Re: New Linux Annoyances Outline

On Monday 20 October 2003 02:38 pm, Dee-Ann LeBlanc wrote:
> We know chapter 3 (development) is really sketchy and needs
> expanding, and I have this nagging feeling that we're missing
> _something_ but danged if I can figure out what it is. Please take a
> look if you have the time and share your thoughts!

I'd move chapter 3 to the end.  End users and most sysadmins generally 
won't go there.  The people who do go there, need a shelf full of 
books.

On the other hand, you do need something for when someone says "download 
and build this library and apply this patch to your kernel".  This 
means you get to ignore the IDE/CVS issues, but you have to give some 
debugging tips on what to do when the "simple instructions" don't work.

Maybe you should put this ahead of the chapter on packaging.  After all 
the possible headaches of doing it by hand, any package system looks 
might nice. :-)

I'd want something on Samba in the server section.  With the pending 
demise of NT, many people may be looking to change their NT servers 
over to Linux/Samba.

Is there anything that can be said for Linux equivalents for Virtual 
Private Networks?  Some are proprietary, but some use standard 
protocols (which Linux supports) but the admins don't know this.  You 
mention this for servers, but some people are just trying to access the 
existing office VPN.

Similarly, is there anything about getting broadband using PPP over 
ethernet.  Again, the phone/cable company probably isn't talking about 
how standard everything really is.

It looks really good overall.  I'm looking forward to the book.

-Dan