* Nick Arnett [Fri, 21/03/2003 at 07:56 -0800]
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Behalf Of J. van Baardwijk
> > Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 7:27 AM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Books on Red Hat Linux 7.2
> >
> >
> > I am considering buying two books on Red Hat Linux 7.2:
> 
> 
> Although I eagerly buy reference books for languages, I've never gotten
> enough out of any operating system book to feel like it was worth buying.
> If you have a reasonably fast, reliable Internet connection (that's
> available when your Linux box isn't working!), you'll find a lot more useful
> problem-solving information on the net than you'll get from a book.
> 
> The one exception I'd make is some kind of inexpensive basic reference to
> Linux commands, so that you can quickly look up syntax.

I second that. You'll find more useful distribution related information
online. If you absolutely want to buy reference books, buy some of more
general kind like :

Unix Power Tools, 3rd edition
Running Linux, 4th edition

from O'Reilly


-- 
Jean-Marc
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