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<articleinfo>
<title>The Linux Reading List HOWTO</title>

<author>
  <firstname>Eric</firstname>
  <othername>Steven</othername>
  <surname>Raymond</surname>
  <affiliation>
    <orgname><ulink url="&home;">
    Thyrsus Enterprises</ulink></orgname> 
    <address>
    <email>esr@thyrsus.com</email>
    </address>
  </affiliation>
</author>

<revhistory id="revhistory">
   <revision>
      <revnumber>3.0</revnumber>
      <date>2004-02-04</date>
      <authorinitials>esr</authorinitials>
       <revremark>
         Major update.  Removed out-of-date books, added a new one.
       </revremark>
   </revision>
   <revision>
      <revnumber>2.1</revnumber>
      <date>2003-10-28</date>
      <authorinitials>esr</authorinitials>
       <revremark>
         Added TAOUP.
       </revremark>
   </revision>
   <revision>
      <revnumber>2.0</revnumber>
      <date>2003-07-31</date>
      <authorinitials>esr</authorinitials>
       <revremark>
         Major revision, cleaned out obsolete stuff.
       </revremark>
   </revision>
   <revision>
      <revnumber>1.21</revnumber>
      <date>2003-02-22</date>
      <authorinitials>esr</authorinitials>
       <revremark>
         LDP site has moved.
       </revremark>
   </revision>
   <revision>
      <revnumber>1.20</revnumber>
      <date>2001-06-14</date>
      <authorinitials>esr</authorinitials>
       <revremark>
	 Removed "Practical Unix Security"; it's five years old and
	 the material is now covered better by other books.
       </revremark>
   </revision>
   <revision>
      <revnumber>1.19</revnumber>
      <date>2001-06-14</date>
      <authorinitials>esr</authorinitials>
       <revremark>
	 Added Ross Anderson's "Security Engineering".  Corrected ISBNs.
       </revremark>
   </revision>
</revhistory>

<copyright>
  <year>2000</year>
  <holder role="mailto:esr@thyrsus.com">Eric S. Raymond</holder> 
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
  <title>Copyright</title>
  <para>Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify
  this document under the terms of the Open Publication License,
  version 2.0.</para>
</legalnotice>

<abstract><para>
      This document lists the books I think are most valuable to a person
      trying to learn Unix (especially Linux) top to bottom.
</para></abstract>
</articleinfo>

<sect1 id="introduction"><title>Introduction</title>

<sect2 id="purpose"><title>Purpose of this document</title>

<para>This document lists what I consider to be the essential book-length
references for learning Unix (especially Linux) and how to program under
it.</para>

</sect2>
<sect2 id="newversions"><title>New versions of this document</title>

<para>New versions of the Linux Reading List HOWTO will be periodically
posted to <ulink url="news:comp.os.linux.answers">
comp.os.linux.answers</ulink>.  They will also be uploaded to
various Linux WWW and FTP sites, including the LDP home page.</para>

<para>You can also view the latest version of this on the World Wide
Web via the URL <ulink 
url="http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP/HOWTO/Reading-List-HOWTO.html">
http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP/HOWTO/Reading-List-HOWTO.html</ulink>.</para>

</sect2>
<sect2 id="feedback"><title>Feedback and Corrections</title>

<para>If you have questions or comments about this document (or just
want to suggest a book that you think should be on it), please feel
free to mail Eric S. Raymond, at <email>esr@thyrsus.com</email>. I welcome any
suggestions or criticisms.</para>

</sect2>
<sect2 id="related"><title> Related Resources</title>

<para>For on-line HOWTOs, magazines, and other non-book material, see the
<ulink url="&ldpsite;">Linux Documentation Project
home page</ulink>.</para>

<para>Some years ago I wrote a less Linux-focused Unix bibliography that
may still be of some interest and retains a certain amusement
value.  You can find the Loginataka <ulink
url="&home;faqs/loginataka.html">here</ulink>.</para>

<para>SAGE, the System Administrator's Guild, maintains an excellent 
<ulink url="http://www.usenix.org/sage/sysadmins/books/booklist.html">
list of relevant books</ulink>.</para>

</sect2>
<sect2 id="conventions"><title> Conventions Used In This Document</title>

<para>Comments not in quotes below are either mine, or I have seen no reason to
change them from those of Jim Haynes (previous maintainer of this document).
Comments sent in by others are in quotes, and have the name of the
commentator before them (JH is Jim Haynes).</para>

<para>"See" URLs attached to publishing information point directly into the
publisher's web catalog and typically take you to a page containing
a cover shot, blurbs, and ordering information.  Books that don't
have these lack them because the publisher is using frames and the
catalog pages can't be bookmarked.</para>

<para>Topic listings go roughly from the outside in (culture to user-land
programming to kernel programming to hardware).  Within sections I have
tried to list the most useful books first insofar as I am familiar with them.
It's just an embarrassing coincidence that this lists one of my books
first, honest! (Suggestions for a better organization cheerfully
accepted.)</para>

