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<h1 class="title"><a name="AEN2"></a>The Linux Documentation Project Weekly News</h1>
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<b>Issue Number :</b> 9<br>
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<b>Publication Date :</b> 2004-03-03<br>
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<dt class="c1">Table of Contents</dt>
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<dt>1. <a href="#new-released">New documents @ TLDP</a></dt>
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<dt>2. <a href="#new-for-review">Documents submitted for review</a></dt>
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<dt>3. <a href="#new-proposed">New document proposals</a></dt>
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<dt>4. <a href="#updated-docs">Updated HOWTOs, FAQs and Guides</a></dt>
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<dt>5. <a href="#tldp-world">News in The LDP world</a></dt>
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<dt>5.1. <a href="#news-item1">The History of LDP</a></dt>
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<dt>6. <a href="#feedback">HOWTO contribute to TLDP</a></dt>
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<h1 class="sect1"><a name="new-released"></a>1. New documents @ TLDP</h1>
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<li><span class="rss:item">As proposed a couple of weeks ago, here it is: the <a href="http://tldp.org/HOWTO/DVD-Playback-HOWTO/" target="_top">DVD Playback HOWTO</a>, by David Jao. David starts with
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the basics and explains how to set up the region for your drive, how to check for X Video Overlay support and how to enable DMA drive access.<br></span>
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<p><span class="rss:item">He continues with the discussion of the DVD playing software: <span class="application">MPlayer</span>, <span class="application">Xine</span>, <span class=
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"application">Ogle</span> and <span class="application">VideoLAN</span>. The HOWTO has information of how to make these work on a variety of Linux distributions. It also has a troubleshooting
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section.</span></p>
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<li><span class="rss:item">At the <a href="http://es.tldp.org" target="_top">Spanish TLDP</a> you can now find two courses about the Andalusian <a href="http://www.guadalinex.org/" target=
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"_top">Guadalinex</a> distribution. The first document is a <a href="http://es.tldp.org/Tutoriales/doc-curso-guadalinex-iesaverroes/html/" target="_top">guide</a> detailing the installation process
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and explaining how to get started with the system. It also has an introduction on Internet services and <a href="http://www.openoffice.org/" target="_top">OpenOffice</a>. The second document is
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<a href="http://es.tldp.org/Tutoriales/doc-curso-guadalinex-jr/" target="_top">a beginner's guide</a> as well, but it differs from the first one in that it has more on multi-media and didactical
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applications.</span></li>
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<h1 class="sect1"><a name="new-for-review"></a>2. Documents submitted for review</h1>
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<li><span class="rss:item">AJ Lewis sent in an update of the <a href="http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/" target="_top">LVM HOWTO</a>. This revision has updated CVS locations and FTP links along with
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an added section on extending a JFS filesystem</span></li>
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<h1 class="sect1"><a name="new-proposed"></a>3. New document proposals</h1>
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<li><span class="rss:item">Ravi Kiran asks whether this <a href="http://www.geocities.com/ravikiran_uvs/articles/proc.htm" target="_top">article on understanding the proc file system</a> would be a
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good addition to our collection. Ravi would also like to hear your suggestions on this <a href="http://www.geocities.com/ravikiran_uvs/articles/rkfs.html" target="_top">tutorial on writing a file
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system</a>.</span></li>
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<h1 class="sect1"><a name="updated-docs"></a>4. Updated HOWTOs, FAQs and Guides</h1>
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<li><span class="rss:item">Eric Raymond's <a href="http://tldp.org/HOWTO/UPS-HOWTO/" target="_top">UPS HOWTO</a> v1.1 has a whole new section entitled <span class="QUOTE">"An Overview of Power
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Protection"</span>, explaining the differences between surge suppressors, line conditioners and un-interruptible power supplies. Furthermore, Eric added a section on the deployment of your
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UPS.</span></li>
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<li><span class="rss:item">Also by ESR: v3.0 of the <a href="http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Unix-Hardware-Buyer-HOWTO/" target="_top">Unix Hardware Buyer HOWTO</a>. It has been adapted to the 21st century and
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the <a href="http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/ultimate-linux-box/" target="_top">Ultimate Linux Box</a> articles have been integrated in this HOWTO.</span></li>
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<li><span class="rss:item">If you were wondering how to use your Linux box for controlling your telescope, check out the <a href="http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Astronomy-HOWTO/" target="_top">Astronomy
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HOWTO</a> (v1.48) by Elwood Downey and John Huggins.</span></li>
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<li><span class="rss:item">The <a href="http://tldp.org/HOWTO/TimePrecision-HOWTO/" target="_top">Time Precision HOWTO</a> v1.0.6 by Avi Alkalay has been <a href=
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"http://computerlib.narod.ru/html/linuxtime.htm" target="_top">translated into Russian</a>, thanks to Shaki.</span></li>
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<li><span class="rss:item">Later on this week, we received another update from Eric Raymond, this one for the <a href="http://tldp.org/HOWTO/DocBook-Demystification-HOWTO/" target="_top">DocBook
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Demystification HOWTO</a>. V1.3 features updated links, corrected figures and additional pointers to XML editors.</span></li>
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<li><span class="rss:item">Eric was in a very productive mood: we also received v1.6 of the <a href="http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Linksys-Blue-Box-Router-HOWTO/" target="_top">Linksys Blue Box Router
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HOWTO</a>. As you recall, this document describes the BEFSR41 models and up of Linksys router/firewall boxes, which are very suitable for use with a home DSL connection. It also explains firmware
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upgrades.</span></li>
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<li><span class="rss:item">The <a href="http://tldp.org/HOWTO/K7s5a-HOWTO.html" target="_top">K7s5a HOWTO</a> v1.8, a combined effort by Sebfrance, Andreas Willenbrink, Alvaro Reguly and Paolo Berva
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has a new section on making the sensors of this motherboard work with the 2.6 kernel.</span></li>
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<h1 class="sect1"><a name="tldp-world"></a>5. News in The LDP world</h1>
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<h2 class="sect2"><a name="news-item1"></a>5.1. The History of LDP</h2>
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<p>Machtelt Garrels's article on <a href="http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=7433" target="_top">the history of LDP</a> (A behind-the-scenes look at the evolution of the Linux Documentation
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Project) was published by linuxjournal.com. The Dutch version would be at LinuxMag.nl (a magazine that is published every two months in both Belgium and The Netherlands).</p>
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<h1 class="sect1"><a name="feedback"></a>6. HOWTO contribute to TLDP</h1>
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<p>The Linux Documentation Project (TLDP) is working on developing free, high quality documentation for the GNU/Linux operating system. If you want to help TLDP, consider joining <tt class=
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"email"><<a href="mailto:discuss-subscribe@en.tldp.org">discuss-subscribe@en.tldp.org</a>></tt>.</p>
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<p>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
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<tt class="email"><<a href="mailto:feedback@en.tldp.org">feedback@en.tldp.org</a>></tt>.</p>
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<p>The LDP Weekly News is compiled and edited by Machtelt Garrels and Y Giridhar Appaji Nag with help from several other people.</p>
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