SJS wrote: > begin quoting Tracy R Reed as of Tue, Feb 19, 2008 at 11:02:15PM -0800: >> I am collecting reading materials for people who are new to Linux/Unix >> but want to learn. A few years ago I ran across a really good essay >> about why Linux works, the spirit, the community, the theories of Unix, >> etc. It really pulled it all together. And now I can't for the life of >> me remember where it was. I really should have been keeping a list of >> such things but I already bookmark so much and rarely refer back to much >> of it. But occasionally there is that 1% that I do refer back to and I >> am glad I bookmarked or curse myself that I didn't. >> >> So I'm putting together a list of classic/really good essays about the >> spirit and implementation of Linux/Unix and FOSS etc. Suitable for a >> newbie to the scene. No ACM papers please. >> >> Suggestions? > > Traditionally, doesn't _The Cathedral and the Bazaar_ head such a list? >
It would make a nice resource if there were a cross-reference of two lists: Documents list of claims discussed in document Claims list of documents discussing claim "Claims" may not be the best word. Maybe "Claims/Features/Myths/..."? Regards, ..jim -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
