1.8 Additional Reading

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1.8 Additional Reading Most general operating systems books present an overview and history of operating systems. Recommended introductions include Chapter 1 of Modern Operating Systems by Tanenbaum [122] or Chapters 1 to 3 of Operating Systems Concepts by Silberschatz et al. [107]. Chapters 1 and 2 of Distributed Systems: Concepts and Design by Coulouris et al. discuss design issues for distributed systems [26]. Distributed Operating Systems by Tanenbaum [121] also has a good overview of distributed systems issues, but it provides fewer details about specific distributed systems than does [26]. See also Distributed Systems: Principles and Paradigms by Van Steen and Tanenbaum [127]. Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment by Stevens [112] is a key technical reference on the UNIX interface to use in conjunction with this book. Serious systems programmers should acquire the POSIX Std. 1003.1 from the IEEE [50] or the Open Group web site [89]. The standard is surprisingly readable and thorough. The rationale sections included with each function provide a great deal of insight into the considerations that went into the standard. The final arbiter of C questions is the ISO C standard [56]. The CERT web site [24] is a good source for current information on recently discovered bugs, ongoing attacks and vulnerabilities. The book Know Your Enemy: Revealing the Security Tools, Tactics, and Motives of the Blackhat Community edited by members of the Honeynet Project [48] is an interesting glimpse into the realm of the malicious.

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