Unix-Haters Handbook
I was pointed to the Unix-Haters Handbook today for the first time since Louis mentioned it in January. I’ve read over the preface and it seems like quite a good book. The catch, of course, is that it’s long since out of print. Louis says that Stuart Cheshire has some extra copies, so perhaps I can borrow one of those if I ever wander by Stuart’s hallway and introduce myself. Or perhaps O’Reilly will buy the rights from the publisher someday and republish it. That would be very, very cool.
garrett Said,
April 24, 2003 @ 4:30 am
i’ve been wanting a copy of that for quite some time. the chapter on X Windows that’s online is a riot, i imagine the rest is at least as good.
Brian Said,
April 24, 2003 @ 10:50 am
It’s available online from http://research.microsoft.com/~daniel/
(specifically, uhh.pdf).
It’s a very funny book, although a lot of the specifics have been fixed by now.
Alexei Kosut Said,
April 25, 2003 @ 8:53 am
Dammit, Brian! Now I will have absolutely no chance of getting any work done today. (I’ve been looking for a copy of The Unix-Haters Handbook for years.)
Michael Tsai's Weblog Said,
April 27, 2003 @ 6:01 pm
Unix-Haters Handbook
BTW, I probably first saw this link on Eric Albert’s blog. I try to give link credits, but somehow this one fell through the cracks.