Ubuntu Book by O'Reilly?

[Christoph Georgi]

Whether the book will be outdated in no time or not is a question of 
what it covers. Basic concepts such as installing software and getting 
hardware to work (installing printers, etc.) wont change drastically 
over time. I think a trade-off between short lasting details and 
long-term concpets can be found.

For updates on the book's content I would not publish update-booklets, 
but provide a website. I wouldn't buy a book, if I would knew that I 
have to buy updates to it every six month..

I think the book should be aimed at newbs. But some "advanced" stuff 
such as installing multimedia support should also be described. Some 
basic concepts of Linux should also be explained, like the use of sudo 
and why one has to type in his password always..

Concerning advanced users, I think they can cope easily without a book, 
at least for the time being, as there are heaps of howtos around in the 
internet..

regards
.christoph


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