</sect2>
</sect1>

<bibliography><title>Basic Linux and Unix bibliography</title>

<bibliodiv><title>Books on Culture, History, and Pragmatics</title>

<biblioentry>
  <title>The New Hacker's Dictionary</title>
  <edition>Third Edition</edition>
  <editor><firstname>Eric S.</firstname><surname>Raymond</surname></editor>
  <copyright><year>1996</year></copyright>
  <isbn>ISBN 0-262-68092-0</isbn>
  <publisher><publishername>MIT Press</publishername></publisher>
  <pagenums>547pp.</pagenums>
  <abstract>
	<para>Um, er.  A guide to Internet culture. Lots of people like it.
	HTML at the <ulink url="&home;jargon">Jargon File
	Resource Page</ulink>.</para> <para><ulink
	url="http://www-mitpress.mit.edu/book-home.tcl?isbn=0262680920">
	Order here.</ulink></para>
  </abstract>
</biblioentry>

<biblioentry>
  <title>A Quarter Century of Unix</title>
  <editor><firstname>Peter H.</firstname><surname>Salus</surname></editor>
  <copyright><year>1994</year></copyright>
  <isbn>ISBN 0-201-54777-5</isbn>
  <publisher><publishername>Addison-Wesley</publishername></publisher>
  <pagenums>255pp.</pagenums>
  <abstract>
	<para>Linux is part of the Unix tradition.  This book is an oral
	history of Unix -- how it originated, how it evolved, how it spread
	-- by the people who were there.</para>

	<para><ulink
	url='http://www.awprofessional.com/catalog/product.asp?product_id={CE8A5F8A-8E49-4B84-89D4-F518971D8130}'>Order here.</ulink></para>
  </abstract>
</biblioentry>

<biblioentry>
  <title>The Mythical Man Month</title>
  <edition>Anniversary Edition</edition>
  <author><firstname>Frederic P.</firstname><surname>Brooks</surname></author>
  <copyright><year>1995</year></copyright>
  <isbn>ISBN 0-201-83595-9</isbn>
  <publisher><publishername>Addison-Wesley</publishername></publisher>
  <abstract>
	<para>The one book on software engineering everyone should read.</para>

	<para>Alan Cox: "This I'd recommend not for its technical
	value but for its application of common sense and reality to computing
	projects." JH: "Ah, yes.  What if Linus had been given 200
	programmers and had been told to produce Linux in 3 months!"</para>

	<para><ulink url="http://www.aw-bc.com/catalog/academic/product/0,4096,0201835959,00.html">
	Order here.</ulink></para>
  </abstract>
</biblioentry>

<biblioentry>
  <title>The Cathedral and the Bazaar</title>
  <edition>Second Edition</edition>
  <editor><firstname>Eric S.</firstname><surname>Raymond</surname></editor>
  <copyright><year>1999</year></copyright>
  <isbn>ISBN 0-596-00131-2</isbn>
  <publisher><publishername>O'Reilly &amp; Associates</publishername></publisher>
  <pagenums>240pp.</pagenums>
  <abstract>
	<para>How and why the Linux development model works.
	HTML <ulink url="&home;writings/cathedral-bazaar">
	here</ulink>.</para> 
        <para>Order <ulink
	url="http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/cathbaz/">
	here.</ulink>.</para>
  </abstract>
</biblioentry>

</bibliodiv>
<bibliodiv><title>Linux basics</title>

<biblioentry>
  <title>Linux System Administrator's Guide</title>
  <editor><firstname>Lars</firstname><surname>Wirzenius</surname></editor>
  <copyright><year>1997</year></copyright>
  <publisher><publishername>Linux Documentation Project</publishername></publisher>
  <abstract>
	<para>Available on the LDP home page, or
	directly at <ulink url="&ldpsite;LDP/sag/">&ldpsite;/sag/</ulink>.</para>

	<para>An excellent first book on how to maintain and administer a
	Linux system.</para>
  </abstract>
</biblioentry>

<biblioentry>
  <title>Linux in a Nutshell</title>
  <edition>Fourth Edition</edition>
  <author><firstname>Ellen</firstname><surname>Siever</surname></author>
  <author><firstname>Stephen</firstname><surname>Figgins</surname></author>
  <author><firstname>Aaron</firstname><surname>Weber</surname></author>
  <copyright><year>2003</year></copyright>
  <isbn>ISBN 0-596-00482-6</isbn>
  <publisher><publishername>O'Reilly &amp; Associates</publishername></publisher>
  <abstract>
	<para>According to O'Reilly, "The Desktop Reference for Linux".  For
	Linux users this obsoletes their "Unix In a Nutshell" which was
	SVr4/Solaris-oriented.</para>

	<para><ulink url="http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/linuxnut3/">
	Order here.</ulink></para>
  </abstract>
</biblioentry>

<biblioentry>
  <title>Running Linux</title>
  <edition>Fourth Edition</edition>
  <author><firstname>Matt</firstname><surname>Welsh</surname></author>
  <author><firstname>Matthias</firstname><surname>Dallheimer</surname></author>
  <author><firstname>Terry</firstname><surname>Dawson</surname></author>
  <author><firstname>Lar</firstname><surname>Kaufman</surname></author>
  <copyright><year>2002</year></copyright>
  <isbn>0-596-00272-6</isbn>
  <publisher><publishername>O'Reilly &amp; Associates</publishername></publisher>
  <abstract>
	<para>Everything you need in order to understand, install, and use the
	Linux operating system.  Excellent beginner's book.</para>

