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1.15 philen 20: <h2><font color=#cc0000>UNIX and BSD books</font><hr></h2>
1.1 ian 21:
1.15 philen 22: <P>We are now associated with <a href="http://www.amazon.com/">Amazon.com</a>
1.2 ian 23: so that you can order some of these books directly from them.
24: <EM>Ordering from these "Order from Amazon" links is a way of helping to
1.4 ian 25: fund the OpenBSD project</EM>.
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1.15 philen 27: <P>
28: <UL>
29: <LI><A HREF="#1">OpenBSD-specific books</a>
30: <LI><A HREF="#2">BSD-specific books</a>
31: <LI><A HREF="#3">Unix user guides</a>
32: <LI><A HREF="#4">Unix administration</a>
33: <LI><A HREF="#5">Unix programming</a>
34: <LI><A HREF="#6">Network administration</a>
35: </UL>
36: <hr>
1.13 deraadt 37:
1.15 philen 38: <h3><a name="1">OpenBSD-specific books</a></h3>
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40: <dt>
41: <i>Building Linux and OpenBSD Firewalls</i>
42: <dd>by Wes Sonnenreich, Tom Yates.
43: <dd>
44: This book describes the OpenBSD 2.5 installation process and the elementary management of the system firewalling tools.
45: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0471353663/openbsdA/">Order
46: from Amazon</a>]
47: </dl>
48: <hr>
49:
50: <h3><a name="2">BSD-specific books</a></h3>
51: <dl>
52: <dt>
53: <i>The Design and Implementation of the 4.4 BSD Operating System</i>
54: <dd>by Marshal Kirk McKusick, Keith Bostic, Michael J. Karels, John S. Quarterman
55: <dd>
56: At 549 pages plus an index, <A HREF="http://cseng.aw.com/bookdetail.qry?ISBN=0-201-54979-4&ptype=0">this book</a> must be considered comprehensive.
57: McKusick, Bostic and Karels are well known as prime movers at
58: Berkeley CSRG (Computer Systems Research Group) during the 4.3/4.4BSD
59: period. This book covers the 4.4 and 4.4-Lite releases, and discusses
60: everything you wanted to know about how the system operates. Not
61: 100% applicable, but probably the closest there is to an overall
62: system internals manual for OpenBSD.
63: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0201549794/openbsdA/">Order
64: from Amazon</a>]
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1.15 philen 66: <dt>
67: <i>Source Code Secrets: The Basic 386BSD Operating System Reference
68: (Volume 1 of Operating System Source Code Secrets)</i>
69: <dd>by L. W. Jolitz, William Jolitz; 1997
70: <dd>
71: The Jolitzes built the first port of BSD to the PC-386 architecture,
72: and deserve a lot of credit for making BSD portable to this low-cost
73: architecture. The earliest versions, called "386bsd", were described
74: in articles in <EM>Dr. Dobbs Journal</EM>. This book goes beyond the articles,
75: and provides a comprehensive annotated collection of source code.
76: Not all of it applies to modern versions of OpenBSD, of course, but
77: you can still learn a lot from it.
78: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=1573980269/openbsdA/">Order
79: from Amazon</a>]
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1.15 philen 81: <dt>
82: <i>Berkeley Unix: A Simple and Comprehensive Guide</i>
83: <dd>by James Wilson
84: <dd>
85: Begins with the basic commands and finishes with advanced programming
86: techniques. Offers strong coverage of systems calls.
87: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=047161582X/openbsdA/">Order
88: from Amazon</a>]
89: <p>
90: <dt>
91: <i>An Introduction to Berkeley Unix and ANSI C</i>
92: <dd>by Jack Hodges
93: <dd>
94: An introduction to the operating system and the programming language. Intended
95: for self-study, requires no previous knowledge of Unix. Covers the fundamentals
96: of programming; the correct use of syntax; programming style, debugging, logic,
97: and system programming with C.
