On 6.6.2010 13.19, Geoff Galitz wrote: > I'm compiling a collection of stories from the systems administrator > trenches. They can be short or long, funny or about a particularly > challenging problem or period, or even something that appeared very > technically challenging and ended up being something very simple. Stories > which are more political would be ok so long as they do not have an agenda > or can be interpreted as a public attack. > > I can't promise money but I can promise 15 minutes of fame. The stories > will be accumulated over the next few months and go into a book about real > world experiences of Systems Administrators and Systems Engineers. Some of > the material may be used in our training classes, as well. All stories will > be duly credited and I'll even buy a beer (or other non-alcoholic beverage) > for anyone I ever meet in person. > > Stories may be edited for grammar or clarity. > > This book is still in the proposal stage so there is no firm target date, > yet. If for some reason the book is not published (just like tech projects, > books are sometimes cancelled at the last minute) they will go up on our > website. What will be the intended audience? How much technical detail can be mentioned? Does one assume that the readers know what is grub, initrd, xen, amavisd etc? - Jussi -- Jussi Hirvi * Green Spot Topeliuksenkatu 15 C * 00250 Helsinki * Finland Tel. +358 9 493 981 * Mobile +358 40 771 2098 (only sms) jussi.hirvi at greenspot.fi * http://www.greenspot.fi