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<pubdate>February 2003</pubdate>
<revhistory>
<revision>
<revnumber>1.1</revnumber>
<date>2003-11-07</date>
<revremark>
Minor update
</revremark>
</revision>
</revhistory>
<revhistory>
<revision>
<revnumber>1.0</revnumber>
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<legalnotice id="legalnotice">
<para>&#x00A9; 2003, Rahul Sundaram</para>
<blockquote>
<para>Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no invariant sections, with no Front-Cover Texts, with no Back-Cover Text. A copy of the license is located at <ulink url="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/fdl.html" />.</para>
<para>Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no invariant sections, with no Front-Cover Texts,with no Back-Cover Text. A copy of the license is located at <ulink url="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/fdl.html" />.</para>
</blockquote>
</legalnotice>
<abstract>
<para>An introductory FAQ for users who come across the LDP and do
not yet understand what it all means.
<para>An introductory FAQ for users who come across the LDP and want a short introduction to it.
</para>
</abstract>
</articleinfo>
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<qandaset defaultlabel='qanda'>
<qandaentry>
<question><para>What is the LDP?</para></question>
<answer><para>The LDP is a loosely knit team of volunteers who provide documenation for many aspects of Linux. There are several forms of documentation: Guides, HOWTOs, man pages and FAQs.</para></answer>
<answer><para>The LDP is a loosely knit team of volunteers who provide documentation for many aspects of Linux. There are several forms of documentation: Guides, HOWTOs, man pages and FAQs.</para></answer>
</qandaentry>
<qandaentry>
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<qandaentry>
<question><para>What is a man page?</para></question>
<answer><para>man (Manual) pages are the standard form of help available for many linux applications and utilities. They can be viewed using the man command.</para></answer>
<answer><para>man (Manual) pages are the standard form of help available for many linux applications and utilities. They can be viewed using the man command. Many of the GNU utilities have more detailed form of help called info pages. They can be viewed with the info command.</para></answer>
</qandaentry>
<qandaentry>
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<qandaentry>
<question><para>How are the documents licensed?</para></question>
<answer><para>LDP only has documents available under a open source license like the GNU Free Documentation License which means that you are allowed to distribute, modify and do whatsoever you want to do as long as you do not change the copyright and licensing terms.</para></answer>
<answer><para>LDP only has documents available under a free license like the GNU Free Documentation License which means that you are allowed to distribute, modify and do whatsoever you want to do as long as you do not change the copyright and licensing terms.</para></answer>
</qandaentry>
<qandaentry>
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<qandaentry>
<question><para>Why should I contribute?</para></question>
<answer><para>Authors who want to help others by providing some documentation can do so through the LDP. The documents should under a open source license such as the GNU free documentation license which ensures that everyone is benefited through your documents. Here are some of the major benefits when you contribute through the LDP:</para>
<answer><para>Authors who want to help others by providing some documentation can do so through the LDP. The documents should under a free license such as the GNU free documentation license which ensures that everyone is benefited through your documents. Here are some of the major benefits when you contribute through the LDP:</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>The LDP hosts the documents and ensures that it is available in all the formats including text, html and pdf so it can be viewed in a platform independant manner.</para></listitem>
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<question><para>How do I submit documentation?</para></question>
<answer><para>The LDP Author HOWTO provides all the details you would like to know including links to other resources and tools. Please go to <ulink url="http://www.tldp.org">www.tldp.org</ulink> to have a look. The email address to submit English language documentation is <email>submit@en.tldp.org</email>. For those who want to write in languages other than English, email the discussion list to know what languages are available, and also to solicit the help of volunteers for any translation or review help.</para></answer>
</qandaentry>
<qandaentry>
<question><para>I have a important question which is unanswered here?</para></question>
<answer><para>
I might have missed it out. Please mail discuss@en.tldp.org. If its answered and you feel it should be included here, then send me a copy and I will add it it the next revision of this document.</para></answer>
</qandaentry>
</qandaset>
</article>