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LDP Weekly News<br>
2001-12-04
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by David Merrill<br>&nbsp;
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<h2>Debian Licensing Issues</h2>
About 2/3 of the LDP document collection will be removed from the base
Debian distribution due to licensing issues unless they are relicensed.
Most LDP documents are licensed under the LDP License, an old license
used by the LDP in years past but that has been deprecated for some time.
Now the need to relicense has become urgent.
<p>The <a href="http://www.debian.org">Debian GNU/Linux</a> distribution
maintains separate trees for Free and Non-Free applications.
The LDP has always been included in Free,
apparently because nobody at Debian ever noticed that most LDP documents
are Non-Free, according to the Debian Free Software Guidelines.
(The DFSG is the policy which became the foundation for the Open
Source Initiative's Open Source Definition.)
<p>In the course of a conversation with Colin Watson, the Debian LDP
maintainer, I became aware of the licensing problem and let Colin
know that Debian was in violation of their own Guidelines, and they
are now in the process of splitting the LDP up into two separate collections,
one composed of Free documents, and the other Non-Free.
<p>The Non-Free documents are not a part of the Debian base system.
Although many Debian users install both Free and Non-Free applications,
many others do not. The removal of many LDP documents from Debian base
is not good news for the LDP.
<p>To further complicate issues, The freeze date for the next release of
Debian is due on
December 8, only a few days from now. It is quite possible we will be
able to slip in some updates after that date, since documentation
updates are such a low risk to stability, but we still have no
time to spare.
<p>I am asking all LDP authors to help us out by
licensing your documents to make sure they are freely distributable
and that modified versions are allowed.
<p>The LDP does not officially endorse any one license, and we do not
require any one license. We absolutely require that a document be freely
redistributable, but we do not require anything beyond that. However,
we also want to continue to have as many LDP documents available in the
base Debian system as we possibly can.
<p>So, I am making a personal appeal to all LDP authors
to ask that you relicense your documents under the GNU Free
Documentation License, the Open Publication License (without applying the
non-free options), or any other license that complies with the DFSG.
<p>Please either commit your update to cvs if you have an LDP cvs account,
or send your updated document to submit@linuxdoc.org as usual
as soon as possible.
<p>And thank you all for your continued support of the Linux Documentation
Project. We wouldn't exist without you.
<p>David C. Merrill<br>
Collection Editor &amp; Coordinator
<p><b>Update:</b> A list of documents not covered under GFDL or OPL is available
<a href="non-free.txt">here</a>.
<h2>New Maintainers Needed</h2>
I've been writing to authors whose documents have not been updated in the last
year to inquire as to their status. Often, these documents don't need updates,
particularly if they document traditional Unix&trade; tools that haven't
changed much in years, but sometimes authors are no longer able to keep
their documents up to date.
<p>Our list of unmaintained documents has been growing dramatically due to this
effort. This doesn't mean we have more unmaintained documents, just that I am
identifying them. If you happen to be the author of a document listed here,
your listed email is invalid and you need to contact us and update the
document with your current email address. I consider documents with stale
email addresses to be unmaintained.
<p>Beginning with this week's LDPWN, I'll be listing all of the documents that
appear to be unmaintained. These documents are in need of someone to take
care of them and keep them up to date. If you have some expertise in the area,
please adopt one of them and help your fellow Linux users. They appear toward
the end of this page.
<p>If you would like to become the maintainer of an LDP document, we will give
you some help in getting started. Join the LDP discussion mailing list by
going to <a href="http://lists.linuxdoc.org">lists.linuxdoc.org</a>, and post a message indicating the document you
are interested in. We'll help you get on from there.