	<para><ulink url="http://www.ora.com/catalog/runux3/">
	Order here.</ulink></para>
  </abstract>
</biblioentry>

<biblioentry>
  <title>A Practical Guide to Linux</title>
  <author><firstname>Mark G.</firstname><surname>Sobell</surname></author>
  <copyright><year>1998</year></copyright>
  <isbn>ISBN 0-201-89549-8</isbn>
  <publisher><publishername>Addison-Wesley</publishername></publisher>
  <pagenums>1072pp.</pagenums>
  <abstract>
	<para>Just what the title says -- practical tutorials in basic Unix,
	shells, editors, mail programs, networking, Web tools, and
	utilities.  Covers some system administration fundamentals.</para>
  </abstract>
</biblioentry>

<biblioentry>
  <title>Essential System Administration</title>
  <edition>3rd Edition</edition>
  <author><firstname>&AElig;leen</firstname><surname>Frisch</surname></author>
  <copyright><year>2002</year></copyright>
  <isbn>ISBN 0-596-00343-9</isbn>
  <publisher><publishername>O'Reilly &amp; Associates</publishername></publisher>
  <abstract>
	<para>More in-depth coverage of normal system-administration tasks.
	Not Linux-specific but contains Linux material.</para>

	<para><ulink url="http://www.ora.com/catalog/esa2/noframes.html">
	Order here.</ulink></para>
  </abstract>
</biblioentry>

</bibliodiv>
<bibliodiv><title>System Security</title>

<biblioentry>
  <title>Security Engineering</title>
  <subtitle>A Guide to Building Dependable Distributed Systems</subtitle>
  <author><firstname>Ross</firstname><surname>Anderson</surname></author>
  <copyright><year>2001</year></copyright>
  <isbn>0-471-38922-6</isbn>
  <publisher><publishername>Wiley</publishername></publisher>
  <abstract>
	<para>The best book I've ever seen on technological security
	measures and general computer security.
        The section on "How to Steal a Painting" and physical alarm systems 
	is worth the price of admission by itself.</para>
  </abstract>
</biblioentry>

<biblioentry>
  <title>Real World Linux Security</title>
  <subtitle>Intrusion Prevention, Detection, and Recovery</subtitle>
  <edition>2nd edition</edition>
  <author><firstname>Bob</firstname><surname>Toxen</surname></author>
  <copyright><year>2003</year></copyright>
  <isbn>ISBN 0-13-046456-2</isbn>
  <publisher><publishername>Prentice-Hall</publishername></publisher>
  <abstract>
	<para>This is excellent work, the standard by which future Linux
	security books will be judged. I wrote a foreword for it. Combines
	step-by-step practical instructions on hardining a Linux system
	with good theory on attack paths, rings of protection, and security
	analysis.  Describes many counters for specific exploits. </para>
  </abstract>
</biblioentry>

</bibliodiv>
<bibliodiv><title>Books on Shell, Script, and Web Programming</title>

<biblioentry>
  <title>Programming Perl</title>
  <edition>Third Edition</edition>
  <authorgroup>
  <author><firstname>Larry</firstname><surname>Wall</surname></author>
  <author><firstname>Tom</firstname><surname>Christiansen</surname></author>
  <author><firstname>Jon</firstname><surname>Orwant</surname></author>
  </authorgroup>
  <copyright><year>2000</year></copyright>
  <isbn>ISBN 0-596-00027-8</isbn>
  <publisher><publishername>O'Reilly &amp; Associates</publishername></publisher>
  <pagenums>1104pp.</pagenums>
  <abstract>
	<para>Shell (as a programming language for more than trivial scripting)
	is dead.  Perl rules in its place (though it is now being strongly 
	challenged by Python).  This is the third edition of
	the definitive Perl book.</para>

	<para><ulink url="http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/pperl3/">
	Order here.</ulink></para>

	<para>Emmanuel Pierre keeps a <ulink
	url="http://www.e-nef.com/perl/listeperl.html.en">short list of Perl
	books</ulink>.</para>
  </abstract>
</biblioentry>

<biblioentry>
  <title>Programming Python</title>
  <edition>Second Edition</edition>
  <author><firstname>Mark</firstname><surname>Lutz</surname></author>
  <copyright><year>2001</year></copyright>
  <isbn>ISBN 0-596-00085-5</isbn>
  <publisher><publishername>O'Reilly &amp; Associates</publishername></publisher>
  <abstract>
	<para>The next step beyond Perl.  Python is beautifully designed,
	has better integration with C, and scales up more gracefully to large
	projects.</para>

	<para><ulink url="http://www.ora.com/catalog/python/">
	Order here.</ulink></para>
  </abstract>
</biblioentry>

