Linux Application Development Johnson, Michael K. and Troan, Erik W.

Troan, Erik W.; Johnson, Michael K.

ISBN 10: 0201308215 / ISBN 13: 9780201308211

Published by Addison-Wesley Professional, 3590

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Title: Linux Application Development Johnson, ...

Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional

Publication Date: 3590

Binding: Hardcover

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Synopsis:

A guide for programmers wanting to develop applications on the Linux platform. Includes an introduction to the operating system and discussions of documentation, compiling, linking and loading, Linux-specific debugging tools, the kernel interface, development tools, and dynamic loading at runtime. Appends information on direct access to I/O ports and GNU licenses. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

About the Author:

Michael K. Johnson is an operating system engineer at Specifix. He was formerly an operating system developer for Red Hat, where he managed the kernel team for three and a half years, and was founding technical leader of the Fedora Project. He occasionally teaches full-day tutorials on Linux application development.

Erik W. Troan, cofounder and Executive VP of Operating Systems at Specifix, was formerly Vice President of Product Engineering at Red Hat, where he was responsible for specifying and building technologies such as RPM, Linux operating systems, the Red Hat Network, high-performance Web servers, and the infrastructure for Red Hat's Web site.