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The Book “Computer Networks: A Systems Approach” is now open source

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Re: The Book “Computer Networks: A Systems Approach” is now open source

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Post by SloopJon »

iicc wrote: post #5

> https://github.com/SystemsApproach/book/tree/master/publishe... epub, mobi & pdf

iBooks for Mac can read the epub, but Google Play Books rejects it: "This file cannot be processed."

The epubcheck utility reports more errors than I know what to do with. For example:

Error while parsing file 'value of attribute "lang" is invalid; must be an RFC 3066 language identifier'.

Error while parsing file 'value of attribute "id" is invalid; must be an XML name without colons'.

Error while parsing file 'element "figure" not allowed anywhere; expected the element end-tag, text or element "a", ..., "ul" or "var" (with xmlns:ns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg")'.

Is this likely a problem in the sources, GitBook, or something else about how the submitter built it?

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Post by npongratz »

itsmemattchung wrote: post #7

Which undergraduate CS course uses this book ? I've never read this book but glossing over it, seems like an incredible resource for understanding the history of networks as well as building them from the ground up.

CS 640: Introduction to Computer Networks at University of Wisconsin - Madison, taught by Dr. Paul Barford:

http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~pb/cs640.html

We used an earlier edition of the textbook in 2003 (if memory serves, might be +/- a year), and per the link above, looks like they used it as recently as Fall 2017. I remember greatly enjoying the book and the course.

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Post by itsmemattchung »

npongratz wrote: post #13
itsmemattchung wrote: post #7

Which undergraduate CS course uses this book ? I've never read this book but glossing over it, seems like an incredible resource for understanding the history of networks as well as building them from the ground up.

CS 640: Introduction to Computer Networks at University of Wisconsin - Madison, taught by Dr. Paul Barford: http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~pb/cs640.html We used an earlier edition of the textbook in 2003 (if memory serves, might be +/- a year), and per the link above, looks like they used it as recently as Fall 2017. I remember greatly enjoying the book and the course.

Awesome -- thanks for linking to the course itself. Seems similar to another course offered by OS MCS: https://www.omscs.gatech.edu/cs-6250-computer-networks

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Post by gatesphere »

itsmemattchung wrote: post #7

Which undergraduate CS course uses this book ? I've never read this book but glossing over it, seems like an incredible resource for understanding the history of networks as well as building them from the ground up.

Computer Networking at SUNY Oswego, as taught by Doug Lea. At least it was used in 2012 when I took it. The hardcover is on my work bookshelf behind me now -- so useful I kept it.

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Post by ExcaliburZero »

gatesphere wrote: post #15
itsmemattchung wrote: post #7

Which undergraduate CS course uses this book ? I've never read this book but glossing over it, seems like an incredible resource for understanding the history of networks as well as building them from the ground up.

Computer Networking at SUNY Oswego, as taught by Doug Lea. At least it was used in 2012 when I took it. The hardcover is on my work bookshelf behind me now -- so useful I kept it.

It is still being used as of Spring 2018.

Great class.

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