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David Both is an Open Source Software and GNU/Linux advocate, trainer, writer, and speaker who lives in Raleigh North Carolina. He is a strong proponent of and evangelist for the "Linux Philosophy." He’s been in the IT industry for over 50 years. He taught RHCE classes for Red Hat and has worked at MCI Worldcom, Cisco, and the State of North Carolina. He has been working with Linux and Open Source Software for over 25 years. David likes to build his own computers to ensure that each new computer meets his exacting specifications. He has written articles for magazines including, Linux Magazine, Linux Journal, and Opensource.com. He currently has five books published with Apress, "The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins", a self-study training course in three volumes “Using and Administering Linux: Zero to SysAdmin,” that was released in late 2019, and “Linux for Small Business Owners” with Co-author Cyndi Bulka.
News The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins

Book availability dates revised

The availability dates for my book, "The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins," has been revised. Both the hardcopy (paperback) and the ebook versions are now scheduled...

David Both
June 23, 2018June 24, 2018
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Book News The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins

About my Book – “The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins”

The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins ISBN 978-1-4842-3729-8 Apress Amazon Barnes and Noble Availability dates revised. Expected hardcopy availability, September 21, 2018 Expected ebook availability, September...

David Both
June 2, 2018July 15, 2018
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Book Information

“The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins” has been sent to production

My new book, "The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins" has been sent to production. The next step for me is reading the proofs to verify that...

David Both
May 31, 2018
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Book News

First draft complete

I have completed the first draft of my book and all of my 26 chapters have been submitted to my publisher. Of those chapters, 24...

David Both
April 29, 2018April 29, 2018
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Book

Book progress

I have been making good progress on my book. I am still ahead of schedule and expect to finish well ahead of the deadline. This project...

David Both
March 23, 2018
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Thoughts

Book thoughts

As I started working on my book this morning, I looked at the total word count for the chapters I have already completed and the...

David Both
February 13, 2018February 14, 2018
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Book

Book status

I continue to make good progress on my book, The Linux Philosophy for System Administrators. I have now completed 15 chapters and technical reviews have...

David Both
February 12, 2018
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Book Deal Signed

I recently signed a contract for a book deal with Apress publishing. My book is tentatively titled, "The Linux Philosophy for System Administrators." My intention...

David Both
December 9, 2017
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Welcome to my renovated blog

I have just renovated my personal blog - yes, this one - because I have some interesting news coming up soon. I will share it...

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December 1, 2017
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May 13,2025

My latest book, “systemd for Linux  SysAdmins” is now available from my publisher, Apress, and on Amazon.

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