98: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0130684953/openbsdA/">Order
99: from Amazon</a>]
100: <p>
101: <dt>
102: <dt>
103: <i>4.4 BSD User's Reference Manual (URM)</i>
104: <dd>published by O'Reilly, 1994
105: <dd>
1.12 ian 106: This is just a reprint of the man pages for users.
1.2 ian 107: Your OpenBSD distribution includes the online man pages,
108: which are specific to OpenBSD, and more up-to-date. So
1.13 deraadt 109: you don't need this one: use the <em>man</em> command instead.
110: <p>
1.15 philen 111: <dt>
112: <dt>
113: <i>4.4 BSD System Manager's Manual (SMM)</i>
114: <dd>published by O'Reilly, 1994
115: <dd>
116: This book details what you need to know to run a BSD system.
1.2 ian 117: Quite a bit of this material is relevant to OpenBSD.
118: Unfortunately it is currently out of print.
1.13 deraadt 119: Worse, due to licensing restrictions from AT&T,
120: the electronic editions of these were not included in the
1.2 ian 121: 4.4BSD distributions, so most of them are not included with OpenBSD.
1.13 deraadt 122: The few that are may be found via the <a href="docum.html">Documents page</a>.
1.17 ! louis 123: <p>
! 124: <dt>
! 125: <dt>
! 126: <i>BSD mit Methode</i>
! 127: <dd>published by C&L Computer- und Literaturverlag GmbH, 1998
! 128: <dd>
! 129: <a href="http://www.cul.de/buecher/bsd.html">A book in German</a> on all
! 130: three freenix BSDs covering the essentials of installation, X configuration
! 131: and system administration, as well as PERL programming and tips on
! 132: LaTeX/Lyx. The book also covers the KDE desktop environment.
! 133: <br>Includes older versions of OpenBSD on the two included CD-ROMs.
! 134: <br>Apparently not available through Amazon.com, but <a
! 135: href="http://www.lob.de/cgi-bin/work/frameset?flag=jfl&frame=yes&id=38effe1813566">
! 136: Lehmann's Online Bookshop</a> lists it. However, you might want to pick up a <a
! 137: href="http://www.lob.de/cgi-bin/work/frameset?flag=jfl&frame=yes&id=38effe1813566">more
! 138: recent version of the CD-ROM</a>.
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1.15 philen 142: <h3><a name="3">Unix user guides</a></h3>
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144: <dt><i>Unix Made Easy</i>
145: <dd>by John Muster
146: <dd>A general Unix book that covers all areas of the system.
147: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0078821738/openbsdA/">Order from Amazon</a>]
148: <p>
149: <dt><i>UNIX Power Tools</i>
150: <dd>by Jerry D. Peek, Tim O'Reilly, and Mike Loukides
151: <dd>
152: This book is now now in its second edition. It discusses
153: hundreds of neat tricks, little-known techniques, and add-on utilities.
154: Be aware that many of the utilities are either included with OpenBSD
155: or, more commonly, are already available as ports or packages.
156: So most of section 52.03, complaining about how hard it is to port
157: software to different UNIXes, can be disregarded if you learn about the
158: <a href="ports.html">Ports Mechanism</a>
159: that is part of OpenBSD.
160: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=1565922603/openbsdA/">Order
161: from Amazon</a>]
162: </dl>
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1.15 philen 165: <h3><a name="4">Unix administration</a></h3>
166: <dl>
167: <dt><i>UNIX System Administration Handbook</i>
168: <dd>by Evi Nemeth, Garth Snyder, Scott Seebass, Trent R. Hein
169: <dd>
170: This is an excellent book on Unix system administration.
171: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0131510517/openbsdA/">Order
172: from Amazon</a>]
173: <p>
174: <dt><i>Essential System Administration</i>
175: <dd>by AEleen Frisch
176: <dd>
177: This book covers many fundamental tasks in system administration. It includes
178: examples for a wide range of Unix operating systems, including BSD.
