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LDP Weekly News<br>
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2001-02-22
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<h2>About the LDP</h2>
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<p>The Linux Documentation Project is developing free, high quality documentation
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for the GNU/Linux operating system. This includes the creation of HOWTOs and Guides,
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and collaboration with other documentation groups.
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<p>If you've always wanted to help Linux reach
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Total World Domination(tm), but you're not a programmer,
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there's still something you can do. Help the LDP!
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<p>The LDP keeps a page of resources for authors at
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<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/authors/">http://www.linuxdoc.org/authors/</a>.
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Contributions are always welcome.
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<p>For more LDP Weekly News, go to
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<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/ldpwn/">http://www.linuxdoc.org/ldpwn/</a>
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<h2>New Documents</h2>
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<li><b>TrueType Fonts with XFree86 4.0 mini-HOWTO</b><br>
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<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/TT-XFree86.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/TT-XFree86.html</a><br>
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Version 0.10, Bartek Kostrzewa, <a href="mailto:bartek@pt.lu">bartek@pt.lu</a>
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<p>This mini-HOWTO describes how to use TrueType (*.ttf) fonts with XFree86 4.0.x.
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</ul>
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<h2>Updated Documents</h2>
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<li><b>Assembly HOWTO</b><br>
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<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Assembly-HOWTO/">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Assembly-HOWTO/</a><br>
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Version 0.6c,
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Konstantin Boldyshev, <a href="mailto:fore@tunes.org">fore@tunes.org</a></li>
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<p><li><b>Enabling Process Accounting on Linux HOWTO</b><br>
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<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Process-Accounting/">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Process-Acounting/</a><br>
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Version 1.1, Albert M.C. Tam, <a href="mailto:bertie@scn.org">bertie@scn.org</a></li>
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<p><li><b>Securing and Optimizing Linux: RedHat Edition - A Hands on Guide</b><br>
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<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/LDP/solrhe/Securing-Optimizing-Linux-RH-Edition-v1.3/">http://www.linuxdoc.org/LDP/solrhe/Securing-Optimizing-Linux-RH-Edition-v1.3/</a><br>
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Version 1.3, Gerhard Mourani, <a href="mailto:gmourani@openna.com">gmourani@openna.com</a>
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<p>Sponsored by <a href="http://www.opendocs.org">OpenDocs, LLC</a>
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<p>This book-length guide is now available in HTML and plain text formats.</li>
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<h2>Document Review Effort Underway</h2>
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<p>In an attempt to improve the overall quality of our documentation,
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we are initiating an effort to review the entire collection of over
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350 documents.
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We're going to check each document for accuracy, use of language,
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formats and languages that are available, and various other metrics.
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<p>This is obviously a very big job, and it will require expertise in
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many different disciplines. If you've ever complained that Linux documentation
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isn't up to the same quality standards as commercial products, then this is
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your chance to change that situation. Write to David Merrill at
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david -AT- lupercalia.net for more information
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about how you can help.
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<h2>Out Of Date Publication Warning</h2>
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<p>It has come to our attention recently that at least one publisher,
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who shall remain nameless, is currently selling out of date documentation
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from the LDP collection. In this instance, the HOWTOs in question are over
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two years old, and updated versions have been available on our site
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for some time, so we believe the company is acting irresponsibly
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and "burning" the unwitting purchasers of its book.</p>
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<p>Our goal is to produce free documentation that can be freely redistributed
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both commercially and noncommercially. Unfortunately, this policy does have
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a downside. The downside is that we cannot
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prevent others from misusing the HOWTOs in this way.
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Our only recourse is to attempt to educate the GNU/Linux community.
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<i>Caveat emptor!</i></p>
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<p>We encourage you to buy printed volumes of LDP documents where available.
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Sometimes there is no substitute for a hard copy, and many HOWTOs have a long
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"shelf life" due to the nature of their subject matter. However, before you
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purchase hard copy, you are well advised to check our site and make sure you
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are getting an up to date version.</p>
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<p>We maintain a list of LDP printed volumes at
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<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/links/p_books.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/links/p_books.html</a>,
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which includes publications from:</p>
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<li><a href="http://www.opendocspublishing.com">OpenDocs Publishing</a>
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(who donates a portion of sales to the OpenSource Documentation Fund)</li>
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<li><a href="http://www.sybex.com">Sybex</a></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.mailordercentral.com/lsl/prodinfo.asp?number=BL00-702&variation=&aitem=3&mitem=10">Linux System Labs</a></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.mcgrawhill.com">McGraw Hill</a></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.linuxfacile.org">Linux Facile (Italian)</a></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.oreilly.com">O'Reilly & Associates</a></li>
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</ul>
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<p>We recommend you purchase printed LDP documents from these or other reputable publishers.
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