I second the suggestion of In The Beginning Was The Command Line.
I read this right about the time I started using linux, and it really grounds the whole experience from a cultural perspective.
It often seems that hobists who install linux after seeing it on programs like the Screen Savers do so for somewhat muddled reasons, (Woah, Leo and Patrick are so cool! Me too! Me too!) or for reasons that are purely technical. (Woah, fewer popups? My own webserver? Yay!)
These shows are great for bringing people into the fold, but Stephenson gives you all the incentive to stay. Its a great read.
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I second the suggestion of In The Beginning Was The Command Line.
I read this right about the time I started using linux, and it really grounds the whole experience from a cultural perspective.
It often seems that hobists who install linux after seeing it on programs like the Screen Savers do so for somewhat muddled reasons, (Woah, Leo and Patrick are so cool! Me too! Me too!) or for reasons that are purely technical. (Woah, fewer popups? My own webserver? Yay!)
These shows are great for bringing people into the fold, but Stephenson gives you all the incentive to stay. Its a great read.
Actually, Sid is the name of the 'unstable' distribution.
Woody is the 'testing' distribution.