On Feb 19, 2008 11:39 PM, SJS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > begin quoting Tracy R Reed as of Tue, Feb 19, 2008 at 11:02:15PM -0800: > > > > I am collecting reading materials for people who are new to Linux/Unix > > but want to learn. A few years ago I ran across a really good essay > > about why Linux works, the spirit, the community, the theories of Unix, > > etc. It really pulled it all together. And now I can't for the life of > > me remember where it was. I really should have been keeping a list of > > such things but I already bookmark so much and rarely refer back to much > > of it. But occasionally there is that 1% that I do refer back to and I > > am glad I bookmarked or curse myself that I didn't. > > > > So I'm putting together a list of classic/really good essays about the > > spirit and implementation of Linux/Unix and FOSS etc. Suitable for a > > newbie to the scene. No ACM papers please. > > > > Suggestions? > > Traditionally, doesn't _The Cathedral and the Bazaar_ head such a list? > > -- > Richard Reeds,
Would not "Worse is Better" belong on the list? http://dreamsongs.com/WorseIsBetter.html BobLQ -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
