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annotate thesis/tex/0-preface.tex @ 98:1b7dba16c74a

minor stuff in preface
author meillo@marmaro.de
date Sun, 16 Nov 2008 17:28:25 +0100
parents 8db526d7a678
children 6e2eaf91e59f
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meillo@8 1 \cleardoublepage
meillo@8 2 \chapter*{Preface}
meillo@98 3 \addcontentsline{toc}{section}{Preface}
meillo@8 4
meillo@93 5 %FIXME: write about the motivation to cover this topic: what is it I want?
meillo@93 6 % preface == target of the book, related to the reader
meillo@93 7 % make the topic more concrete and limit it
meillo@92 8 %TODO: have text by oliver here?
meillo@8 9
meillo@96 10 preface text (about 1 page)
meillo@8 11
meillo@96 12
meillo@98 13 Audience:
meillo@96 14
meillo@47 15 This document is targeted for \masqmail\ users and for people interested in mail systems in general.
meillo@47 16 Security problems in electronic mail, \unix\ and the \NAME{C} programming language will also be discussed.
meillo@47 17 Additional ones planning to take over an unmaintained software project will find real life experience in here.
meillo@33 18
meillo@47 19 In each topic, basic knowledge is preconditioned.
meillo@47 20 Nevertheless introductions are given and sources for further reading will be mentioned.
meillo@33 21
meillo@47 22 This work focuses on the \unix\ operating system.
meillo@47 23 Experience in usage, administration and program development is assumed.
meillo@47 24 This includes the basic toolchain (e.g.\ \name{tar}, \name{grep}, etc.), user, file and permission management, as well as writing, compiling and installing programs written in the \NAME{C} language.
meillo@33 25
meillo@40 26 General information about \unix\ can be found in \cite{unixprogenv} %FIXME: references
meillo@33 27 . %FIXME: references
meillo@47 28 explain about administrating \unix.
meillo@55 29 And developing programs in \NAME{C} may be learned from \cite{k&r} and \cite{advunixprog}. %FIXME: references
meillo@33 30
meillo@33 31 %TODO: should I tell them to send email to me when having questions? Or somewhere else?
meillo@33 32
meillo@8 33
meillo@36 34 \section*{Organisation}
meillo@33 35
meillo@98 36 << write about organisation of the book: parts, chapters, sections. And more thats useful to know. >> %FIXME
meillo@8 37
meillo@98 38 << explain where the main part lies (theory vs. implementation) >> %FIXME:
meillo@33 39
meillo@98 40 << write about the bundled CD, and tell what's included >> %TODO
meillo@98 41
meillo@98 42
meillo@98 43 \section*{Acknowledgments}
meillo@33 44 %FIXME: write this at the very end.
meillo@33 45 % dont forget: proove readers, suggestion makers, supporters, ...
meillo@93 46 % FIXME: if too long, include a file on the CD and refer on it here