LDP Weekly News

TLDP Weekly News

Issue Number : 20
Publication Date : 2003-09-09
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Table of Contents
1. New documents
    1.1. Fresh@LDP
    1.2. Proposed new documents
   
   
2. Updates
    2.1. HOWTOs
    2.2. Guides
    2.3. Various
   
   
3. Feedback and Contributions

1. New documents

1.1. Fresh@LDP

We're starting this 20th issue with a new document:

  * Review this [http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Scripting-GUI-TclTk/] Scripting
    Graphical Commands with Tcl/Tk Mini-HOWTO if you want to get started with
    the Tcl/Tk graphical toolkit. Salvador J. Peralta is waiting for your
    comments!
   

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1.2. Proposed new documents

  * On the same lines as the [http://lists.tldp.org/index.cgi?5:mss:5672:
    200309:mdeognklflhdfhdhjjcb] Disk Encryption HOWTO proposed by David
    Braun last week, Christophe Devine suggest an [http://lists.tldp.org/
    index.cgi?5:mss:5751:200309:ffnhpcndnmhkkkjfhkef] Encrypted file system
    HOWTO. Join us on the [discuss-subscribe@en.tldp.org.NOSPAM] LDP
    discussion mailing-list for comments on these proposals.
   

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2. Updates

2.1. HOWTOs

We're getting in full speed again, be prepared!

  * Saqib Ali provided us with v4.1.0 of his [http://tldp.org/HOWTO/
    Apache-WebDAV-LDAP-HOWTO/] Apache based WebDAV Server with LDAP and SSL
    HOWTO. If you were wondering: WebDAV stands for Web enabled Distributed
    Authoring and Versioning. Saqib's objective is to set up an Apache +
    MySQL + PHP + WebDAV based application server, using LDAP for
    authentication.
   
  * If you feel like playing a bit with your kernel, here's v1.04 of Bryan
    Henderson's [http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Module-HOWTO/] Linux Loadable Kernel
    Module HOWTO.
   
  * We've got a lot of updates from the VideoLAN project. VideoLAN is a
    complete software solution for streaming MPEG video on high-bandwidth
    networks. The project consists of VLS, the VideoLAN server and VLC, the
    client, which can accidentally also serve videos.
   
    The documentation consists of the following:
   
      + [http://tldp.org/HOWTO/VideoLAN-HOWTO/] The VideoLAN HOWTO
       
      + [http://tldp.org/REF/VideoLAN-Quickstart/] The VideoLAN Quick-start
       
      + [http://tldp.org/REF/VLC-User-Guide/] The VLC User Guide
       
      + [http://tldp.org/REF/VLS-User-Guide/] The VLS User guide
       
   
    Many thanks to Alexis de Lattre, Marc Ariberti, Anil Daoud, Clement
    Stenac, Henri Fallon, Johan Bilien, Mathieu Gautier and all the others
    volunteering for this project!
   
  * And Svetoslav Slavtchev mailed us v1.1.1 of his [http://tldp.org/HOWTO/
    XFree-Local-multi-user-HOWTO/] XFree Local Multi-User HOWTO, which
    explains how to use the Backstreet Ruby kernel for supporting multiple
    keyboards, mice and monitors on one PC.
   
  * If you want to try an alternative form of wireless connection, check out
    v1.24 of Miroslav "Misko" Skoric's [http://tldp.org/HOWTO/FBB.html] FBB
    Packet-radio BBS mini-HOWTO, covering the installation and use of the
    popular amateur packet-radio BBS server software "FBB".
   
  * v3.13 of Miroslav "Misko" Skoric's [http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LILO.html] LILO
    mini-HOWTO.
   
  * The [http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Linux+WinNT.html] Linux+WindowsNT mini-HOWTO
    v2.13. from Miroslav "Misko" Skoric.
   
  * Daniel Quintiliani sent in v1.1 of the [http://tldp.org/HOWTO/
    Xnews-under-Linux-HOWTO/] Xnews under Linux HOWTO, describing how to set
    up and use the Windows client Xnews running [http://www.winehq.com/] Wine
    emulator.
   

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2.2. Guides

  * [http://tldp.org/REF/VLC-User-Guide/] The VLC User Guide and the [http://
    tldp.org/REF/VLS-User-Guide/] the VLS User guide, see VideoLAN in the
    previous section
   
  * Binh Nguyen posted v0.11 of the [http://www.tldp.org/LDP/Linux-Dictionary
    /html/] Linux Dictionary.
   

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2.3. Various

Over at TLDP-ES, it was decided to have [http://www.lisa.org/tbx/] TBX, an
XML-based open standard for storing terminological data, for the unified
Spanish glossary they're working on.
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3. Feedback and Contributions

  You can help The Linux Documentation Project by:

  * Reviewing one of the draft versions of the [http://www.tldp.org/authors/
    inprogress.html] documents in progress.
   
  * Picking up one of the [http://www.tldp.org/authors/unmaint.html]
    unmaintained documents.
   
  * Providing assistance with [http://www.tldp.org/authors/markup.html]
    markup.
   

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