[KLUG Members] Re: Gentoo's Daniel Robbins -- Samba book ...

[Taz]

"Bryan J. Smith" wrote:

> Something like "PC Certification Post-Exam Reference."  I'd like to write a
> guide that is both a quick, but extensive "assessment" exam at the beginning of
> each section, with references throughout a detailed set of chapters.  I'd cover
> 6 concepts at the "fundamentals":  PC hardware, operating systems (incl. Linux),
> networking, servers (incl. Linux), internet and security.  If you haven't
> guessed it, the "objectives" would closely mirror a set of 6 "fundamental"
> certifications.
>
> The idea is that people who just want to study for the cert would do the
> assessment part, and reference as needed.  They would also have a reference for
> after the exam.  And people who wanted to learn the technical details (but were
> already PC literate) could read the reference part, and then come back to the
> assessment.  I wouldn't "skimp" on the questions either, I'd have at least 100
> per section, maybe more.  I figure the book would come to about 600-800 pages
> total (about 100-150/section).
>
> I'd release it with a 100% electronic redistribution license, in PDF.  You'd
> only need to pay if you'd wanted a "license" to make a print copy.  The cost
> would only be $10/copy (or my general rule, $1/100 pages, rounded up to the
> nearest $5), for upto 49 copies per person/company.  Your full name or company
> name, plus the check number, would be your reference, and there would be a place
> to put that on the cover if you printed it out.  50+ copies would require a
> signed license agreement.
>
> The idea here is that you proliferate the document, and trust the end user.  The
> end user can then always download the latest version of the document.  At the
> same time, I save on overhead costs.  For $10, I'm sure I'd get a lot of people.
>  Probably people who just got the book to study for a certification, but felt
> like they'd like to have a print copy for a reference on their desk.  And even
> if they didn't, they might send $10 anyway.

So when are you going to start writing? :-)

For something like that I would _definately_ be interested in it.