I wonder if the Debian team has any plan of publishing a book on how to install/use/administer a Debian system ?? I suspect people who are new to Linux and haven't decided which distribution to install may find the idea of a reference book very reassuring. Who knows, this may turn out to be the factor that tips the balance in favour of a Debian system over others.
I know some people would say one doesn't need a book cause there are all those guides that come with the distribution. But for people who are new to Linux or who are reponsible for setting up and maintaining a network of Linux boxes, a complete reference book is a very attractive thing to have. I am about to install Linux on a Pentimum II box with 512MB of memory for some people. One of the thing they demand is the supply of a few reference books on the Linux distribution that I have installed so that they can learn to use and run the system themselves. Now, because there is not (correct me if I'm wrong) a book on Debain but there are books on Slackware, I think I would have no choice but to install Slackware instead of the Debian. Another setback !! Something for the team to think about. Cheers, H.C. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
