Book Review: UNIX to Linux Porting: A Comprehensive Reference

Posted by tripwire45 on May 14, 2006 8:49 PM EDT
The Linux-Tutorial; By James Pyles
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This book is a tour de force that delivers everything it promises and then some. Mendoza, Skawratananond, and Walker pull out all the stops to make sure that the subtitle A Comprehensive Reference tells the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.

As Linux continues to mature as an enterprise-level server system, it is positioned to replace older servers running different varieties of UNIX. Up until now, there has been an information gap in terms of porting applications running on Solaris, HP-UX, and AIX to Linux servers. No single source of information existed that could be consulted on this complex and multifaceted subject...until now.

Porting engineers usually have a broader set of skills than software developers since they have to know not only the application involved, but the operating system platforms that will be the source and destination of the porting and migration process. UNIX to Linux Porting provides the reader with all the information they need to accomplish a successful porting project.

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