diff --git a/LDP/faq/docbook/Linux-FAQ.sgml b/LDP/faq/docbook/Linux-FAQ.sgml index 2783b9fa..a92b8db1 100644 --- a/LDP/faq/docbook/Linux-FAQ.sgml +++ b/LDP/faq/docbook/Linux-FAQ.sgml @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ 1.4 - 2001-05-20 + 2001-05-27 rk @@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ endterm="world-wide-web-for-linux-stuff">'') -What is Linux's Open-Source License? +What Is Linux's Open-Source License? The Linux trademark belongs to Linus Torvalds. He has placed the Linux kernel under the GNU General Public License, which basically means @@ -606,6 +606,11 @@ impose any restrictions on further distribution, and you must make the source code available. +There is a FAQ for the GPL at: + +http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gnu-faq.html. + + This is not the same as Public Domain. See the Copyright FAQ, @@ -1168,14 +1173,18 @@ the Subject: send giveaway_list. +Linux Cartoons: + +http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~conradp/linux/cartoons/ +. + LinuxArtist.org: http://www.linuxartist.org/. -Linux Cartoons: - -http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~conradp/linux/cartoons/ +Linuxinfor.com - Online Linux Resources: +http://www.linuxinfor.com/ . @@ -1597,6 +1606,12 @@ http://www.lerner.co.il/emacs/faq-body.shtml. +GNU General Public License FAQ: +http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl-faq.html + + + List of Periodic Information Postings: ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/periodic-postings/. @@ -2145,8 +2160,6 @@ The site contains information about test software, file system organization, and shared library naming conventions. - - @@ -5820,7 +5833,7 @@ The file mm/swapfile.c has all of the gory details. -How Do I Program <emphasis>XYZ</emphasis> Under Linux? +How To Program XYZ Under Linux. Read the manuals, or a good book on Unix and the manual pages (type man man). @@ -5906,7 +5919,7 @@ endterm="upgrade-libraries-withough-trashing">'') -How Do I Determine What Packages Are Installed on My System? +How To Determine What Packages Are Installed on a System. For distributions that use RPM format packages, use the command: @@ -6377,9 +6390,9 @@ find....'' -How Should I Pronounce Linux? +How Does One Pronounce Linux? -This Is a Matter of Religious Debate, of Course! +This question produces an outrageous amount of heated debate. If you want to hear Linus himself say how he pronounces it, download @@ -6874,7 +6887,7 @@ endterm="upgrade-recompile-kernel">'') -My Syslog says, ``<literal>end_request: I/O error</literal>, ....'' +The System Log says, ``end_request: I/O error, ....'' This error message, and messages like it, almost always indicate a hardware error with a hard drive. @@ -7124,7 +7137,7 @@ and its mirror sites, or from -How Do I Get the X Window System to Work? +How To Get the X Window System to Work. The answers to this question can, and do, fill entire books. If the installation program wasn't able to configure the X server correctly, @@ -7192,7 +7205,7 @@ terminals. -Where Can I Get a Ready-Made <filename>XF86Config</filename> for My System? +Where To Find a Ready-Made XF86Config file. If you can't seem to get X working using the guidelines above, refer to the XFree86 HOWTO, recent versions of @@ -7324,7 +7337,7 @@ fix this problem. How to Get Further Assistance -You Still Haven't Answered My Question! +If this Document Still Hasn't Answered Your Question.... Please read all of this answer before posting. I know it's a bit long, but you may be about to make a fool of yourself in front of 50,000 @@ -7506,7 +7519,7 @@ the sender's permission. -I Want to Mail Someone about My Problem. +How To Email Someone about Your Problem. Try to find the author or developer of whatever program or component is causing you difficulty. If you have a contact point for your Linux