm very glad to have
> learned tons & usefuls tricks by myself (my previous expenrience under
> FreeBSD/Linux helped me a lot).
> 
> *But* what is really missing in my humble opinion is a kernel
> documentation explaning clearly general options and some good
> explanations about things like writing kernel extensions like
> device drivers (if hardware vendors could release their
> full datasheets and not only some general device descriptions...
> *sight*).
> 
> >But more examples on certain expert stuff would be nice. Perhaps
> 
> See one line above :-)
> 
> 
> -- 
> BOFH excuse : The kernel license has expired
> 
> 

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UNIX *is* user friendly.
It is just a bit selective about his friends.