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<H1><A NAME="SECTION00100000000000000000">Sources of Linux Information</A></H1>
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<A NAME="appsourcesnum"> </A>
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app-sourcesSources of Linux Information
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<A NAME="8"> </A>
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<A NAME="9"> </A>
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This appendix contains information on various sources of Linux information,
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such as online documents, books, and more. Many of these documents are
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available either in printed form, or electronically from the Internet or
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BBS systems. Many Linux distributions also include much of this documentation
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in the distribution itself, so after you have installed Linux these files
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may be present on your system.
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<H1><A NAME="SECTION00110000000000000000">Online documents.</A></H1>
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<A NAME="11"> </A>
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These documents should be available on any of the Linux FTP archive sites
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(see Appendix <A HREF="#appftplistnum"><IMG ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="gif" SRC="../cross_ref_motif.gif"></A> for a list). If you do not have direct
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access to FTP, you may be able to locate these documents on other online
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services (such as CompuServe, local BBSs, and so on). If you have access
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to Internet mail, you can use the <TT>ftpmail</TT> service to receive these
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documents. See Appendix <A HREF="#appftplistnum"><IMG ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="gif" SRC="../cross_ref_motif.gif"></A> for more information.
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In particular, the following documents may be found on <TT>sunsite.unc.edu</TT>
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in the directory <TT>/pub/Linux/docs</TT>. Many sites mirror this
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directory; however, if you're unable to locate a mirror site near you,
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this is a good one to fall back on.
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<A NAME="49"> </A>
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<H1><A NAME="SECTION00120000000000000000">Intorduction to the Linux Documentation Project.</A></H1>
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<A NAME="51"> </A>
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<A NAME="52"> </A>
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The Linux Documentation Project (LDP) is working on developing good,
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reliable documentation for the Linux operating system. The overall
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goal of the LDP authors is to write documents in various formats that
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cover installing, configuring, and using Linux. The LDP produces
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documents in a variety of formats: plain text that you can read
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anywhere, HTML documents you can read with a browser, man pages that
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can be read online or in a book, and typeset documentation that can be
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printed and read in books.
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The LDP's ``home'' is its web page, found at <TT>
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http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP/</TT> and countless mirrors listed at <TT>
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http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP/hmirrors.html</TT>. This is the place to check
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for updates, news, and some documents that only exist online. A few
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documents that exist only online are;
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<UL>
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<LI> <EM>Linux Gazette</EM>, a monthly collection of unedited articles
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and letters from Linux users everywhere.
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<LI> <EM>The Linux Kernel Hackers' Guide</EM>, an interactive, edited
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forum where Linux kernel developers talk about kernel development
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issues.
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<LI> Special HOWTOs, HOWTO documents that rely on things that cannot
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be supported in plain text
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versions.
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In addition to the LDP web pages, there are four basic types of
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documentation produced by the LDP: Guides, HOWTOs and mini-HOWTOs, man
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pages, and FAQs.
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<LI> Guides<BR>
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Entire books on complex topics.
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<LI> HOWTOs and mini-HOWTOs<BR>
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Documents with full coverage of a fairly well-defined topic or
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simple coverage, usually of a single task.
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<LI> man pages<BR>
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Documentation for single programs, file formats, and library
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functions in standard UNIX reference format.
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<LI> FAQs<BR>
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Frequently Asked Questions on verious topics, including the Linux FAQ.
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If you have comments about any particular document in this set, feel
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free to send it to the author. All documents have the author's email
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address to send comments to, and while the authors may not always have
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time to respond, they do read and consider thoughtful comments on
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their work. Your comments help make the next versions of these
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documents better. If you have comments or questions about the LDP in
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general, please contact Greg Hankins via email at <TT>
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<gregh@sunsite.unc.edu></TT>.
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<A NAME="63"> </A>
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<A NAME="64"> </A>
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<H1><A NAME="SECTION00130000000000000000">Books and other published works.</A></H1>
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<A NAME="66"> </A>
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<A NAME="67"> </A>
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<A NAME="68"> </A>
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<A NAME="325"> </A>
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<EM>Linux Journal</EM> is a monthly magazine for and about the Linux
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community, written and produced by a number of Linux developers and
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enthusiasts. It is distributed worldwide, and is an excellent way to keep
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in touch with the dynamics of the Linux world, especially if you don't
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have access to USENET news.
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At the time of this writing, subscriptions to <EM>Linux Journal</EM> are
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US$22/year in the United States, US$27 in Canada, and US$37 elsewhere.
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To subscribe, or for more information, write to Linux Journal, PO Box 55549,
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Seattle, WA, 98155-0549, USA, or call +1 206 782-7733, or toll free
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1-888-66-Linux in North America. Their FAX number is
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+1 206 782-7191, and e-mail address is <TT>linux@ssc.com</TT>. You can also
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find a <EM>Linux Journal</EM> FAQ and sample articles via anonymous FTP
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on <TT>sunsite.unc.edu</TT> in <TT>/pub/Linux/docs/linux-journal</TT>.
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As we have said, not many books have been published dealing with Linux
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specifically. However, if you are new to the world of UNIX, or want more
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information than is presented here, we suggest that you take a look at
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the following books which are available.
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<H2><A NAME="SECTION00131000000000000000">Linux Titles.</A></H2>
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<BR><BR><H2><A NAME="SECTION00135000000000000000">Programming.</A></H2>
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