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Reference books about computer related subjects (system administration, programming).Introduction to Linux: A Collection of Linux HOWTOs
Authors: Michael K. Johnson, Paul L. Rogers, Eric S. RaymondI want to add the first review for this book!
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In a class in "human factors engineering," an instructor set up an experiment. The half of the class that described themselves as "computer familiar" were to teach themselves the vi editor from the man pages. They were then to teach themselves emacs and, paired with one of us from the unfamiliar group, teach us. There were some tests being applied here to determine how well and how fast people learned. I must have skewed the results somewhat. The first word processor I ever learned was called Perfect Writer and I had loved it. I immediately recognized the emacs interface; obviously Perfect Writer had been a commercial knock-off from the days prior to the Free Software Foundation and the General Public License. I still love emacs an... Rest of this review on the detail page
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Linux Undercover
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