[Nottingham] [Fwd: O'Reilly UK - User Group Newsletter Issue 07-05]

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Good responses - Josette will be pleased!

The process for obtaining a book for review is simple: just choose a tome from 
the O'Reilly catalog that captures your imagination - it can be any subject 
but I think we should remain in some way relevant to Linux! We should make a 
space on the NottLug website for book reviews (already one on NottPM 
http://www.tecspy.com/wiki/bookreviews) which ideally should be nicely 
formatted (e.g. the Bosnian LUG reviews: 
http://www.linux.org.ba/osvrti/index.php?l=2). 

Yes, I think it's a good idea to discuss which books we'd like on the mailing 
list.  Since I'll be phoning any orders through to Josette, I can avoid any 
potential overlap. I half-heartedly propose that the books remain the 
property of NottlUG to form a library, but then where would the library 
reside and who would manage it? Perhaps the books should remain the property 
of the reviewer for their reviewing efforts. The latter would be a damn sight 
easier to manage!

So, let me know what you would like; so far we have: -

    1. 802.11 Wireless Networks: The Definitive Guide, 2nd Ed  
(http://wireless.oreilly.com/ http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/802dot112/) for 
Penfold (Michael Quaintance)

    2. Something on Mac OS X for Simon Osborne

    3. Something for David Aldred

    4. Knoppix Hacks (http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/knoppixhks/) for Me!

Regards,
Michael Erskine

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