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Old 19th July 2008
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Originally Posted by ocicat View Post
We strongly discourage people from using "howto's" for exactly this & many other reasons:
  • "Howto's" rarely are complete. Authors either don't anticipate how people may stretch the information provided, or they don't understand it themselves.
  • Most "howto's" are horribly out of date, & frequently don't reference what versions of OpenBSD were used.
The obvious question in response is "Where can I get such information?". Although "howto's" might offer some direction, it is still the responsibility of all of us to understand what commands are issued at the keyboard.
Yes, I understand that Howto's are not perfect, but the official documentation is not all-inclusive even though it is the best source of information for beginners.

I know there is a book about OpenBSD but it is out of print. I use a book for FreeBSD and it is a great source of information.
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