[ale] Best book for the Linux newcomer?

[PBoyington at polyengineering.com (Preston Boyington)]

i agree.  although that said his new book "Moving to Linux: Kiss the Blue Screen of Death Goodbye" has been helpful to some of my family members and friends.

Author: Marcel Gagne
ISBN:0-321-15998-5
Publisher: Addison Wesley

comes with a custom Knoppix cdrom also.
> Subject: Re: [ale] Best book for the Linux newcomer?
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> tfreeman at intel.digichem.net wrote:
> > He might like to look into Marcel Gagne (sp??) latest book w/ cd.
> 
> If it's anything like his articles in LJ, I couldn't stand it.  I get 
> really tired with the french restaurant twist he puts on 
> things.  It's 
> gotten old quick.
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