Adventurers of the lost book
Recently I was struck by the need / desire to write one in C + + classes to abstract complications System V IPC on Linux, but I tell this story later. The reason for this post is that in researching various sources I found myself again in the great repository of online documentation tldp.org . There I found a book that was very helpful called "The Linux Programmer's Guide" .
I was very surprised however to see that the book is not updated since March 1996, ie almost 12 years and is listed in the category unmaintained. I had no doubts, I joined some friends and we are trying to get permission to update the book.
Basically there are four steps that suggests TLDP to get the permit:
- Try contacting the original authors;
- Determine if there is already a newer version of the book or other document that covers the subject;
- Contact the TLDP to avoid duplication;
- Send to TLDP the document with the changes intended for review;
Interestingly, the second step was done first. In a search on the net, we saw that there are no references to the new title, except for a translation into Polish dating from 2000. At the very TLDP, we found no other documents that address the general programming environment for GNU / Linux on a single tab.
The second step was then the first (!?). We tried to contact the original authors B. Scott Burkett, Sven Goldt, John D. Harper and Sven van der Meer and Matt Welsh through the mail in the book and references to their names on the Internet.
So far have received no answers, because as expected, all the old emails contained in the book with a gentle back undelivered. It remains to wait for the emails obtained on the Internet can reach the correct recipients and return with good news. Until then we are hoping and preparing for a possible re-edition of "The Linux Programmer's Guide."
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