Re: Has anyone bought the debian book and cds?
On 17-Nov-97 Dale Scheetz wrote:
>
> As the author, I feel unqualified to speak to the book's quality, or
> usefulness. For that I must rely on feedback from folks who have actually
> tried to use its help. There is a freely distributable html version of the
> book that can be obtained from www.linuxpress.com as well as ordering
> facilities at the same location for those who want a nice hardcopy.
>
> Luck,
>
> Dwarf
I bought it but have not read it carefully. I bought it mainly for two
reasons: 1) As a show of support for your project and 2) to leave laying around
for the curious budding sysadmins at work to have a look at. At least one of
the Novices actually bought her own copy and got Debian installed and got ppp
working (better be careful what I say, she is likely lurking this list :) I
must say that I was most impressed. So, in that respect, your book seems to
have been at least somewhat useful.
As for hardcopy, I dunno, seems to me that the thing is changing too fast. By
the time the book gets "broken in" it is obsolete since Debian tends to evolve
so quickly. What I would like to see is a book in a binder where update pages
can be made available at regular intervals. I would like the paper to be tough
and the area around the holes to be reinforced.
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