kc@rna.UUCP (02/01/87)
Hi, Many of you know me as the author of *The Unix(tm) Operating System* (the book), which was one of the first Unix books on the market when it appeared in early 83. The end of that book contains a 40 page command reference manual that describes 40 of the most often used Unix commands. I have recently expanded that material into a separate book, which will be available this Fall. I am currently looking for a handful of people to review the manuscript. I am soliciting reviewers from the net because this is an ambitious project and I feel that I need more than the usual level of feedback. The density of facts per page is much higher than in most books, and I have tried to provide coverage for both BSD and Sys V. This is NOT the traditional blind review that publishers conduct before publishing the book. Your role is to provide suggestions for improvement. The ms. is 240 pages long. There are 60 UPM style citations, four overweight citations that cover ex, vi, sh, and csh, and four appendices. My editor at John Wiley and I are providing a three-part carrot for reviewers: A free copy of the book when it is published. Up to $50 of John Wiley books. The thrill of seeing your name in the book's list of acknowledgements. If you are interested in reviewing this book please send me a brief note describing your experience with Unix. Tell me how much you've used Sys V, how much BSD, and what types of environments (student, science, industry, business). I am looking for a cross section, and my choice of reviewers will be arbitrary, capricious, and final. I can only accommodate about a dozen reviewers, so if I get too many replies I will have to turn some down. Sorry. I will try my best to reply to all who respond. You must include a US mail address for sending the ms. Please also include a UUCP mail address to make it easy for me to contact you. I'll select the reviewers during the week of Feb 2 and reviewers should get a copy of the ms. towards the end of the week of Feb 9. Reviewers will have about three weeks for making comments. More detailed instructions will be forthcoming. Thanks Kaare Christian cmcl2!rna!kc 212-570-7669 The Rockefeller Univ., RU Box 138, 1230 York Ave., New York NY 10021
kc@rna.UUCP (02/06/87)
Less than a week ago I put a message in this group asking for reviewers for a forthcoming book of mine, The Unix Command Reference Guide. The response has been overwhelming, and very gratifying. Almost everyone expressed a desire to help improve the quality of Unix books. It is exciting to see the strong Unix community spirit in action. But please, gentle readers. I can only manage the logistics for about a dozen reviewers. If I accept the assistance of all of you who have already volunteered, I will still be evaluating the comments when Fall rolls around. Thanks to all who responded, and I'll try to contact you individually. Kaare Christian If IBM had invented Unix, what would they have cmcl2!rna!kc called the Sticky Bit?