The LDP Weekly News

The Linux Documentation Project Weekly News

Issue Number : 18
Publication Date : 2004-05-05
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Table of Contents
1. New documents @ The LDP
2. New document proposals
3. Updated HOWTOs, FAQs and Guides
4. News in The LDP world
5. Discussions on The LDP lists
6. HOWTO contribute to The LDP

1. New documents @ The LDP

  * After months of reviewing, the [http://tldp.org/LDP/Bash-Beginners-Guide/
    html/] Bash Guide for Beginners, by Machtelt Garrels, is finally
    available. A lot of readers were waiting for the [http://tldp.org/LDP/
    Bash-Beginners-Guide/Bash-Beginners-Guide.pdf] PDF version, this and
    other formats can be obtained [http://tldp.org/LDP/Bash-Beginners-Guide/]
    here.
   

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2. New document proposals

  * Extending the [http://lists.tldp.org/index.cgi?1:msp:6911:200404:
    ihgbeocagoccoafpbbne] presentations with docbook HOWTO proposal, Emma
    Jane Hogbin suggests a more general [http://lists.tldp.org/index.cgi?1:
    msp:7193:200405:aomnmdfohkdjkccmkgfh] Presentations with Linux HOWTO.
   

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3. Updated HOWTOs, FAQs and Guides

  * Wim van Dorst updated the [http://tldp.org/HOWTO/BogoMips.html] BogoMips
    mini-HOWTO to v36. For over ten years now this document gives performance
    info of CPUs running Linux.
   
  * If you still want more after finishing the [http://tldp.org/LDP/
    Bash-Beginners-Guide/html/] Bash Guide for Beginners, Mendel Cooper's
    [http://tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/] Advanced Bash Scripting Guide is the
    place to be. v2.7 contains more examples and some minor updates. Mendel
    keeps the [http://personal.riverusers.com/~thegrendel/Change.log] full
    revision log on his personal site.
   
  * "Accidents will happen!" Prepare for the worst with Charles Curley's
    [http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Linux-Complete-Backup-and-Recovery-HOWTO/] Linux
    Complete Backup and Recovery HOWTO. Featuring in v1.6: notes on Knoppix,
    Syslinux, PPART, QtPart and more info on rescue CDs.
   
  * Daniel Nofftz sent in a new version of the Athlon Power Saving HOWTO.
    v1.1.4 incorporates a change in the sis chipset commandline hack, adds a
    new sound fix and a new patch for the 2.6.5 kernel.
   
  * The LVM HOWTO by AJ Lewis has been updated to v0.11. This revision has
    updated LVM2 FAQ entries.
   

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4. News in The LDP world

  * Introduction to Linux goes to press
   
    The Introduction to Linux Guide will be available in printed format (264
    pages) from [http://fultus.com] http://fultus.com from May 20th onwards
    by Print On Demand (POD). Fultus also [http://store.fultus.com/
    product_info.php?products_id=65] distributes the book via [http://
    amazon.com] Amazon.com, [http://amazon.co.uk] Amazon.co.uk and [http://
    www.BarnesAndNoble] Barnes & Noble.
   
  * Feedback mailinglist protected
   
    Sergiusz has been working quite hard to protect our mailing lists from
    spam. After the submit mailinglist, the protection was extended to the
    feedback mailinglist.
   
  * New mirror in Malaysia
   
    Ikmal Ahmad noted that there were no mirrors available for Malaysia and
    took the initiative to start one. The new mirror is at [http://
    ldp.leakage.org/] http://ldp.leakage.org/, is located in Kuala Lumpur and
    updates several times per day.
   
  * Obsolete MSSQL6-Openlink-PHP-ODBC HOWTO
   
    Jean-Philippe Geurard, the HOWTO-French translation coordinator wrote in
    to inform us that the MSSQL6-Openlink-PHP-ODBC HOWTO was obsolete. The
    version of OpenLink that does not seem to be available anywhere on the
    Internet and The current version was not free anymore.
   

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5. Discussions on The LDP lists

  * AsciiDoc as a new format for submissions
   
    [http://sourceforge.net/projects/asciidoc/] AsciiDoc is a GPLed formating
    system written in Python by Stuart Rackham that can convert a plain text
    human readable/writable document format directly to DocBook. Scot W.
    Stevenson [http://lists.tldp.org/index.cgi?1:mss:7121:200404:
    mjolkcjnjbginkhagjki] suggested that the LDP maintainers consider
    AsciiDoc for document submissions to reduce the barrier involved in
    learning DocBook. Emma Jane Hogbin said that this was a misconception
    that the LDP accepts only DocBook submissions and Scot explained how he
    thought learning DocBook was necessary if only at a later point of time.
    Gerg Ferguson was interested in how good AsciiDoc was at doing container
    elements and meta-data and that if it can do a good job like WikiText
    without DocBook errors, the LDP would be open to such submissions.
   
  * TLDP funds and donations
   
    Machtelt Garrels wanted to know what somebody who wanted to give money to
    TLDP should be doing. Paul Jones [http://lists.tldp.org/index.cgi?1:mss:
    7227:200405:pabolachbpcnijabieho] replied saying that cheques may be sent
    to: ibiblio.org, campus box 3456, UNC chapel hill, nc 27599-3456, USA.
    They should be made payable to University of North Carolina at Chapel
    Hill with a note that the funds are for the Linux Documentation Project.
   

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6. HOWTO contribute to The LDP

The Linux Documentation Project (TLDP) is working on developing free, high
quality documentation for the GNU/Linux operating system. If you want to help
TLDP, consider joining <discuss-subscribe@en.tldp.org>.

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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.