I'd give it 6 stars if I could

I got a great deal out of this book - I switched to Linux fairly recently, and had reached the "state of maximum confusion."(I hope.)
By that I mean I had learned quit a lot, but hadn't been able to pull it all together. This book went a long way toward doing so. The sections on Design and Implementation could be expanded to a good book, they gave me an understanding of Linux, what to look for in software for Linux, and how to approach programming for Linux.
Design and Implementation both used case studies of specific packages, some of which I now use. I only wish this careful dissection was available for more software.
The other two sections, Context and Community would also make up a good free-standing book. They explains how Unix became what it is (Context) and where it is going now (Community).
Any way, great book, and I would give it 10 stars for two books if that ever happen.

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