The Linux Newbie Administrator Guide (LNAG) is hosted FREE OF CHARGE on the SunSite server at Aalborg University, Denmark. Thanks (to Danish taxpayers, Danish Ministry of Education, and Sun Microsystems, I guess). Thanks to Esben Haabendal Soerensen <bart@sunsite.auc.dk> for arranging this and all his help.
Major help and advice was received from (alphabetical order):
Alan W. Irwin <irwin@beluga.phys.uvic.ca>
Benjamin Smith <bens@saber.net>
Ben McCosh <ben@albagroup.com>
Bill Staehle <staehle@netvalue.net>
Bill Unruh <unruh@physics.ubc.ca>
Ding-Hou Lee <dl105@columbia.edu>
Gary <swear@aa.net>
Greg Mizell <GMizell@peek-traffic.com>
Jeff Greenlee <greenj@analogy.com>
jeff covey <jeff.covey@pobox.com>
Juhapekka Tolvanen <juhtolv@st.jyu.fi>
Ken Foskey <waratah@zip.com.au>
Special thanks to the Portland Linux User Group!
Thanks to the several dozen others who sent comments or good word to us. We always appreciate any feedback. We received no flames so far :-) .
Thanks to the few thousands who developed GNU/Linux.
Other stuff
You can see that this guide was written by newbies for newbies. It should never be considered an authoritative source on any subject--there are much more exhaustive docs, typically more difficult to read too :-), most of them available right on your Linux system in the directory /usr/doc.
About ourselves: We are just a family, although perhaps more computerized than average. Nothing unusual (thanks God) to write about. The authors are Peter J. Klimas (son), Stan J. Klimas (father), Marie M. Klimas (daughter), and Barbara M. Klimas (mother). We live in Deep River, which is in the Renfrew County, Central Ontario, on the beautiful Ottawa River. We are lucky to be in the place in the world where people don't have to lock their cars or houses, and it is safe for everybody to walk anywhere any time of day or night (well, one has to watch for bears and skunks in some places :-0 , but wolves are definitely too shy to be afraid of).
We love to receive e-mail from the readers. The e-mail and the counter are the signs that somebody may be actually benefiting from our work. So please, visit our site frequently and drop us a line if you (dis)like something in particular or have a good idea for a new Linux topic.
Please e-mail us immediately if you spot a bad typo that can confuse a reader. We hope to have the guide bug-free by the version 1.00 expected before the year 2000. So yes, the work is in progress and the current version may contain bugs. The guide is currently updated approximately 3 times a week.
The guide is GPLed. If this is not clear, you can link to it, mirror it, copy it, quote it briefly or extensively, print it, translate it, send it to your friend or customer, distribute it, etc. , without our permission. Just be fair, preserve the copyright notice and keep it free (i.e., GPLed). We will be only glad if you let us know how you used our guide.
Hope this helps. Best regards,
the Klimas family