<biblioentry>
  <title>HTML &amp; XHTML: The Definitive Guide</title>
  <edition>Fifth Edition</edition>
  <authorgroup>
  <author><firstname>Chuck</firstname><surname>Musciano</surname></author>
  <author><firstname>Bill</firstname><surname>Kennedy</surname></author>
  </authorgroup>
  <copyright><year>2002</year></copyright>
  <isbn>ISBN 0-596-00382-X</isbn>
  <publisher><publishername>O'Reilly &amp; Associates</publishername></publisher>
  <pagenums>680pp.</pagenums>
  <abstract>
	<para>The best HTML tutorial/reference I have ever seen, and the only
	HTML book you need unless you also want to do CGI. I don't know of
        any other book on HTML that comes within miles of this one for 
        comprehensiveness, depth, and quality of organization.</para>

	<para><ulink url="http://www.ora.com/catalog/html5/">
	Order here.</ulink></para>
  </abstract>
</biblioentry>

<biblioentry>
  <title>The Unix Programming Environment</title>
  <authorgroup>
  <author><firstname>Brian</firstname><surname>Kernighan</surname></author>
  <author><firstname>Rob</firstname><surname>Pike</surname></author>
  </authorgroup>
  <copyright><year>1984</year></copyright>
  <isbn>ISBN 0-13-937681-X</isbn>
  <publisher><publishername>Prentice-Hall</publishername></publisher>
  <abstract>
	<para>A true classic -- possibly the best single-book exposition of the
	Unix philosophy.  Useful for learning shell programming.</para>
  </abstract>
</biblioentry>

</bibliodiv>
<bibliodiv><title>Tex and LaTeX</title>

<biblioentry>
  <title>The LaTeX Companion</title>
  <authorgroup>
  <author><firstname>Michael</firstname><surname>Goossens</surname></author>
  <author><firstname>Frank</firstname><surname>Mittelbach</surname></author>
  <author><firstname>Alexander</firstname><surname>Samarin</surname></author>
  </authorgroup>
  <copyright><year>1994</year></copyright>
  <isbn>ISBN 0-201-54199-8</isbn>
  <publisher><publishername>Addison-Wesley</publishername></publisher>
  <pagenums>530pp.</pagenums>
  <abstract>
	<para>`If you are one of those users who would like to know how
	LaTeX can be extended to create the nicest documents possible
	without becoming a (La)TeX guru, then this book is for you' ---
	from the Preface.  Bruce Thompson adds: "A very nice book providing
	a lot of information about the new extensions to LaTeX, provides a
	large number of examples showing precisely how your document's
	layout can be manipulated"</para>

	<para><ulink url="http://www.awprofessional.com/catalog/product.asp?product_id={2B50D478-D4C6-41F2-BD2F-F65E8A99E1C4}">
	Order here.</ulink></para>
  </abstract>
</biblioentry>

<biblioentry>
  <title>LaTeX: A Document Preparation System</title>
  <author><firstname>Leslie</firstname><surname>Lamport</surname></author>
  <copyright><year>1994</year></copyright>
  <isbn>ISBN 0-201-52983-1</isbn>
  <publisher><publishername>Addison-Wesley</publishername></publisher>
  <pagenums>256pp.</pagenums>
  <abstract>
	<para>Bruce Thompson: "The ultimate reference on LaTeX 2.09 by its
	author.  A new edition covering LaTeX2e (the version included in
	the current TeX/LaTeX distribution) is in preparation.  LaTeX 2.09
	is fully supported by LaTeX2e.  A must for anyone wanting to use
	LaTeX.  Provides a gentle introduction to document preparation and
	the various tools that LaTeX provides for producing professional
	quality documents.  Lots of examples."</para>

	<para><ulink url="http://www.awprofessional.com/catalog/product.asp?product_id={3DC3049A-068B-4184-B406-C13CBFC93CEB}">
	Order here.</ulink></para>
  </abstract>
</biblioentry>

<biblioentry>
  <title>The TeXbook, Volume A of Computers and Typesetting</title>
  <author><firstname>Donald</firstname><surname>Knuth</surname></author>
  <copyright><year>1986</year></copyright>
  <isbn>ISBN 0-201-13448-9</isbn>
  <publisher><publishername>Addison-Wesley</publishername></publisher>
  <pagenums>496pp.</pagenums>
  <abstract>
	<para>Bruce Thompson: "The definitive user's guide and complete
	reference manual for TeX.  Probably not needed for casual LaTeX
	use, but a fascinating book nonetheless."  I'll strengthen that by
	adding that this book is not for the faint of heart.</para>

	<para><ulink url="http://www.awl.com/cp/TeXbook.html">
	Order here.</ulink></para>
  </abstract>
</biblioentry>

<biblioentry>
  <title>The METAFONT Book, Volume C of Computers and Typesetting</title>
  <author><firstname>Donald</firstname><surname>Knuth</surname></author>
  <copyright><year>1986</year></copyright>
  <isbn>ISBN 0-201-13444-6</isbn>
  <publisher><publishername>Addison-Wesley</publishername></publisher>
  <pagenums>386pp.</pagenums>
  <abstract>
	<para>Bruce Thompson: "The definitive user's guide and reference
	manual for METAFONT, the companion program to TeX for designing
	fonts.  An excellent work if you're planning to design your own
	fonts for use in TeX and LaTeX.  METAFONT is included with the
	normal TeX/LaTeX distribution."  This book is
	<emphasis>definitely</emphasis> not for the faint of heart.</para>

