GNU/Linux Advanced Administration
// February 5th, 2010 // No Comments » // linux
The Free Technology Academy has released a book about “GNU/Linux Advanced Administration”. The book is divided in modules, each module being focused on a part of the Linux operating system. The main subject coverd by the book is system administration and you can download it from the FTA website.
From the FTA website:
The GNU/Linux systems have reached an important level of maturity, allowing to integrate them in almost any kind of work environment, from a desktop PC to the sever facilities of a big company.
Evolution of this book
The FTA has reused existing course materials from the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC). The first version of this course book was published in 2004 for the Master Programme in Free software of the UOC. In 2008, this book was translated into English with the help of the SELF (Science, Education and Learning in Freedom) Project, supported by the European Commission’s Sixth Framework Programme. In 2009, this material has been improved by the Free Technology Academy. Additionally the FTA has developed a study guide and learning activities which are available for learners enrolled in the FTA Campus.
The evolution of this books is interesting to me, because it has evolved from existing course materials. I think there are many books out there that have such an evolution and are designed with a specific goal in mind.
Freshmen who are attending the course “Operating Systems Usage” at the Computer Science Department of the “Politehnica” University of Bucharest have available a similar book written by the team in charge of the course. You can find it on Google books (Romanian version only).
[FTA via cibercity.biz]
