Ellen Siever

Biography

Ellen Siever is a writer and editor specializing in Linux and other open source topics. In addition to Linux in a Nutshell, she coauthored Perl in a Nutshell. She is a long-time Linux and Unix user, and was a programmer for many years until she decided that writing about computers was more fun.

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Linux in a Nutshell by Ellen Siever , Stephen Figgins , Robert Love , Arnold Robbins Sixth Edition September 2009 (est.) Print: $44.99	Linux in a Nutshell by Ellen Siever , Aaron Weber , Stephen Figgins , Robert Love , Arnold Robbins Fifth Edition July 2005 Print: $44.95 Ebook: $35.99 Bundle: $58.44 (4) (Read Reviews)
Linux in a Nutshell by Ellen Siever , Stephen Figgins , Aaron Weber Fourth Edition June 2003 OUT OF PRINT (4) (Read Reviews)	Perl in a Nutshell by Stephen Spainhour , Ellen Siever , Nathan Patwardhan Second Edition June 2002 Print: $39.95 Ebook: $31.99 Bundle: $51.94 (3) (Read Reviews)
Linux in a Nutshell by Ellen Siever , Stephen Spainhour , Jessica P. Hekman , Stephen Figgins Third Edition August 2000 OUT OF PRINT (4) (Read Reviews)	Perl in a Nutshell by Stephen Spainhour , Ellen Siever , Nathan Patwardhan December 1998 OUT OF PRINT (4) (Read Reviews)
Perl Resource Kit -- UNIX Edition by Larry Wall , Ellen Siever , Nathan Patwardhan , Brian Jepson , David Futato January 1900 OUT OF PRINT (Read Reviews)	Linux in a Nutshell by Ellen Siever , The staff of O'Reilly Media Second Edition January 1900 OUT OF PRINT (Read Reviews)

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What Is Linux
Publish Date: Oct. 6, 2005For a long time, Linux was seen as a geek's system--too complicated for ordinary folks. But Linux has matured, and with today's desktop environments and new user-friendly installations, Linux is finally coming into its own as a desktop system. Ellen Siever takes a fresh look at what Linux is (and is not), its features, distributions, and much more. Ellen is a coauthor of Linux in a Nutshell, 5th Edition. What Is the X Window System
Publish Date: Aug. 25, 2005Developed at MIT in 1984, the X Window System, now up to X11 release 6, or X11R6, has been the standard environment for Unix windowing systems. Ellen Siever provides some historical context for X's staying power, then discusses its major features: working with X and the X server and X clients; configuring X; and much more. Ellen is a coauthor of Linux in a Nutshell, 5th Edition. USENIX Technical Session Wrap-Up
Publish Date: Jun. 29, 2001O'Reilly editor Ellen Siever reports from the USENIX conference. By Ellen Siever, O'Reilly open source editor. Top 10 Tips for Linux Users
Publish Date: Aug. 1, 2000O'Reilly is a leader in technical and computer book documentation for Linux.

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