Re: [LUG] Exeter Meeting

Re: [LUG] Exeter Meeting - topics

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Subject: Re: [LUG] Exeter Meeting - topics

From: Alex Mclennan <entu.windsword@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2010 10:18:23 +0100 (BST)

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have you got anything that is sub low level anorak.:))
alex the noob

From: tom <tompotts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Fri, 29 October, 2010 10:14:40
Subject: Re: [LUG] Exeter Meeting - topics

On 29/10/10 09:17, Simon Waters wrote:
> Neil Winchurst wrote:
>>
>> Agreed. I have been using Linux for over 12 years now. Do I consider myself to be an expert. No way. LOL.
>
> I think revealing was some comments on LKML, which showed a rather prominent kernel maintainer didn't understand some of the basics of disk I/O semantics that the database users are interested in. Computing is a big topic, you can't know it all.
>
If anyone wants to be a low-level anorak I would thoroughly recommend
Tanenbaum& Woodhull's book on Operating System Design and Implementation: http://minix1.woodhull.com/osdi2/

Its not quite linux but I've not found a better book on how it all works..

And always remember two things
1) Expert: Ex =has been +spirt a drip under pressure
2) An expert is someone who hasn't been exposed as a fraud yet.
Tom te tom te tom

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