	<para><ulink url="http://www.awprofessional.com/catalog/product.asp?product_id={27AADE0A-B3C5-4F6E-B79F-5A53027EA008}">
	Order here.</ulink></para>
  </abstract>
</biblioentry>

</bibliodiv>

<bibliodiv><title>Good Programming Style</title>

<biblioentry>
  <title>The Practice of Programming</title>
  <authorgroup>
  <author><firstname>Brian</firstname><surname>Kernighan</surname></author>
  <author><firstname>Rob</firstname><surname>Pike</surname></author>
  </authorgroup>
  <copyright><year>1999</year></copyright>
  <isbn>ISBN 0-201-61586-X</isbn>
  <publisher><publishername>Addison-Wesley</publishername></publisher>
  <abstract>
	<para>An excellent treatise on writing high-quality programs,
	surely destined to become a classic of the field.</para>

	<para><ulink url="http://cm.bell-labs.com/cm/cs/tpop/">
	Order here.</ulink></para>
  </abstract>
</biblioentry>

<biblioentry>
  <title>Programming Pearls</title>
  <edition>(Second Edition)</edition>
  <author><firstname>Jon</firstname><surname>Bentley</surname></author>
  <copyright><year>2000</year></copyright>
  <isbn>ISBN 0-201-65788-0</isbn>
  <publisher><publishername>Addison-Wesley</publishername></publisher>
  <abstract>
	<para>These are selected essays from Bentley's column in the
	Communications of the ACM. He discusses a wide variety of issues in
	program improvement, often focusing on program efficiency.</para>

	<para><ulink url="http://www.awprofessional.com/catalog/product.asp?product_id={8D9EB790-15B3-41C9-AE3D-8149347A52AA}">
	Order here.</ulink></para>
  </abstract>
</biblioentry>

<biblioentry>
  <title>The Art of Unix Programming</title>
  <editor><firstname>Eric S.</firstname><surname>Raymond</surname></editor>
  <copyright><year>2003</year></copyright>
  <isbn>ISBN 0-131-42901-9</isbn>
  <publisher><publishername>Addison-Wesley</publishername></publisher>
  <pagenums>512pp.</pagenums>
  <abstract>
	<para>The book on how to think like a Unix expert.  Browseable HTML
	and ordering info live <ulink
	url="&home;writings/taoup/">here</ulink>.</para>
  </abstract>
</biblioentry>

<biblioentry>
  <title>Code Reading</title>
  <subtitle>The Open Source Perspective</subtitle>
  <editor><firstname>Diomedis</firstname><surname>Spinellis</surname></editor>
  <copyright><year>2003</year></copyright>
  <publisher><publishername>Addison-Wesley</publishername></publisher>
  <abstract>
	<para>A good book on an often-neglected skill. Order
        <ulink url="http://www.awprofessional.com/catalog/product.asp?product_id={DE5EA6BB-1743-406B-A680-D1B335BA7EA2}&amp;session_id={D106B2CE-36F1-4EA0-8651-74B623E0CECD}">here</ulink>.</para>
  </abstract>
</biblioentry>

<biblioentry>
  <title>Writing Efficient Programs</title>
  <author><firstname>Jon</firstname><surname>Bentley</surname></author>
  <copyright><year>1982</year></copyright>
  <isbn>ISBN 0-13-970251-2 or 0-13-970244-X</isbn>
  <publisher><publishername>Prentice-Hall</publishername></publisher>
  <abstract>
	<para>This book presents Bentley's methodology and set of rules for
	improving program efficiency, and includes a large number of
	examples.</para>
  </abstract>
</biblioentry>

</bibliodiv>

<bibliodiv><title>C and C++</title>

<biblioentry>
  <title>The C Programming Language</title>
  <edition>(Second Edition)</edition>
  <authorgroup>
  <author><firstname>Brian</firstname><surname>Kernighan</surname></author>
  <author><firstname>Dennis</firstname><surname>Ritchie</surname></author>
  </authorgroup>
  <copyright><year>1988</year></copyright>
  <isbn>ISBN 0-13-110362-8</isbn>
  <publisher><publishername>Addison-Wesley</publishername></publisher>
  <pagenums>272pp.</pagenums>
  <abstract>
	<para>The improved second edition, covering ANSI C, of the original
	classic C book coauthored by C's designer, "K&amp;R".  Still the
	best!</para>
  </abstract>
</biblioentry>

<biblioentry>
  <title>Who's Afraid of C++?</title>
  <author><firstname>Steve</firstname><surname>Heller</surname></author>
  <copyright><year>1996</year></copyright>
  <isbn>ISBN 0-12-339097-4</isbn>
  <publisher><publishername>Academic Press</publishername></publisher>
  <pagenums>508pp.</pagenums>
  <abstract>
	<para>The best introductory book on C++ I have seen.  Now available
	<ulink url="http://www.steveheller.com/whos">on the Web</ulink>.</para>
  </abstract>
</biblioentry>

