The LDP Weekly News

The Linux Documentation Project Weekly News

Issue Number : 41
Publication Date : 2004-10-13
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Table of Contents
1. New documents @ The LDP
2. Updated HOWTOs, FAQs and Guides
3. News in The LDP world
4. HOWTO contribute to The LDP

1. New documents @ The LDP

This week brings us, once again, a new addition to our collection:

  * Venkata Ramana Enaganti finalized the [http://tldp.org/HOWTO/
    Autodir-HOWTO/intro.html] Autodir HOWTO, which explains autofs and how it
    can be used to create directories in a transparent manner. It also
    details the disadvantage of using the pam_mkhomedir module, as well as
    where it is different from autofs.
   
    According to the author: "Autodir offers a simple and effective means to
    create directories like home directories in a transparent manner. It
    relies on the autofs protocol for its operation. This document explains
    how to create directories on demand using Autodir in a transparent way to
    the applications. This document also explains using transparent backup
    feature that is possible with Autodir without bringing system down for
    backup purpose for all directories managed by Autodir."
   

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2. Updated HOWTOs, FAQs and Guides

  * Miroslav Skoric updated his trio, to note the [http://tldp.org/HOWTO/
    FBB.html] FBB Packet-radio BBS mini-HOWTO, the [http://tldp.org/HOWTO/
    LILO.html] LILO mini-HOWTO and the [http://tldp.org/HOWTO/
    Linux+WinNT.html] Linux+WindowsNT mini-HOWTO.
   
  * Ryan Cartwright sent in an updated for the [http://tldp.org/HOWTO/
    Windows-LAN-Server-HOWTO.html] Windows LAN server HOW-TO, which fixes
    outdated references.
   
  * WordPerfect for Linux continues to be popular, and is still conditionally
    available. Consequently, Rick Moen keeps his [http://tldp.org/FAQ/
    WordPerfect-Linux-FAQ/] WordPerfect on Linux FAQ up to date.
   
  * AJ Lewis has updates on LVM2 and on how to move a disk-group to another
    system in his [http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/] http://tldp.org/HOWTO/
    LVM-HOWTO/.
   
  * Christoph Baumann contributed his [http://tldp.org/HOWTO/
    XFree86-Touch-Screen-HOWTO.html] Linux Touch Screen HOWTO under the GNU
    Free Documentation License.
   

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3. News in The LDP world

  * Problems with WWW-HOWTO
   
    Doug Jensen reported the following problems with the WWW-HOWTO in the
    current LDP collection:
   
      + No attribution to the author, Pramod Karnad.
       
      + Removal of the Intranet-Server-HOWTO licensing.
       
      + Coping of Intranet-Server-HOWTO without proper attribution.
       
      + Introduction of a new license (an old version of LDP license).
       
      + Multiple licenses, without clearly stating how they are applied.
       
      + Lack of proper maintenance.
       
    Doug indicated that he would like the HOWTO to be removed and possibly
    reverted to a version similar to [http://hrast.pef.uni-lj.si/docs/en/
    www_howto/WWW-HOWTO.html] http://hrast.pef.uni-lj.si/docs/en/www_howto/
    WWW-HOWTO.html.
  * Linux HOWTOs in Swedish
   
    The Linux HOWTOs in Swedish package (doc-linux-sv) in debian has been
    [http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=273702] orphaned.
    Anybody who is interested in maintaining the package should take a look
    at [http://www.debian.org/devel/wnpp/index.html#howto] http://
    www.debian.org/devel/wnpp/index.html#howto on howto adopt a package
    properly.
   

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4. HOWTO contribute to The LDP

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The LDP Weekly News is compiled and edited by Machtelt Garrels and Y Giridhar
Appaji Nag with help from several other people.