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Summary: horribly organized book in desperate need of editing
Review: I borrowed this book from a friend (thank goodness I didn't purchase it) and found it to be by far the worst Linux book I have read (of the 10-15 such books I've read over the past 18 months). The editing is horrendous. The book would benefit greatly by someone going through and just proofreading it. It's as if no one read through it before publication. Maybe they were in a hurry? Also, the organization of the book is bad, there's like 5 sections on FTP, 5 sections on Samba, etc, as opposed to one big FTP section, one big Samba section, etc. Therefore most of the info is repeated over and over again and isn't extremely helpful. The formatting (ie, screen output vs. what the user types in vs. narrative) is very inconsistant and would definatley be confusing to a new user. The 1st Sair/GNU Linux Cert book [Installation & Configuration] was great and helpful, especially for newbies, but save your time and money on this one. All of its info is available for free on the Internet.
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Summary: horribly organized book in desperate need of editing
Review: I borrowed this book from a friend (thank goodness I didn't purchase it) and found it to be by far the worst Linux book I have read (of the 10-15 such books I've read over the past 18 months). The editing is horrendous. The book would benefit greatly by someone going through and just proofreading it. It's as if no one read through it before publication. Maybe they were in a hurry? Also, the organization of the book is bad, there's like 5 sections on FTP, 5 sections on Samba, etc, as opposed to one big FTP section, one big Samba section, etc. Therefore most of the info is repeated over and over again and isn't extremely helpful. The formatting (ie, screen output vs. what the user types in vs. narrative) is very inconsistant and would definatley be confusing to a new user. The 1st Sair/GNU Linux Cert book [Installation & Configuration] was great and helpful, especially for newbies, but save your time and money on this one. All of its info is available for free on the Internet.
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Summary: Perfect!!!
Review: I passed the Sair Networking exam (103) the first time with the aid of this book. The labs really reinforce the concepts and make it meaningfull. An excellent reference as well as study guide.
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Summary: Zero stars
Review: Why can't we rate things as zero stars? This book richly deserves a 0 or possibly a negative number. Once again Sair has put out a trash item to foil you as you strive to acquire the LCA certification. It's easy to tell that no one at Sair gives a *(&% about quality control or actually producing worthwhile materials. If you are still interested in Linux certification, why not try LPI or RedHat. They at least spellcheck most of the materials they put out. If you are really interested in learning about Linux I highly recommend the Craig Hunt Linux Library published by Sybex. I especially like the Sys Admin book by Stanfield, et al. You won't learn bupkis from the junk Sair is putting out.
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