</bibliodiv>
<bibliodiv><title>C System Call Interface</title>

<biblioentry>
  <title>POSIX Programmer's Guide: Writing Portable Unix Programs</title>
  <author><firstname>Donald</firstname><surname>Lewine</surname></author>
  <copyright><year>1992</year></copyright>
  <isbn>ISBN 0-937175-73-0</isbn>
  <publisher><publishername>O'Reilly &amp; Associates</publishername></publisher>
  <pagenums>607pp.</pagenums>
  <abstract>
	<para>Linux hews very close to the letter of the POSIX standard
	(non-conformance is considered a bug and swiftly fixed).
	This excellent reference for POSIX is thus also an excellent
	reference for the Linux kernel API.</para>

	<para><ulink url="http://www.ora.com/catalog/posix/">
	Order here.</ulink></para>
  </abstract>
</biblioentry>

<biblioentry>
  <title>Advanced Programming in the Unix Environment</title>
  <author><firstname>W.</firstname><othername>Richard</othername><surname>Stevens</surname></author>
  <copyright><year>1993</year></copyright>
  <isbn>ISBN 0-201-56317-7</isbn>
  <publisher><publishername>Addison-Wesley</publishername></publisher>
  <abstract>
	<para>A book on general Unix programming that is every bit as good as
	Stevens's classic on network programming.</para>
  </abstract>
</biblioentry>

<biblioentry>
  <title>Linux Application Development</title>
  <authorgroup>
  <author><firstname>Michael K.</firstname><surname>Johnson</surname></author>
  <author><firstname>Erik W.</firstname><surname>Troan</surname></author>
  </authorgroup>
  <copyright><year>1998</year></copyright>
  <isbn>ISBN 0-201-308215</isbn>
  <publisher><publishername>Addison-Wesley</publishername></publisher>
  <abstract>
	<para>The best single reference to the Linux API.  Covers the
	features that aren't generic Unix or Posix.</para>
  </abstract>
</biblioentry>

</bibliodiv>
<bibliodiv><title>Books on Networking</title>

<biblioentry>
  <title>Unix Network Programming, volume 1 -- Networking APIs: Sockets and XTI</title>
  <author><firstname>W.</firstname><othername>Richard</othername><surname>Stevens</surname></author>
  <copyright><year>1998</year></copyright>
  <isbn>ISBN 0-13-490012-X</isbn>
  <publisher><publishername>Prentice-Hall</publishername></publisher>
  <abstract>
	<para>Everything you might want to know about the subject.  Generally
	regarded as definitive on the basics.</para>
  </abstract>
</biblioentry>

<biblioentry>
  <title>Unix Network Programming, volume 2 -- Interprocess Communication</title>
  <author><firstname>Richard</firstname><surname>Stevens</surname></author>
  <copyright><year>1998</year></copyright>
  <isbn>ISBN 0-13-081081-9</isbn>
  <publisher><publishername>Prentice-Hall</publishername></publisher>
  <abstract>
	<para>Ditto...</para>
  </abstract>
</biblioentry>

<biblioentry>
  <title>Linux Network Administrator's Guide</title>
  <author><firstname>Olaf</firstname><surname>Kirch</surname></author>
  <copyright><year>1995</year></copyright>
  <isbn>ISBN 1-56592-087-2</isbn>
  <publisher><publishername>O'Reilly &amp; Associates</publishername></publisher>
  <abstract>
	<para>Available on the LDP home page, or
	directly at <ulink url="&ldpsite;nag/nag.html">&ldpsite;nag.html</ulink>.</para>

	<para>An excellent first book on how to maintain and administer a
	networked Linux system.</para>
  </abstract>
</biblioentry>

<biblioentry>
  <title>TCP/IP Network Administration</title>
  <author><firstname>Craig</firstname><surname>Hunt</surname></author>
  <copyright><year>1992</year></copyright>
  <isbn>ISBN 0-937175-82-X</isbn>
  <publisher><publishername>O'Reilly &amp; Associates</publishername></publisher>
  <pagenums>472pp.</pagenums>
  <abstract>
	<para>Less Linux-specific than the Kirch book.  Features deeper
        coverage of the TCP/IP core, including routing and BGP.</para>

	<para><ulink url="http://www.ora.com/catalog/tcp2/noframes.html">
	Order here.</ulink></para>
  </abstract>
</biblioentry>

<biblioentry>
  <title>DNS and BIND</title>
  <edition>Second Edition</edition>
  <authorgroup>
  <author><firstname>Paul</firstname><surname>Albiz</surname></author>
  <author><firstname>Cricket</firstname><surname>Liu</surname></author>
  </authorgroup>
  <copyright><year>1998</year></copyright>
  <isbn>ISBN 1-56592-512-2</isbn>
  <pagenums>502pp.</pagenums>
  <publisher><publishername>O'Reilly &amp; Associates</publishername></publisher>
  <abstract>
	<para>In-depth coverage of DNS, useful for people running complicated
        multiple-subnet installations. Covers BIND library programming.</para>

