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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> 41<br>
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<b>Publication Date :</b> 2004-10-13<br>
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<dt class="c1">Table of Contents</dt>
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<dt>1. <a href="#new-released">New documents @ The LDP</a></dt>
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<dt>2. <a href="#updated-docs">Updated HOWTOs, FAQs and Guides</a></dt>
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<dt>3. <a href="#tldp-world-news">News in The LDP world</a></dt>
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<dt>4. <a href="#tldp-contribute">HOWTO contribute to The LDP</a></dt>
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<h1 class="sect1"><a name="new-released"></a>1. New documents @ The LDP</h1>
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<p>This week brings us, once again, a new addition to our collection:</p>
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<li><span class="rss:item">Venkata Ramana Enaganti finalized the <a href="http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Autodir-HOWTO/intro.html" target="_top">Autodir HOWTO</a>, which explains <span class=
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"application">autofs</span> and how it can be used to create directories in a transparent manner. It also details the disadvantage of using the <span class="application">pam_mkhomedir</span> module,
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as well as where it is different from <span class="application">autofs</span>.<br></span>
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<p>According to the author: "Autodir offers a simple and effective means to create directories like home directories in a transparent manner. It relies on the autofs protocol for its operation. This
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document explains how to create directories on demand using Autodir in a transparent way to the applications. This document also explains using transparent backup feature that is possible with
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Autodir without bringing system down for backup purpose for all directories managed by Autodir."</p>
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<h1 class="sect1"><a name="updated-docs"></a>2. Updated HOWTOs, FAQs and Guides</h1>
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<li><span class="rss:item">Miroslav Skoric updated his trio, to note the <a href="http://tldp.org/HOWTO/FBB.html" target="_top">FBB Packet-radio BBS mini-HOWTO</a>, the <a href=
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"http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LILO.html" target="_top">LILO mini-HOWTO</a> and the <a href="http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Linux+WinNT.html" target="_top">Linux+WindowsNT mini-HOWTO</a>.</span></li>
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<li><span class="rss:item">Ryan Cartwright sent in an updated for the <a href="http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Windows-LAN-Server-HOWTO.html" target="_top">Windows LAN server HOW-TO</a>, which fixes outdated
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references.</span></li>
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<li><span class="rss:item">WordPerfect for Linux continues to be popular, and is still conditionally available. Consequently, Rick Moen keeps his <a href="http://tldp.org/FAQ/WordPerfect-Linux-FAQ/"
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target="_top">WordPerfect on Linux FAQ</a> up to date.</span></li>
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<li><span class="rss:item">AJ Lewis has updates on LVM2 and on how to move a disk-group to another system in his <a href="http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/" target=
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"_top">http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/</a>.</span></li>
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<li><span class="rss:item">Christoph Baumann contributed his <a href="http://tldp.org/HOWTO/XFree86-Touch-Screen-HOWTO.html" target="_top">Linux Touch Screen HOWTO</a> under the GNU Free
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Documentation License.</span></li>
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<h1 class="sect1"><a name="tldp-world-news"></a>3. News in The LDP world</h1>
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<li><span class="rss:item">Problems with WWW-HOWTO<br></span>
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<p><span class="rss:item">Doug Jensen reported the following problems with the WWW-HOWTO in the current LDP collection:</span></p>
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<li><span class="rss:item">No attribution to the author, Pramod Karnad.</span></li>
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<li><span class="rss:item">Removal of the Intranet-Server-HOWTO licensing.</span></li>
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<li><span class="rss:item">Coping of Intranet-Server-HOWTO without proper attribution.</span></li>
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<li><span class="rss:item">Introduction of a new license (an old version of LDP license).</span></li>
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<li><span class="rss:item">Multiple licenses, without clearly stating how they are applied.</span></li>
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<li><span class="rss:item">Lack of proper maintenance.</span></li>
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Doug indicated that he would like the HOWTO to be removed and possibly reverted to a version similar to <a href="http://hrast.pef.uni-lj.si/docs/en/www_howto/WWW-HOWTO.html" target=
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"_top">http://hrast.pef.uni-lj.si/docs/en/www_howto/WWW-HOWTO.html</a>.</li>
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<li><span class="rss:item">Linux HOWTOs in Swedish<br></span>
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<p><span class="rss:item">The Linux HOWTOs in Swedish package (doc-linux-sv) in debian has been <a href="http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=273702" target="_top">orphaned</a>. Anybody
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who is interested in maintaining the package should take a look at <a href="http://www.debian.org/devel/wnpp/index.html#howto" target="_top">http://www.debian.org/devel/wnpp/index.html#howto</a> on
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howto adopt a package properly.</span></p>
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<h1 class="sect1"><a name="tldp-contribute"></a>4. HOWTO contribute to The LDP</h1>
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<p><a href="http://www.tldp.org/" target="_top">The Linux Documentation Project</a> (TLDP) is working on developing free, high quality documentation for the GNU/Linux operating system. If you want to
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help TLDP, consider joining <tt class="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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