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-I may have been a BSD devotee for almost year, but I have close to zero knowledge about it.
-I get by, I see the benefits, but it's all surface level.
-It was the same when it came to Linux - I can /use/ Linux, but I don't /know/ Linux.
+I may have been a BSD devotee for almost a year, but I have close to zero knowledge about it.
+I get by, but I see the benefits, but it's all surface-level.
+It was the same with Linux - I can /use/ Linux, but I don't /know/ Linux.
 
 Absolute FreeBSD is a Tour de France of FreeBSD.
-You get to know how the OS operates, what tools are provided, and to use it effectively.
+You get to know how the OS operates, what tools are provided, and how to use it effectively.
 
-Let's star with the bad as I have two gripes with it.
+Let's start with the bad, as I have two gripes with the book.
 
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-First, only halfway through MWL informs the reader that it's aimed at /server administrators/.
+First, only halfway through MWL informs the reader that this book is aimed at /server administrators/.
 I am primarily a PC user of FreeBSD, so not all the knowledge is usable.
-Counter argument: if you run FreeBSD, out of all other OSes, there is a huge chance that you will want to know it's ins-and-outs.
+Counter argument: if you run FreeBSD, out of all other OSes, there is a huge chance you will want to know its ins and outs.
 
-The second: this book is partially an advert.
-MWL wrote a lot of other books which deepen knowledge one might get from this book - Jails, ZFS and other file systems.
-Those are huge subjects and they well deserve a dedicated book each, but even though we have /Absolute/ book here, it is not absolute.
-It is especially visible in the chapter about Jails - the reader learns that such things exists, how to use it (on a superficial level) but that's it.
+Second: this book is partially an advert.
+MWL wrote other books which deepen the knowledge one might get from this book - Jails, ZFS, and other file systems.
+Those are huge subjects, and they well deserve a dedicated book each, but even though we have /Absolute/ book here, it is not absolute.
 Want to use Jails?
 Better get yourself /FreeBSD Mastery: Jails/.
 
-For the rest of this review let's ignore the /absolute/ claim and look at the book for what it is.
-And what is, is nothing short of amazing.
+For the rest of this review I'll ignore the /absolute/ claim and look at the book for what it is.
+And what it is, is nothing short of amazing.
 
 We start with learning what FreeBSD is, why to use it, and how to install it.
 All of those go much deeper than the official /Guide/ go.
 
-After this brief (if 100 pages can be considered brief) introduction we are thrown at the deepest pits of /FreeBSD/.
+After this brief (if 100 pages can be considered brief) introduction, we are thrown into the deepest pits of /FreeBSD/.
 We have no idea how to use it, but MWL jumps into the booting process.
-It makes sense as not using SystemD is one of the most praised elements of BSDs, but I would have expected learning how to install a program.
+It makes sense, as not using SystemD is one of the most praised elements of BSDs, but I would prefer to learn how to install a program.
 Nope!
-It' rc time!
+It's rc time!
 
-Having read the book in it's entirety, it makes a lot of sense, but when I was reading it, it made little sense.
+Having read the book in its entirety, it makes a lot of sense, but when I was reading it, it made little sense.
 MWL shows the new administrator how the OS /operates/ before showing how to /operate it/.
 To be an effective administrator, one needs to know the /whats/ more than /hows/.
-It's much easier to do something, when one has the base knowledge.
+It's much easier to do something when one has the base knowledge.
 
-Then we jump to backing up the OS.
+Then, we jump to backing up the OS.
 Surely, any administrator needs to know how to do it[fn:tarsnap].
 It's one of those things, which are impossible to fix /during/ an outage.
 
@@ -70,28 +69,28 @@ Let's learn how to recompile a custom one.
 Ever wondered how networking works?
 Let's talk about networking in /FreeBSD/.
 Want to have a secure system?
-Sure you do, there's a chapter for you!
-Interested in how the disc is used?
-ZFS, UFS and other acronyms?
+Sure you do, so there's a chapter for you!
+Interested in how the hard drive is used?
+ZFS, UFS, and other acronyms?
 Here you go!
 There's a lot of info on how data becomes 1s and 0s on a disc.
-MWL even throws tidbits of historical knowledge, as one may encounter such systems.
+MWL even throws tidbits of historical knowledge as one may encounter such systems.
 
 We are now on page 371, the middle point.
-The reader proved himself worthy and the plot thickens.
+The reader has proven himself worthy, and the plot thickens.
 Time to learn how to use the OS!
-And we start with a great surprise: in my Linux days, the =/etc= was always a labyrinth of random files.
-For /FreeBSD/ we've got an in-depth analysis of everything that the default installation throws there.
-And after that we *finally* learn how to install Firefox in a chapter called "Making Your System Useful".
-After that we're wrapping up with upgrading system and erratas plus advanced topics for specific installs - like email send-out or DHCP.
+And we start with a great surprise: in my Linux days the =/etc= was always a labyrinth of random files.
+For /FreeBSD,/ we've got an in-depth analysis of everything that the default installation throws there.
+After that, we *finally* learn how to install Firefox in a chapter called "Making Your System Useful".
+After that, we're wrapping up with upgrading the system and advanced topics for specific installs - like email send-out or DHCP.
 We end with the (aforementioned) Jails and information about how to engage with the community and involve yourself with FreeBSD development.
 
-Is /Absolute FreeBSD/ and absolute book?
+Is /Absolute FreeBSD/ an absolute book?
 Nope.
 That's false advertising.
 I'd be pretty angry if the book wasn't as good as it is.
 It made FreeBSD the /comfiest/ OS I've ever used.
-Nowhere else has a single book gave me enough confidence in my ability of no only not breaking the system, but to fix it.
+Nowhere else has a single book given me enough confidence in my ability to not only not break the system, but to fix it.
 
 Essential read.
 I give it a 4.75/5.
@@ -99,8 +98,8 @@ I give it a 4.75/5.
 *** Meta
 - Read as PDF on Onyx Boox Note Air 2.
 - Issues bought from Humble Bundle
-- Next up: back to "The C programming language" by K&R.
-Wish me luck!
+- Next up: "The C programming language" by K&R.
+  Wish me luck!
 
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