-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 I must first state that I do appreciate the efforts of Vincent and all of the others that worked on and contributed to this book. I am also pleased to see that this book has been released under the GNU Free Documentation License.
But... I just got my copy today and I am disappointed. If you are looking for a book to cover all of the specifics of Mandrake -- look elsewhere. If you want to learn about msec -- look elsewhere. (Two short pages showing GUI configuration using draksec, 11 pages on 'Instant messaging and IRC') The index is almost completely useless, 6 pages. If you ignore the inadequate use of ink (especially when looking at the images/screenshots), this book would be a decent deal at $10 to $20, but not a great deal. At least none of the pages have starting falling out. In all fairness, this wouldn't be a bad book for a beginner to Linux systems in general. A little pricey though... I already have tons of books covering bash, editors, and Linux in general. All of these books cover Linux in a general, distribution neutral way. I was looking for something else, something I could use. There exists a need for a book to show the internals specifically on a Mandrake system. Something that fully documents the advanced features that are found on a Mandrake system but not others. Mandrake is a unique distribution and the developers have made lots of decisions and changes in many areas of the operating system, many for the better. I would love to have a copy of documentation showing these things -- something that would save me some time when I am trying to figure out what's wrong in some package or system that has been 'modified' Mandrake style. I didn't need a 500 page paperback to hold my hand while using the gui tools... Urpmi does not appear in either the index nor the table of contents. Give me a fscking break! - -- KevinO "If truth is beauty, how come no one has their hair done in the library?" - -- Lily Tomlin -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQE/PJXYWOfRC7Rnmv8RAlQFAJ4kJd6K7yMZGUKwhGBgowtSSCPPFACfTyhY xNOzN3wDxx+3NykDW/A7c/o= =MEgj -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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