179: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=1565921275/openbsdA/">Order
180: from Amazon</a>]
181: </dl>
182: <hr>
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1.15 philen 184: <h3><a name="5">Unix programming</a></h3>
185: <dl>
186: <P>
187: <dt><i>Unix Systems for Modern Architectures</i>
188: <dd>by Curt Schimmel
189: <dd>
190: This book leads its' reader through all the low-level kernel models for
191: multi-processing architectures. OpenBSD does not implement multi-processing
192: capabilities as of yet, but what do you think the developers are reading?
193: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0201633388/openbsdA/">Order
194: from Amazon</a>]
195: <p>
196: <dt><i>Lions' Commentary on UNIX 6th Edition with Source Code</i>
197: <dd>by John Lions
198: <dd>
1.2 ian 199: Although the UNIX described in this book is to BSD as a Model T Ford
1.1 ian 200: is to a 70's Mustang or Thunderbird, UNIX inventor Ken Thompson
201: claims that "After 20 years, this is still the best exposition
202: of the workings of a 'real' operating system." Originally circulated
203: in illicit photocopies, this is the book that most first- and second-generation
204: UNIX hackers cut their code-teeth on. Recommended as a good introduction
205: to how a timesharing OS works, if you've not been inside one before.
206: Substantially shorter than the McKusick book above.
1.15 philen 207: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=1573980137/openbsdA/">Order
208: from Amazon</a>]
209: <p>
210: <dt><i>The Practice of Programming</i>
211: <dd>by Brian W. Kernighan and Rob Pike
212: <dd>
213: Brian Kernighan had a hand in two other books which we recommend even though they're not UNIX specific, but are useful to programmers on UNIX and elsewhere.
214: This book covers practical programming considerations for C, C++ and Java.
215: Highly recommended.
216: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=020161586X/openbsdA/">Order
217: from Amazon</a>]
218: <P>
219: <dt><i>The Elements of Programming Style</i>
220: <dd>by Brian W. Kernighan and P. J. Plauger
221: <dd>
222: This book is similar to <i>The Practice of Programming</i>, but older. The
223: examples are given in Fortran and PL/I.
224: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0070342075/openbsdA/">Order
225: from Amazon</a>]
1.16 chris 226: <p>
227: <dt><i>Advanced Programming in the Unix Environment</i>
228: <dd>by W. Richard Stevens
229: <dd>
230: This is a very detailed and easy to read book. It has several examples
231: that you can learn from. There is plenty of information about library and
232: system calls, and associated information so that you can use them.
233: This book along with the OpenBSD manual pages
234: make an excellent combination.
235: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0201563177/openbsdA/">Order
236: from Amazon</a>]
1.15 philen 237: </dl>
238: <hr>
239:
240: <h3><a name="6">Network administration</a></h3>
241: <dl>
242: <dt><i>TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 1</i>
243: <dd>by W. Richard Stevens
244: <dd>
245: "Network administration" is really an inappropriate heading for this book. It
246: is an encyclopedia of the TCP/IP protocol suite. This book provides information,
247: and diagrams useful to understand the suite to its' lowest level.
248: Home enthusiasts, developers, and network administrators alike will enjoy this
249: book.
250: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0201633469/openbsdA/">Order
251: from Amazon</a>]
252: <p>
253: <dt><i>DNS and BIND</i>
254: <dd>by Paul Albitz and Cricket Liu
255: <dd>
256: This book is an excellent introduction to DNS and BIND, useful for
257: anyone who has to implement DNS under OpenBSD.
258: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=1565925122/openbsdA/">Order
259: from Amazon</a>]
260: <p>
261: <dt><i>DHCP</i>
262: <dd>by Ted Lemon and Ralph E. Droms
263: <dd>
264: Recommended by the <A HREF="http://www.isc.org/">Internet Software Consortium</a>,
265: which is the organization that produces the DHCP client/server software
266: included with OpenBSD.
267: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=1578701376/openbsdA/">Order from Amazon</a>]
268: <p>
269: <dt><i>Managing NFS and NIS</i>
270: <dd>by Hal Stern
271: <dd>
272: Gives essential information with examples on managing NFS and NIS.
273: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0937175757/openbsdA/">Order
274: from Amazon</a>]
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