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