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radulucian Apprentice
Joined: 05 Jan 2004 Posts: 151 Location: Bucharest Romania
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Posted: Wed May 18, 2005 7:41 pm Post subject: Gentoo mentioned in various books, 27 found so far |
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Within my limited time alocated for such crazy ideeas, i will try to describe here how Gentoo is mentioned in various (published) books edited arround the world, but especially in the english language.
Today, we have:
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Linux Transfer for Windows Power Users: Getting Started with Linux for the Desktop
by Chris Herborth (ed)
ISBN:1930919425
Hentzenwerke Publishing © 2004 (341 pages) |
The first mention is in the top10 linux myths, as one of the myths is that you have to compile everything in Linux. After explaining that it is indeed a myth the author mentions that there still are distros where you can indeed compile everything if you want to, and the example given is Gentoo, "and the result is a Linux installation that is tuned precisely for your specific hardware."
In the same book, in another chapter, "Which Linux?", distributions are explained and Gentoo is quoted along with Debian among the distros "for hardcore users". Later on, Gentoo is quoted among the most important 6 distros in the authors mind. Then it explains how Gentoo resembles Debian in that it is community-supported with no commercial ties and a strong fan base. In the conclusion of this chapter, those 6 distros mentioned earlier are quicly reviewed and Gentoo is again mentioned along with Debian as "having technical merits that make them outstanding candidates for advanced users" but still not really ready for first-timers coming to the Linux world.
I tried to keep the quotes to a minimum in order not to bother the copyright, but i guess i am also making a service to the author of the book and my review can (in extreme) be compared to a real book review from a very "restrictive" point of view: the Gentoo-ist point of view.
If you find this kind of review usefull i will try to continue my postings and review all the other 26 books i found with mentions to Gentoo. |
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amne Bodhisattva
Joined: 17 Nov 2002 Posts: 6378 Location: Graz / EU
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Posted: Wed May 18, 2005 8:56 pm Post subject: |
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Interesting to hear.
PS: Moved from OTW since this is Gentoo-related. _________________ Dinosaur week! (Ok, this thread is so last week) |
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BlackEdder Advocate
Joined: 26 Apr 2004 Posts: 2588 Location: Dutch enclave in Egham, UK
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Posted: Wed May 18, 2005 9:25 pm Post subject: |
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He seemed to hit the nail on the head with that review. |
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ciaranm Retired Dev
Joined: 19 Jul 2003 Posts: 1719 Location: In Hiding
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Posted: Thu May 19, 2005 12:00 am Post subject: |
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Go for it. Could be quite entertaining to see a list. I can think of a half dozen myself. |
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mudrii l33t
Joined: 26 Jun 2003 Posts: 789 Location: Singapore
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Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 3:04 am Post subject: |
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I found a book one year ago about gentoo 1.4 install Book in Japanese it was fun to sea it if I will find it in the store I will post a pic ) _________________ www.gentoo.ro |
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rhill Retired Dev
Joined: 22 Oct 2004 Posts: 1629 Location: sk.ca
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Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 5:17 am Post subject: Re: Gentoo mentioned in various books, 27 found so far |
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radulucian wrote: |
Today, we have:
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Linux Transfer for Windows Power Users: Getting Started with Linux for the Desktop
by Chris Herborth (ed)
ISBN:1930919425
Hentzenwerke Publishing © 2004 (341 pages) |
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hey, i have that book but i never noticed Gentoo mentioned. it's actually one of the books that i used when switching to linux for the first time. it's a great book and i recommend it. _________________ by design, by neglect
for a fact or just for effect |
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dtremblay n00b
Joined: 19 Jan 2005 Posts: 22 Location: Halifax
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Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 10:48 pm Post subject: |
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Gentoo is mentioned in Knoppix Hacks, by Kyle Rankin. Published by O'Reilly.
Chapter 4, Hack #36 is about "Install Gentoo with Knoppix".
Good book. _________________ Daniel Tremblay
Halifax, NS Canada |
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cs02rm0 Tux's lil' helper
Joined: 12 Oct 2004 Posts: 91
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Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 11:05 pm Post subject: Re: Gentoo mentioned in various books, 27 found so far |
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radulucian wrote: | Gentoo is again mentioned along with Debian as "having technical merits that make them outstanding candidates for advanced users" but still not really ready for first-timers coming to the Linux world. |
Or the other way around even... _________________ Rich |
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rouben Apprentice
Joined: 07 Feb 2005 Posts: 159 Location: Thornhill, ON, Canada
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Posted: Wed May 25, 2005 3:11 am Post subject: |
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Generally, the more something is officially "published", no matter how (e.g. if it's just a mention in the reference section of a textbook), it seems to gain instant recognition in the academic circles. I don't know why or how, that's just how it works. Therefore, I think this a good idea. Rock on! |
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Pythonhead Developer
Joined: 16 Dec 2002 Posts: 1801 Location: Redondo Beach, Republic of Calif.
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