Book Review: User Mode Linux by Jeff Dike
Disclosure: I was given this book for free by Prentice Hall, the publishers. There were no actual strings attached, but they did ask that I blog about it. So, I’m blogging about it. If you feel my review was bought, by all means, ignore it.
User Mode Linux, by Jeff Dike, is a great book, if you’re interested in UML. First off, it’s quite accurate and informative. Not surprising, Jeff wrote UML, so he knows more about it than anyone else. But more than that, it’s fun to read. I mostly just read it, but I found myself itching to grab my computer and try things out. Not great, when you’re at the beach without your computer. 
I’d say the book is primarily aimed at people who’ve never used UML, but want to try it for some reason. It starts with quick and easy setups, and works it’s way up to full-fledged virtual servers by the end. Even so, it’s a useful reference, as I was reminded just today.
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I just realized, when going through old mail, that I’d never actually posted this review. So, here we go again, much later. All the above is true, except that it’s much more usefull as a reference than I first thought. My copy is well thumbed over, and has lived in my computer bag for the past year, or so. Definitley a must get for anyone using UML.
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