<h2>New Documents</h2>
<ul>
<p><li><b>CVS Best Practices</b><br>
<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/REF/CVS-BestPractices/html/index.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/REF/CVS-BestPractices/html/index.html</a><br />
Version 0.2, Vivek Venugopalan, <a href="mailto:vivekv@users.sourceforge.net">vivekv@users.sourceforge.net</a>
<p><li><b>PCTel HSP MicroModem Configuration mini-HOWTO</b><br>
<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/PCTel-MicroModem-Config/">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/PCTel-MicroModem-Config/</a><br />
Version 1.00, Jan Stifter, <a href="mailto:j.stifter@medres.ch">j.stifter@medres.ch</a>, Sayamindu Dasgupta, <a href="mailto:unmadindu@Softhome.net">unmadindu@Softhome.net</a>
<p><li><b>SSL Certificates HOWTO</b><br>
<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/SSL-Certificates-HOWTO/">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/SSL-Certificates-HOWTO/</a><br />
Version 0.1, Franck Martin, <a href="mailto:franck@sopac.org">franck@sopac.org</a>
</ul>
<h2>Updated Documents</h2>
<ul>
<p><li><b>Apache WebDAV and LDAP HOWTO</b><br>
<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Apache-WebDAV-LDAP-HOWTO/">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Apache-WebDAV-LDAP-HOWTO/</a><br />
Version 1.1, Saqib Ali, <a href="mailto:saqib@seagate.com">saqib@seagate.com</a>
<p><li><b>FBB Packet-radio BBS mini-HOWTO</b><br>
<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/FBB.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/FBB.html</a><br />
Version 1.11, Miroslav Skoric, <a href="mailto:m.skoric@eunet.yu">m.skoric@eunet.yu</a>
<p><li><b>How to setup international keyboard in X Window System with Xmodmap</b><br>
<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Intkeyb.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Intkeyb.html</a><br />
Version 1.3, Juraj Sipos, <a href="mailto:xvudpapc@savba.sk">xvudpapc@savba.sk</a>
<p><li><b>ISP-Connectivity-mini-HOWTO</b><br>
<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/ISP-Connectivity.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/ISP-Connectivity.html</a><br />
Version 2.0.1, Michael Strates, <a href="mailto:mstrates@croftj.net">mstrates@croftj.net</a>
<p><li><b>LDP Author Guide</b><br>
<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/LDP/LDP-Author-Guide/">http://www.linuxdoc.org/LDP/LDP-Author-Guide/</a><br />
Version 3.9, David Merrill, david -AT- lupercalia.net, Jorge Godoy, <a href="mailto:godoy@metalab.unc.edu">godoy@metalab.unc.edu</a>, Mark F. Komarinski, <a href="mailto:markk@linuxdoc.org">markk@linuxdoc.org</a>
<p><li><b>Le Francophones-HOWTO : Linux & la langue francaise</b><br>
<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Francophones-HOWTO.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Francophones-HOWTO.html</a><br />
Version 3.2.2, Guylhem Aznar, <a href="mailto:guylhem@metalab.unc.edu">guylhem@metalab.unc.edu</a>
<p><li><b>Lilo mini-HOWTO</b><br>
<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/LILO.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/LILO.html</a><br />
Version 3.9, Miroslav Skoric, <a href="mailto:m.skoric@eunet.yu">m.skoric@eunet.yu</a>
<p><li><b>Linux Frequently Asked Questions with Answers</b><br>
<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/FAQ/Linux-FAQ/">http://www.linuxdoc.org/FAQ/Linux-FAQ/</a><br />
Version 1.19, Robert Kiesling, <a href="mailto:rkiesling@mainmatter.com">rkiesling@mainmatter.com</a>
<p><li><b>Linux+WindowsNT mini-HOWTO</b><br>
<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Linux+WinNT.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Linux+WinNT.html</a><br />
Version 2.10, Miroslav Skoric, <a href="mailto:m.skoric@eunet.yu">m.skoric@eunet.yu</a>
<p><li><b>News Leafsite mini-HOWTO</b><br>
<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/News-Leafsite.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/News-Leafsite.html</a><br />
Version 0.4
<p><li><b>PLIP Install HOWTO</b><br>
<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/PLIP-Install-HOWTO.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/PLIP-Install-HOWTO.html</a><br />
Version 1.36, Gilles Lamiral, <a href="mailto:lamiral@linux-france.org">lamiral@linux-france.org</a>
<p><li><b>The Linux System Administrators Guide</b><br>
<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/LDP/sag/">http://www.linuxdoc.org/LDP/sag/</a><br />
Version 0.7, Joanna Oja, <a href="mailto:viu@iki.fi">viu@iki.fi</a>, Lars Wirzenius, <a href="mailto:liw@iki.fi">liw@iki.fi</a>
<p><li><b>The Linux UUCP HOWTO</b><br>
<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/UUCP-HOWTO.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/UUCP-HOWTO.html</a><br />
Version 2.0.1, Guylhem Aznar, <a href="mailto:guylhem@metalab.unc.edu">guylhem@metalab.unc.edu</a>
<p><li><b>The Linux keyboard and console HOWTO</b><br>
<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Keyboard-and-Console-HOWTO.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Keyboard-and-Console-HOWTO.html</a><br />
Version 2.12, Andries Brouwer, <a href="mailto:aeb@cwi.nl">aeb@cwi.nl</a>
<p><li><b>UMSDOS HOW-TO</b><br>
<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/UMSDOS-HOWTO.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/UMSDOS-HOWTO.html</a><br />
Version 1.2
</ul>
<h2>Unmaintained Documents</h2>
<p>These documents have been abandoned by their maintainers and many of them
have not been updated in some time.
