Absolute FreeBSD, 3rd Edition

FOREWORD

I am happy to write the foreword to Michael Lucas’s third edition of Absolute FreeBSD. For 15 years, Michael’s Absolute series has provided the definitive guide to BSD software, filling in the whats and whys left unexplained by the detailed but largely factual documentation. And, as its name implies, it distills to its essence the enormous volume of FreeBSD documentation so that those new to the system can get up to speed quickly.

Michael is an important contributor to the FreeBSD community. He has filled many of the roles that contributors can take: answering questions, filling in pieces of missing documentation, helping to make connections in the community, and generally identifying and facilitating the things that need to be done. ...