	<para><ulink url="http://www.ora.com/catalog/dns2/noframes.html">
	Order here.</ulink></para>
  </abstract>
</biblioentry>

<biblioentry>
  <title>Sendmail</title>
  <edition>Third Edition</edition>
  <authorgroup>
  <author><firstname>Bryan</firstname><surname>Costales</surname></author>
  <author><firstname>Eric</firstname><surname>Allman</surname></author>
  </authorgroup>
  <copyright><year>2002</year></copyright>
  <isbn>ISBN 1-56592-839-3</isbn>
  <pagenums>1232pp.</pagenums>
  <publisher><publishername>O'Reilly &amp; Associates</publishername></publisher>
  <abstract>
	<para>An exhaustive (and exhausting) guide to Linux's and Unix's
	default mail-transfer agent.</para>

	<para><ulink url="http://www.ora.com/catalog/sendmail2/noframes.html">
	Order here.</ulink></para>
  </abstract>
</biblioentry>

</bibliodiv>

<bibliodiv><title>Ancestors of Linux</title>

<biblioentry>
  <title>The Design of the Unix Operating System</title>
  <author><firstname>Maurice J.</firstname><surname>Bach</surname></author>
  <copyright><year>1996</year></copyright>
  <isbn>ISBN 0-13-201799-7</isbn>
  <pagenums>470pp.</pagenums>
  <publisher><publishername>Prentice-Hall</publishername></publisher>
  <abstract>
	<para>The book that got Linus started.</para>

	<para><ulink url="http://www.prenhall.com/books/ptr_0132017997.html">
	Order here.</ulink></para>
  </abstract>
</biblioentry>

<biblioentry>
  <title>Operating Systems, Design and Implementation</title>
  <author><firstname>Andrew S.</firstname><surname>Tanenbaum</surname></author>
  <copyright><year>1987</year></copyright>
  <isbn>ISBN 0-13-638677-6</isbn>
  <pagenums>940pp.</pagenums>
  <publisher><publishername>Prentice-Hall</publishername></publisher>
  <abstract>
	<para>Alan Cox likes this book.  Tanenbaum designed Minix, which is
	the system Linus bootstrapped Linux up from.</para>

	<para><ulink url="http://www.prenhall.com/books/esm_0136386776.html">
	Order here.</ulink></para>
  </abstract>
</biblioentry>

</bibliodiv>

<bibliodiv><title>The Linux kernel</title>

<biblioentry>
  <title>The Linux Kernel book</title>
  <authorgroup>
  <author><firstname>R&eacute;my</firstname><surname>Card</surname></author>
  <author><firstname>&Egrave;ric</firstname><surname>Dumas</surname></author>
  <author><firstname>Frank</firstname><surname>M&eacute;vel</surname></author>
  </authorgroup>
  <copyright><year>1998</year></copyright>
  <isbn>ISBN 0-471-98141-9</isbn>
  <publisher><publishername>John Wiley &amp; Sons</publishername></publisher>
  <abstract>
	<para>(Translated from the French language edition of
	"Programmation Linux 2.0"; same authors; 1997; &Eacute;ditions
	Eyrolles; Paris, France.)</para>

	<para>A very interesting and informative examination of the
	operation of the kernel that fills in the gap between the POSIX
	interface and "The Design of the Unix Operating System" and the
	Linux source code.  A good understanding of the design and
	operation of a Unix OS is a pre-requisite, but this book is an
	excellent help to going beyond that general understanding into
	actual work.</para>

	<para>The primary author is one of the core developers for the ext2
	filesystem, and the Linux Kernel book shows a firm grasp of the
	matter and clear explanations and structure.  It's surprisingly
	readable for something working at such a low level.  The book does
	seem to have suffered a little in the translation to English --
	there are a few typos and grammatical mistakes, but it's quite
	readable.  (The code example files are charmingly still named in
	French.)</para>

	<para>The book is current to Linux 2.0.35 and foreshadows 2.1 and 2.2.
	Network protocol implementations are not covered.</para>
  </abstract>
</biblioentry>

<biblioentry>
  <title>LINUX Kernel Programming</title>
  <edition>(Third Edition)</edition>
  <authorgroup>
  <author><firstname>Michael</firstname><surname>Beck</surname></author>
  <author><firstname>Harold</firstname><surname>Bohme</surname></author>
  <author><firstname>Mirko</firstname><surname>Dziadka</surname></author>
  <author><firstname>Robert</firstname><surname>Magnus</surname></author>
  <author><firstname>Claus</firstname><surname>Schroter</surname></author>
  <author><firstname>Dirk</firstname><surname>Verworner</surname></author>
  </authorgroup>
  <copyright><year>2002</year></copyright>
  <isbn>ISBN 0-201-719754</isbn>
  <publisher><publishername>Addison-Wesley</publishername></publisher>
  <pagenums>480pp.</pagenums>
  <abstract>
	<para>A guide to Linux kernel programming; covers 2.4. Covers the
	architecture of the Linux core and network layer as well as driver
	construction.</para>

