Once again --- thanks, folks. It's always useful to have some "trail markers" from explorers who've gone before. It certainly seems odd to have open resources that aren't just thinly veiled ads, but it seems that's not unusual in the Land of Linux. Who'd have guessed? :-)
(If you'll pardon the digression, I'm reminded of a joke that makes more sense to me now. A Windows user says, "Oh, crap! Windows is downloading another update!" A Linux user says, "Oh, just the usual updates." A Mac user says, "Oh, wow! An update! And it's only a hundred dollars!") Cheers, Tim On Friday, September 5, 2014 12:56:21 PM UTC-4, William Hermans wrote: > > You can find free legitimate reading material easily on the web. LDD ( > Linux Device Drivers is one example ). > > Not to mention sites like > > http://www.debianhelp.co.uk/ddcommand.htm and > https://wiki.debian.org/NetworkConfiguration > > Note that both those came up off of a google search, so yeah google is > probably the most important resource. > > > > > On Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 7:11 AM, Joshua Datko <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> >> >> Tim Cole <[email protected] <javascript:>> >> writes: >> >> > Agreed -- you can't learn a damned thing without putting in your own >> > skull time. Perhaps I'm too distrustful of internet search engines -- >> > I like a good reference handbook. If there isn't one available, I'll >> > just have to make do. >> >> By far, the number one reference on the BeagleBone Black is the System >> Reference Manual: >> >> https://github.com/CircuitCo/BeagleBone-Black/blob/master/BBB_SRM.pdf?raw=true >> >> It's impressively complete. >> >> However, that mainly covers the hardware. Since hardware doesn't change >> as often as software (although it's becoming more that way) any other >> reference is a snapshot in time, especially for Linux resources. >> >> In increasing specificity, one would need (supplied with links to books >> I like): >> >> - A good Linux reference >> http://www.nostarch.com/howlinuxworks.htm >> >> - A good Debian reference >> http://www.nostarch.com/debian.htm >> >> - A good embedded Linux reference >> http://www.amazon.com/Linux-Embedded-Systems-Experts-Voice/dp/1430272279 >> >> - A good Linux programming reference >> http://www.nostarch.com/tlpi >> >> The difficulty in writing books on the BeagleBone is that the community >> moves incredibly fast. This is the sign of a healthy and vibrant >> community. >> >> Josh >> >> p.s. There are, of course, great *free* resources too. One would have to >> use a distrustful search engine to find them :p >> >> -- >> For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "BeagleBoard" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
