[Techtalk] [Fwd: July thru Sept. Open Source Books from AW/PH PTR]

[L J Laubenheimer]

Here are some books available for review from AW/PH PTR.  If you would like to 
review one of them, let me know, along with your name and address, at 
lcx.books at linuxchix.org  Please note that I will only be able to request one 
review copy, so it is first come, first served.

Thanks.

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: July thru Sept. Open Source Books from AW/PH PTR
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2004 17:14:16 -0400
From: "Heather Fox"
To: ljl

Hello Open Source Software-Interested Editors & Journalists,

Please find below a sample preview of the July/August/September book
releases scheduled for publisher Addison-Wesley/Prentice Hall PTR.

If you would like to request a review copy (available for most books), request
an author interview or express interest in a chapter excerpt, please respond
to this address.

IT BOOKS:

(LATE JULY) "Open Source Licensing: Software Freedom and Intellectual
Property Law" authored by Larry Rosen, general counsel for the Open Source
Initiative. Rosen presents a plain-English guide to open source law for
developers, managers, users, and lawyers. To learn more, linkto:
http://www.phptr.com/title/0131487876

(EARLY AUGUST) "Succeeding with Open Source" authored by Bernard Golden,
CEO of Navica. This book is for IT managers who need to evaluate, select,
and use open-source software. The author begins with the fundamentals of
open-source solutions and how they differ from commercial software. To learn
more, linkto: http://www.awprofessional.com/title/0321268539

TECHNICAL BOOKS:

(LATE JULY) "The Design and Implementation of the FreeBSD Operating
System" co-authored by Kirk McKusick, twice president of the board of the
Usenix Association, and George V. Neville-Neil. In this update to "The Design
and Implementation of the 4.4BSD Operating System" (Addison-Wesley,
1996), McKusick and Neville-Neil deliver updated technical information on the
internal structure of BSD 5.2.  To learn more, linkto:
http://www.awprofessional.com/title/0201702452

(EARLY AUGUST) "A Practical Guide to Red Hat® Linux®: FedoraT Core and
Red Hat Enterprise Linux, 2/e" authored by Mark Sobell. The guide to
installing, configuring and working with Red Hat Linux. It includes a full 
version
of the latest Fedora release - Core 2, which is the first Fedora release to
contain the new 2.6 Linux Kernel. To learn more, linkto:
http://www.phptr.com/title/0131470248

(EARLY AUGUST)  "Open Source Security Tools: A Practical Guide to Security
Applications" authored by Tony Howlett,  president of Network Security
Services. (part of the Bruce Perens' Open Source Series,
www.phptr.com/perens) This book reviews the large assortment of free and
low-cost open source software security solutions to provide the best picks
for all major areas of information security. To learn more, linkto:
http://www.phptr.com/title/0321194438

(EARLY SEPTEMBER) "PHP 5 Power Programming" co-authored by Andi
Gutmans, Stig Bakken and Derick Rethans. (part of the Bruce Perens' Open
Source Series, www.phptr.com/perens)  STAY TUNED FOR MORE INFO......To
see a sneak preview of the cover, linkto:
http://www.phptr.com/title/013147149X

(MID-SEPTEMBER)  "Moving to the Linux Business Desktop" authored by
Marcel Gagne, whose popular consumer-level book "Moving to Linux: Kiss the
Blue Screen of Death Goodbye!", published in August, 2003.  STAY TUNED
FOR MORE INFO......To see a sneak preview of the cover, linkto:
http://www.awprofessional.com/title/0131421921

(MID-SEPTEMBER)  "UNIX® Shells by Example, 4/e" authored by Ellie Quigley.
STAY TUNED FOR MORE INFO...... To see a sneak preview of the cover/table
of contents, linkto: http://www.phptr.com/title/013147572X

*************************
Heather Fox, Addison-Wesley/Prentice Hall PTR  Publicist & Liaison for
"Addison-Wesley/Prentice Hall PTR User Group Program"
(phone) 201.236.7139; heather.fox at pearsoned.com
www.awprofessional.com; www.phptr.com
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c/o Pearson Education, 1 Lake St., #3K17, Upper Saddle River, NJ  07458

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