	<para><ulink url="http://www.awprofessional.com/catalog/product.asp?product_id={8D651984-15AF-4C2D-B17C-C07A7758DF23}">
	Order here.</ulink></para>
  </abstract>
</biblioentry>

</bibliodiv>

<bibliodiv><title>Relatives of Linux</title>

<biblioentry>
  <title>The Design and Implementation of the 4.4BSD Unix Operating System</title>
  <authorgroup>
  <author><firstname>Marshall Kirk</firstname><surname>McKusick</surname></author>
  <author><firstname>Keith</firstname><surname>Bostic</surname></author>
  <author><firstname>Michael J.</firstname><surname>Karels</surname></author>
  <author><firstname>John S.</firstname><surname>Quarterman</surname></author>
  </authorgroup>
  <copyright><year>1996</year></copyright>
  <isbn>ISBN 0-201-54979-4</isbn>
  <publisher><publishername>Addison-Wesley</publishername></publisher>
  <abstract>

	<para>The successor to a classic book on the implementation of the
	4.3 BSD kernel, which influenced Linux's design (especially near
	sockets and networking).  This book covers the 4.4BSD base of BSD/OS,
        FreeBSD, and NetBSD.</para>

	<para><ulink url="http://www.aw-bc.com/catalog/academic/product/0,4096,0201549794,00.html">
	Order here.</ulink></para>
  </abstract>
</biblioentry>

</bibliodiv>
<bibliodiv><title>Books on Intel and PC hacking</title>

<biblioentry>
  <title>80386 Programmer's Reference Manual</title>
  <corpauthor>Intel Corporation</corpauthor>
  <copyright><year>1986</year></copyright>
  <isbn>ISBN 1-55512-022-9</isbn>
  <abstract>
	<para>Part I. Applications Programming, data types, memory model,
        instruction set.  Part II. Systems Programming, architecture,
        memory management, protection, multitasking, I/O, exceptions and
        interrupts, initialization, coprocessing and multiprocessing. Part
        III.  Compatibility (with earlier x86 machines).  Part
        IV. Instruction Set</para>
  </abstract>
</biblioentry>

<biblioentry>
  <title>80386 System Software Writer's Guide</title>
  <corpauthor>Intel Corporation</corpauthor>
  <copyright><year>1987</year></copyright>
  <isbn>ISBN 1-55512-023-7</isbn>
  <abstract>
	<para>This explains the 386 features for operating system writers.  It
        includes a chapter on Unix implementation.  A lot of the 80386
        architecture seems to have been designed with Multics in mind; the
        features are not used by DOS or by Unix.</para>
  </abstract>
</biblioentry>

<biblioentry>
  <title>Programming the 80386</title>
  <authorgroup>
  <author><firstname>John H.</firstname><surname>Crawford</surname></author>
  <author><firstname>Patrick P.</firstname><surname>Gelsinger</surname></author>
  </authorgroup>
  <copyright><year>1987</year></copyright>
  <isbn>ISBN 0-89588-381-3</isbn>
  <pagenums>774pp.</pagenums>
  <abstract>
	<para>This is the book the Jolitzes used when they ported BSD to the
        386 architecture.</para>
  </abstract>
</biblioentry>

<biblioentry>
  <title>80386 Hardware Reference Manual</title>
  <corpauthor>Intel Corporation</corpauthor>
  <copyright><year>1986</year></copyright>
  <isbn>ISBN 1-55512-024-5</isbn>
  <abstract>
	<para>Pin connections, timing, waveforms, block diagrams, voltages,
        all that kind of stuff.</para>
  </abstract>
</biblioentry>

<biblioentry>
  <title>The Indispensable PC Hardware Book</title>
  <author><firstname>Hans-Peter</firstname><surname>Messmer</surname></author>
  <copyright><year>1993</year></copyright>
  <isbn>ISBN 0-201-62424-9</isbn>
  <pagenums>1000pp.</pagenums>
  <publisher><publishername>Addison-Wesley</publishername></publisher>
  <abstract>
	<para>JH: "Covers the more recent stuff like EIDE and PCI."</para>
  </abstract>
</biblioentry>

</bibliodiv>

</bibliography>

<appendix><title>Administrivia</title>

<sect1><title> Terms of Use</title>

<para>This document is copyright 1999 by Eric S. Raymond. You may use,
disseminate, and reproduce it freely, provided you:</para>

<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>Do not omit or alter this copyright notice.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Do not omit or alter or omit the version number and date.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Do not omit or alter the document's pointer to the current WWW
version.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Clearly mark any condensed, altered or versions as such.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>

<para>These restrictions are intended to protect potential readers from
stale or mangled versions.  If you think you have a good case for
an exception, ask me.</para>

</sect1>
<sect1><title>History</title>

<para>This was originally a mini-HOWTO maintained by Jim Haynes.
I have changed the emphasis somewhat, trying to make it more
a standalone document and less reliant on the various USENET
bibliographic postings.  The unattributed mini-reviews are mine
rather than his.</para>

</sect1>
</appendix>
</article>

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