The LDP Weekly News

The Linux Documentation Project Weekly News

Issue Number : 26
Publication Date : 2004-06-30
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Table of Contents
1. Documents submitted for review
2. New document proposals
3. Updated HOWTOs, FAQs and Guides
4. News in The LDP world
5. HOWTO contribute to The LDP

1. Documents submitted for review

  * Gareth Anderson submitted the [http://www.karakas-online.de/
    gnu-linux-tools-summary/] GNU/Linux tools summary, which is an attempt at
    listing common tools available on a GNU/Linux based system.
   
  * Stein Gjoen believes his [http://lists.tldp.org/index.cgi?5:mss:9144:
    200406:hgbphkommepbpkpkgdin] HOWTO generator is now ready for review. It
    is meant as a tool for TLDP authors who do not want to learn the DocBook
    markup but just want to submit content.
   

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2. New document proposals

  * Venkat Ramana Enaganti had a problem with automatic creation of
    home-directories when creating LDAP accounts. He documents his solution
    in this [http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/intraperson/
    Autodir-HOWTO.html?download] Autodir HOWTO and waits for your comments.
   
  * Greg Porter inherited some old HP servers and wanted to run Linux on
    them. The process of installing Linux, however, required a firmware
    upgrade, which caused him some trouble. So he wrote a document discussing
    the [http://www.porterdavis.org/computing/hp_boot/] Hewlett Packard Unix
    Server Firmware and the HP Boot Sequence, which he thinks will make a
    fine companion for the [http://tldp.org/HOWTO/HP-HOWTO/index.html] HP
    HOWTO.
   
  * Ray Benjamin wrote a [http://www.raybenjamin.com/linux-help-how-to/
    index.html] Getting Linux Help HOWTO and welcomes your comments.
   
  * Tor Slettnes is documenting his setup for spam filtering on incoming mail
    using a combination of Exim, Exiscan, Spamassassin and Greylistd, but
    [http://lists.tldp.org/index.cgi?1:msp:7516:200406:makpkgdefnipepahpgob]
    realized that theory can be split from practice to make his document more
    useful for general application and inclusion into TLDP.
   

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3. Updated HOWTOs, FAQs and Guides

  * Miroslav Skoric added info about a couple of his tutorials in 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.
   

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4. News in The LDP world

  * Outdated Cable modem HOWTO
   
    Jess Portnoy has some additions and updates for the [http://tldp.org/
    HOWTO/Cable-Modem/index.html] Cable Modem HOWTO but can not contact the
    author, Vladimir Vuksan. He agreed to take over the HOWTO if the original
    author can not be contacted within a reasonable period of time, and if
    the license allows for this. TLDP is currently checking things out.
   
  * Bash guide available in print
   
    Fultus books makes the [http://tldp.org/LDP/Bash-Beginners-Guide/html/
    index.html] Bash Guide for Beginners available in [http://
    store.fultus.com/product_info.php?products_id=66] print on demand, while
    leaving Machtelt Garrels, the author, and TLDP the rights to publish it
    on-line.
   
  * HOWTO: Presentations with linux
   
    [http://xtrinsic.com/] Emma Jane Hogbin recently talked about [http://
    xtrinsic.com/newtlug/040622/] HOWTO like Presentations. The purpose of
    the talk was to help people with their own presentations. The slides of
    the talk address both the preparation for and the presentation of the
    topic. There are a few screen shots of some presentation software but no
    details.
   
  * Parallel Processing HOWTO
   
    Hank Dietz indicated that he would be updating the [http://aggregate.org/
    PPLINUX/] Parallel Processing HOWTO and mutate it into a guide.
   

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5. 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.