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The biggest factor in a company's decision to go with Linux is overcoming thesupport issues. Adopting Linux successfully means taking on a differentapproach to support. Since Linux is open source, there are different methodsto get the support that companies need. This includes deeper skills on how toinvestigate problems, how to get help from the open source community (i.e.how to ask for help on usenet) and how to resolve problems in-house withoutthe extra cost of a consultant. This book should be an essential part of everycompany's Linux adoption plan to keep the total cost of ownership (TCO)down and improve the ROI of their Linux strategy. It is also a book thatadvanced Linux professionals running their own Linux systems will be able touse to troubleshoot. This book gives the staff the basics they need to diagnose most problems that they will face and will go into the nitty-gritty on the toughest problems. It also points users to the appropriate resources so that they may get help quickly.

SYSTEMS - Материалы по настройке различных операционных систем и работе с ними.

Книга посвящена операционной системе Linux. Приводятся подробные сведения о ее особенностях и возможностях, идеологии файловой системы, инсталляции и основных командах, вопросах компиляции ядра, настройках и сервисах. Большое внимание уделяется организации на базе Linux различных серверов и служб: электронной почты, WWW, FTP, INN, Proxy, NTP, а также проблемам администрирования сети, обеспечения безопасной работы и пр. Описаны способы настройки под Linux рабочих станций, в т. ч. и бездисковых, установки и эксплуатации на них графических сред типа X Window, а также конфигурирование модемных соединений, принтеров и сканеров, отладка взаимодействия с Linux-машинами такой `экзотической` периферии, как карманные компьютеры, мобильные телефоны, TV-тюнеры и т. п. Рассматриваемые в книге конфигурационные файлы и структура каталогов соответствуют дистрибутиву Red Hat Linux 7.x, тем не менее, при минимальной адаптации все упоминаемые в книге пакеты устанавливаются в любом дистрибутиве Linux.

Beginning Python: Using Python 2.6 and Python 3.1 introduces this open source, portable, interpreted, object-oriented programming language that combines remarkable power with clear syntax. This book enables you to quickly create robust, reliable, and reusable Python applications by teaching the basics so you can quickly develop Web and scientific applications, incorporate databases, and master systems tasks on various operating systems, including Linux, MAC OS, and Windows. You’ll get a comprehensive tutorial that guides you from writing simple, basic Python scripts all the way through complex concepts, and also features a reference of the standard modules with examples illustrating how to implement features in the various modules. Plus, the book covers using Python in specific program development domains, such as XML, databases, scientific applications, network programming, and Web development.

Compiled by Red Hat Software, Inc., the company that has assembled the most popular x86 installation of Linux, this command reference is massive, authoritative, and as complete as any reference can be.
In 1,500 pages of tiny print, this heavy-duty tome documents every command, utility, file system, library function, and administration tool in the operating system. Linux also features a detailed kernel reference guide and a good index. And if the print size bothers you, the entire contents of the book are included on the companion CD-ROM, along with the Unix version of the Adobe Acrobat reader. In Acrobat, you can adjust the font size to something more readable. If you're running a Linux system and acting as your own system administrator, Linux: Complete Command Reference is an indispensable reference.

Learn to:
* Set up and configure a Mac network with Snow Leopard Server
* Administer, secure, and troubleshoot the network
* Incorporate a Mac subnet into a Windows Active Directory® domain
* Take advantage of Unix® power and security

Join the gold rush to developing cool iPhone apps with this complete iPhone OS 3 developer’s guide. Professional developer Jiva DeVoe speaks your language, and he talks you through the entire process—from explaining Cocoa Touch and the iPhone SDK to using Xcode and the Game Kit API. Follow step-by-step tutorials, then apply practical tips on signing and selling your applications. Even if you’re new to iPhone development you’ll soon be cranking out great code.

Linux Format — первый в России ежемесячный журнал на русском языке, целиком посвященный операционной системе Linux. Редакционная политика — своевременное и полноценное информирование читательской аудитории о современном состоянии индустрии программного обеспечения с Открытым кодом, публикация обзоров о технологических новинках и обучающих программах, новости и интервью. Информационное наполнение журнала будет интересным и полезным всем пользователям ПК, как специалистам по программированию и системному администрированию, так и тем, кто только начинает свой путь в быстро изменяющемся мире Open Source.

It's about time: Mac OS X for Unix Geeks arrives on the scene none too soon for UNIX aficionados who, having heard that the latest editions of Mac OS are based on a UNIX variant, want to see how the platform compares to more venerable versions of the eminently configurable operating system. This book highlights some key differences between the Darwin environment and more conventional UNIXs, enabling people with UNIX experience to take advantage of it as they learn the Mac OS X way of doing things at the command line.