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<h1 class="title"><a name="AEN2"></a>The Linux Documentation Project Weekly News</h1>
<b>Issue Number :</b> 02<br>
<b>Publication Date :</b> 2006-04-05<br>
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<dt>1. <a href="#tldp-discussions">Discussions on The LDP lists</a></dt>
<dt>2. <a href="#updated-docs">Updated HOWTOs, FAQs and Guides</a></dt>
<dt>3. <a href="#tldp-mirrors">Mirror information update</a></dt>
<dt>4. <a href="#tldp-contribute">The LDP/LDPWN mini-HOWTO</a></dt>
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<h1 class="sect1"><a name="tldp-discussions"></a>1. Discussions on The LDP lists</h1>
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<li><span class="rss:item">Updated man-pages.<br></span>
<p><span class="rss:item">Michael Kerrisk has updated the man-pages to version 2.28. You can find them at <a href="http://tldp.org/docs.html#man" target=
"_top">http://tldp.org/docs.html#man.</a></span></p>
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<li><span class="rss:item">Docbook version:<br></span>
<p><span class="rss:item">There was some misunderstanding about the preferred docbook version in this <a href="http://lists.tldp.org/index.cgi?1:mss:9929:200603:kkcefolngmdjhpplnkjb" target=
"_top">discussion</a>. But people... it is still version 4.2!</span></p>
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<li><span class="rss:item">Conversion of docbook to pdf is not optimal:<br></span>
<p><span class="rss:item">There is a <a href="http://lists.tldp.org/index.cgi?1:sss:9931:200603:acpbcbilaefhcbjfmnkn" target="_top">discussion</a> going on on what the best manner is to convert your
docbook xml document into pdf. A few different manners are mentioned. But there is still no winner! That is normal, because it is also a matter of taste.</span></p>
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<li><span class="rss:item">Chris Karakas has made a new <a href="http://lists.tldp.org/index.cgi?1:mss:9952:200603:elfkhmdcfpcflhjkhpgf" target="_top">version</a> of his lyxtox-scripts. These can be
used when creating docbook sgml documents with Lyx.</span></li>
<li><span class="rss:item">A <a href="http://lists.tldp.org/index.cgi?1:sss:9970:200603:bnenoijpheiifcjfnkkc" target="_top">discussion</a> is going on about two documents. Fran Literio is creating
the "Bash Scripting Introduction HOWTO", but is not sure if it worth the time and energy because there is also the "Bash Guide for Beginners" of Machtelt Garrels. After a few tips Fran is probably
renaming her document and converts it into a Bash Scripting Quick Start HOWTO. The audience is different for both documents so it is probably worth writing it.</span></li>
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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">Mendel Cooper's <a href="http://tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/index.html" target="_top">Advanced Bash Scripting Guide</a> is updated to version 3.8. He find it mostly a bugfix
update, but with a fair amount of new material.</span></li>
<li><span class="rss:item">Bryan Henderson's <a href="http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Module-HOWTO/" target="_top">Module HOWTO</a> is updated to version 1.08.</span></li>
<li><span class="rss:item">David Lawyer had some changes for the <a href="http://lists.tldp.org/index.cgi?1:mss:9940:200603:claiepedajakajhoajgg" target="_top">manifesto</a> page.</span></li>
<li><span class="rss:item">Machtelt Garrels has updated her <a href="http://www.tldp.org/LDP/intro-linux/html/index.html" target="_top">Introduction to Linux - A hands on Guide</a> to version
1.21</span></li>
<li><span class="rss:item">Machtelt Garrels also updated her <a href="http://www.tldp.org/LDP/Bash-Beginners-Guide/html/index.html" target="_top">Bash-Beginners-Guide</a> to version 1.8</span></li>
<li><span class="rss:item">Eric Steven Raymond has updated his <a href="http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Fedora-Multimedia-Installation-HOWTO/" target="_top">Fedora Multimedia Installation HOWTO</a> to version
5.0</span></li>
<li><span class="rss:item">Avi Alkalay, Donovan Rebbechi and Hal Burgiss has updated the <a href="%20http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Font-HOWTO/" target="_top">Optimal Use of Fonts on Linux</a>
document.</span></li>
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<h1 class="sect1"><a name="tldp-mirrors"></a>3. Mirror information update</h1>
<p>The following are the latest additions to our <a href="http://www.tldp.org/mirrors.html" target="_top">list of mirrors</a>:</p>
<ul>
<li><span class="rss:item"><a href="http://www.studioinf.com/LDP/" target="_top">http://www.studioinf.com/LDP/</a> maintained by Andrea Gedda in N&Atilde;&frac14;rnberg, Germany. Updated
daily.</span></li>
<li><span class="rss:item"><a href="http://ldp.cdmon.org/" target="_top">http://ldp.cdmon.org/</a> maintained by Monedas del Mundo in Alicante, Spain. Updated on a weekly base.</span></li>
<li><span class="rss:item"><a href="http://ldp.ods.org" target="_top">http://ldp.ods.org</a> maintained by Emilio Petrozzi in Verona, Wisconsin USA. Updated daily.</span></li>
<li><span class="rss:item"><a href="http://LDP.tantrum.org" target="_top">http://LDP.tantrum.org</a> maintained by Orlando Ortiz in Clifton, NJ - USA. Updated daily.</span></li>
<li><span class="rss:item"><a href="http://www.stathy.com/LDP/" target="_top">http://www.stathy.com/LDP/</a> maintained by Stathy G Touloumis in Chicago, IL, USA. Updated daily.</span></li>
<li><span class="rss:item"><a href="http://www.tldp.mirroarrr.de/" target="_top">http://www.tldp.mirroarrr.de/</a> maintained by Karsten Krienke in Berlin, Germany. Updated twice a day.</span></li>
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<h1 class="sect1"><a name="tldp-contribute"></a>4. The LDP/LDPWN mini-HOWTO</h1>
<p><a href="http://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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