If you're willing to become the maintainer for one of them,
please join the LDP discussion list at
<a href="http://lists.linuxdoc.org">lists.linuxdoc.org</a>
and post a message indicating your interest.
<ul>
<p><li><b>Battery Powered Linux Mini-HOWTO</b><br>
<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Battery-Powered.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Battery-Powered.html</a><br />
Version
<p><li><b>Brief Introduction to Alpha Systems and Processors</b><br>
<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Alpha-HOWTO.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Alpha-HOWTO.html</a><br />
Version 0.11
<p><li><b>Enterprise Java for Linux HOWTO</b><br>
<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Enterprise-Java-for-Linux-HOWTO.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Enterprise-Java-for-Linux-HOWTO.html</a><br />
Version 0.2
<p><li><b>HOW-TO for inHouse IntraNet</b><br>
<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Netscape+Proxy.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Netscape+Proxy.html</a><br />
Version
<p><li><b>Installing Linux on ZIP disk using ppa ZIP Drive Mini-Howto</b><br>
<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Install-From-ZIP.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Install-From-ZIP.html</a><br />
Version 0.7
<p><li><b>LINUX PLIP MINI-HOWTO</b><br>
<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/PLIP.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/PLIP.html</a><br />
Version 2.1
<p><li><b>Linux Benchmarking HOWTO</b><br>
<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Benchmarking-HOWTO.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Benchmarking-HOWTO.html</a><br />
Version 0.12
<p><li><b>Linux Swap Space Mini-HOWTO</b><br>
<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Swap-Space.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Swap-Space.html</a><br />
Version 1.42
<p><li><b>Linux Threads Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)</b><br>
<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/FAQ/Threads-FAQ/">http://www.linuxdoc.org/FAQ/Threads-FAQ/</a><br />
Version
<p><li><b>NFS-Root Mini-Howto</b><br>
<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/NFS-Root.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/NFS-Root.html</a><br />
Version 8
<p><li><b>News Leafsite mini-HOWTO</b><br>
<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/News-Leafsite.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/News-Leafsite.html</a><br />
Version 0.4
<p><li><b>Quota mini-HOWTO</b><br>
<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Quota.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Quota.html</a><br />
Version 0.0
<p><li><b>SoundBlaster AWE 32/64 HOWTO</b><br>
<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Soundblaster-AWE.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Soundblaster-AWE.html</a><br />
Version 1.2
<p><li><b>Spanish Linux HOWTO</b><br>
<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Spanish-HOWTO.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Spanish-HOWTO.html</a><br />
Version 0.1
<p><li><b>The Ftape FAQ</b><br>
<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/FAQ/Ftape-FAQ.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/FAQ/Ftape-FAQ.html</a><br />
Version 0.2
<p><li><b>The Hebrew HOWTO</b><br>
<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Hebrew-HOWTO.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Hebrew-HOWTO.html</a><br />
Version 0.4
<p><li><b>The LBX Mini-HOWTO</b><br>
<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/LBX.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/LBX.html</a><br />
Version 1.04
<p><li><b>The Linux ""Linux-DOS-Win95-OS2"" mini-HOWTO</b><br>
<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Linux+DOS+Win95+OS2.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Linux+DOS+Win95+OS2.html</a><br />
Version 1.3.1
<p><li><b>The Linux 3Dfx HOWTO</b><br>
<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/3Dfx-HOWTO.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/3Dfx-HOWTO.html</a><br />
Version 1.16
<p><li><b>The Linux Busmouse HOWTO</b><br>
<a href="http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/unmaintained/Busmouse-HOWTO/">http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/unmaintained/Busmouse-HOWTO/</a><br />
Version 2.0
<p><li><b>The Linux Intranet Server HOWTO</b><br>
<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Intranet-Server-HOWTO.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Intranet-Server-HOWTO.html</a><br />
Version 2.11
<p><li><b>The dosemu HOWTO</b><br>
<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/DOSEMU-HOWTO.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/DOSEMU-HOWTO.html</a><br />
Version
<p><li><b>Token-Ring mini-HOWTO</b><br>
<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Token-Ring.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Token-Ring.html</a><br />
Version 4.1
<p><li><b>UMSDOS HOW-TO</b><br>
<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/UMSDOS-HOWTO.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/UMSDOS-HOWTO.html</a><br />
Version 1.2
<p><li><b>Visible bell mini-Howto</b><br>
<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Visual-Bell.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Visual-Bell.html</a><br />
Version 2.22
<p><li><b>X11-big-cursor MINIHOWTO</b><br>
<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/X-Big-Cursor.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/X-Big-Cursor.html</a><br />
Version 2
<p><li><b>mini-HOWTO install qmail with MH</b><br>
<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Qmail+MH.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Qmail+MH.html</a><br />
Version 1.4
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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
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