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  <volumenum>2004</volumenum>
  <issuenum>18</issuenum>
  <publisher><publishername>The Linux Documentation Project</publishername></publisher>
  <pubdate>2004-05-05</pubdate>
  <title>The Linux Documentation Project Weekly News</title>
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<sect1 id="new-released">

<title>New documents @ The LDP</title>

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<listitem><para>After months of reviewing, the <ulink url="http://tldp.org/LDP/Bash-Beginners-Guide/html/">Bash Guide for Beginners</ulink>, by Machtelt Garrels, is finally available.  A lot of readers were waiting for the <ulink url="http://tldp.org/LDP/Bash-Beginners-Guide/Bash-Beginners-Guide.pdf">PDF version</ulink>, this and other formats can be obtained <ulink url="http://tldp.org/LDP/Bash-Beginners-Guide/">here</ulink>.</para></listitem>

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<sect1 id="new-review">

<title>Documents submitted for review</title>

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<listitem><para>Daniel Nofftz sent in <ulink url="http://lists.tldp.org/index.cgi?5:mss:9068:200405:jpaoleblmhgecdjeiepd">a new version of the Athlon Power Saving HOWTO</ulink>.</para></listitem>

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<sect1 id="new-proposed">

<title>New document proposals</title>

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<listitem><para>Extending the <ulink url="http://lists.tldp.org/index.cgi?1:msp:6911:200404:ihgbeocagoccoafpbbne">presentations with docbook HOWTO proposal</ulink>, Emma Jane Hogbin suggests a more general <ulink url="http://lists.tldp.org/index.cgi?1:msp:7193:200405:aomnmdfohkdjkccmkgfh">Presentations with Linux HOWTO</ulink>.</para></listitem>

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<sect1 id="updated-docs">
<title>Updated HOWTOs, FAQs and Guides</title>

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<listitem><para>Wim van Dorst updated the <ulink url="http://tldp.org/HOWTO/BogoMips.html">BogoMips mini-HOWTO</ulink> to v36.  For over ten years now this document gives performance info of CPUs running Linux.</para></listitem>

<listitem><para>If you still want more after finishing the <ulink url="http://tldp.org/LDP/Bash-Beginners-Guide/html/">Bash Guide for Beginners</ulink>, Mendel Cooper's <ulink url="http://tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/">Advanced Bash Scripting Guide</ulink> is the place to be.  v2.7 contains more examples and some minor updates.  Mendel keeps the <ulink url="http://personal.riverusers.com/~thegrendel/Change.log">full revision log</ulink> on his personal site.</para></listitem>

<listitem><para><quote>Accidents will happen!</ulink>  Prepare for the worst with Charles Curley's <ulink url="http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Linux-Complete-Backup-and-Recovery-HOWTO/">Linux Complete Backup and Recovery HOWTO</ulink>.  Featuring in v1.6: notes on Knoppix, Syslinux, PPART, QtPart and more info on rescue CDs.</para></listitem>

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</sect1>

<sect1 id="tldp-world-news">
<title>News in The LDP world</title>

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<para>ITL goes to press</para>

<para>The <ulink url="http://tldp.org/LDP/intro-linux/html/">Introduction to Linux Guide</ulink> will be available in printed format (264 pages) from <ulink url="http://fultus.com"> from May 20th onwards by Print On Demand (POD).  Fultus also <ulink url="http://store.fultus.com/product_info.php?products_id=65">distributes the book</ulink> via Google's <ulink url="http://froogle.google.com/froogle?q=0974433934">Froogle</ulink>, <ulink url="http://amazon.com">Amazon.com</ulink>, <ulink url="http://amazon.co.uk">Amazon.co.uk</ulink> and <ulink url="http://www.BarnesAndNoble">Barnes &amp; Noble</ulink>.</para>

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<para>Feedback mailinglist protected</para>

<para>Our Sergiusz has been working quite hard, maybe even on Labour Day.  After installing spam protection on the submit mailinglist, the measure was extended to the feedback mailinglist.</para>

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<para>New mirror in Malaysia</para>

<para>Ikmal Ahmad noted that there were no mirrors available for Malaysia and took the initiative to start one.  The new mirror is at <ulink url="http://ldp.leakage.org/" />, is located in Kuala Lumpur and updates several times per day.</para>

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<sect1 id="tldp-discussions">
<title>Discussions on The LDP lists</title>

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<sect1 id="tldp-contribute">
<title>HOWTO contribute to The LDP</title>

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

<para>Help us create this newsletter. We need volunteers who follow the
community (mailing lists, newsgroups, web channels) and report events
related to free software documentation. Write to us at
<email>feedback@en.tldp.org</email>.</para>

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

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