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<h1 class="title"><a name="AEN2"></a>TLDP Weekly News</h1>
<b>Issue Number :</b> 20<br>
<b>Publication Date :</b> 2003-09-09<br>
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<dt class="c1">Table of Contents</dt>
<dt>1. <a href="#AEN9">New documents</a></dt>
<dd>
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<dt>1.1. <a href="#AEN11">Fresh@LDP</a></dt>
<dt>1.2. <a href="#AEN18">Proposed new documents</a></dt>
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</dd>
<dt>2. <a href="#AEN26">Updates</a></dt>
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<dt>2.1. <a href="#AEN28">HOWTOs</a></dt>
<dt>2.2. <a href="#AEN72">Guides</a></dt>
<dt>2.3. <a href="#AEN82">Various</a></dt>
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</dd>
<dt>3. <a href="#feedback">Feedback and Contributions</a></dt>
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<h1 class="sect1"><a name="AEN9"></a>1. New documents</h1>
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<h2 class="sect2"><a name="AEN11"></a>1.1. Fresh@LDP</h2>
<p>We're starting this 20th issue with a new document:</p>
<ul>
<li><span class="rss:item">Review this <a href="http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Scripting-GUI-TclTk/" target="_top">Scripting Graphical Commands with Tcl/Tk Mini-HOWTO</a> if you want to get started with the
Tcl/Tk graphical toolkit. Salvador J. Peralta is waiting for your comments!</span></li>
</ul>
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<h2 class="sect2"><a name="AEN18"></a>1.2. Proposed new documents</h2>
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<li><span class="rss:item">On the same lines as the <a href="http://lists.tldp.org/index.cgi?5:mss:5672:200309:mdeognklflhdfhdhjjcb" target="_top">Disk Encryption HOWTO</a> proposed by David Braun
last week, Christophe Devine suggest an <a href="http://lists.tldp.org/index.cgi?5:mss:5751:200309:ffnhpcndnmhkkkjfhkef" target="_top">Encrypted file system HOWTO</a>. Join us on the <a href=
"mailto:discuss-subscribe@en.tldp.org.NOSPAM" target="_top">LDP discussion mailing-list</a> for comments on these proposals.</span></li>
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<h1 class="sect1"><a name="AEN26"></a>2. Updates</h1>
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<h2 class="sect2"><a name="AEN28"></a>2.1. HOWTOs</h2>
<p>We're getting in full speed again, be prepared!</p>
<ul>
<li><span class="rss:item">Saqib Ali provided us with v4.1.0 of his <a href="http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Apache-WebDAV-LDAP-HOWTO/" target="_top">Apache based WebDAV Server with LDAP and SSL HOWTO</a>. 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.</span></li>
<li><span class="rss:item">If you feel like playing a bit with your kernel, here's v1.04 of Bryan Henderson's <a href="http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Module-HOWTO/" target="_top">Linux Loadable Kernel Module
HOWTO</a>.</span></li>
<li><span class="rss:item">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.<br></span>
<p><span class="rss:item">The documentation consists of the following:</span></p>
<ul>
<li><span class="rss:item"><a href="http://tldp.org/HOWTO/VideoLAN-HOWTO/" target="_top">The VideoLAN HOWTO</a></span></li>
<li><span class="rss:item"><a href="http://tldp.org/REF/VideoLAN-Quickstart/" target="_top">The VideoLAN Quick-start</a></span></li>
<li><span class="rss:item"><a href="http://tldp.org/REF/VLC-User-Guide/" target="_top">The VLC User Guide</a></span></li>
<li><span class="rss:item"><a href="http://tldp.org/REF/VLS-User-Guide/" target="_top">The VLS User guide</a></span></li>
</ul>
<p>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!</p>
</li>
<li><span class="rss:item">And Svetoslav Slavtchev mailed us v1.1.1 of his <a href="http://tldp.org/HOWTO/XFree-Local-multi-user-HOWTO/" target="_top">XFree Local Multi-User HOWTO</a>, which explains
how to use the Backstreet Ruby kernel for supporting multiple keyboards, mice and monitors on one PC.</span></li>
<li><span class="rss:item">If you want to try an alternative form of wireless connection, check out v1.24 of Miroslav "Misko" Skoric's <a href="http://tldp.org/HOWTO/FBB.html" target="_top">FBB
Packet-radio BBS mini-HOWTO</a>, covering the installation and use of the popular amateur packet-radio BBS server software <span class="QUOTE">"FBB"</span>.</span></li>
<li><span class="rss:item">v3.13 of Miroslav "Misko" Skoric's <a href="http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LILO.html" target="_top">LILO mini-HOWTO</a>.</span></li>
<li><span class="rss:item">The <a href="http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Linux+WinNT.html" target="_top">Linux+WindowsNT mini-HOWTO</a> v2.13. from Miroslav "Misko" Skoric.</span></li>
<li><span class="rss:item">Daniel Quintiliani sent in v1.1 of the <a href="http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Xnews-under-Linux-HOWTO/" target="_top">Xnews under Linux HOWTO</a>, describing how to set up and use
the Windows client Xnews running <a href="http://www.winehq.com/" target="_top">Wine</a> emulator.</span></li>
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<h2 class="sect2"><a name="AEN72"></a>2.2. Guides</h2>
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<li><span class="rss:item"><a href="http://tldp.org/REF/VLC-User-Guide/" target="_top">The VLC User Guide</a> and the <a href="http://tldp.org/REF/VLS-User-Guide/" target="_top">the VLS User
guide</a>, see VideoLAN in the previous section</span></li>
<li><span class="rss:item">Binh Nguyen posted v0.11 of the <a href="http://www.tldp.org/LDP/Linux-Dictionary/html/" target="_top">Linux Dictionary</a>.</span></li>
</ul>
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<h2 class="sect2"><a name="AEN82"></a>2.3. Various</h2>
<p>Over at TLDP-ES, it was decided to have <a href="http://www.lisa.org/tbx/" target="_top">TBX</a>, an XML-based open standard for storing terminological data, for the unified Spanish glossary
they're working on.</p>
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<h1 class="sect1"><a name="feedback"></a>3. Feedback and Contributions</h1>
<p>You can help The Linux Documentation Project by:</p>
<ul>
<li><span class="rss:item">Reviewing one of the draft versions of the <a href="http://www.tldp.org/authors/inprogress.html" target="_top">documents in progress</a>.</span></li>
<li><span class="rss:item">Picking up one of the <a href="http://www.tldp.org/authors/unmaint.html" target="_top">unmaintained documents</a>.</span></li>
<li><span class="rss:item">Providing assistance with <a href="http://www.tldp.org/authors/markup.html" target="_top">markup</a>.</span></li>
</ul>
<p>Please help us create this weekly newsletter. Seen a site putting in a story with a link to the LDP? Completed the translation of any HOWTO? Know of any articles about the LDP published in
newspapers or magazines? You can update us by sending in links and information at <tt class="email">&lt;<a href="mailto:feedback@en.tldp.org">feedback@en.tldp.org</a>&gt;</tt>.</p>
<p>LDP Weekly News is edited by Machtelt Garrels, Torsten Schlabach and Y Giridhar Appaji Nag with help from several other people.</p>
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