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LDP Weekly News<br>
2002-01-15
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by David Merrill<br>&nbsp;
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<h2>Online Editing, Wiki-style</h2>
We are working to provide simple online editing functions for authors
who desire to use it, something similar to a WikiWikiWeb. It won't
have all the functionality that a true Wiki has, but it will provide tracking
of recent changes and the ability to diff between versions as well as a diff
from the authoritative cvs version.
<p>Because we have had feedback from authors who are concerned about having to
learn something new, or having to track changes to two versions,
the web interface will be completely optional at the request of the author.
Authors who like using the cvs or mailing
their updates by email may continue to do so as usual.
<p>I hope to have at least some minimal functionality to report in next week's
LDPWN.
Thanks go to Martin Wheeler for the original idea.
<h2>Is It DocBook, Or Is It Text?</h2>
A side project that came out of the original "Wiki" idea
is a utility that converts from a very simple Wiki-style text format into DocBook,
the very large and complex XML DTD that we use to store our documentation.
It's hard to explain, so here is an example. Here is a trivial DocBook fragment
in standard DocBook format:
<pre>
&lt;sect1&gt;&lt;title id='intro'&gt;Introduction&lt;/title&gt;
&lt;para&gt;
Welcome to the
&lt;ulink url='http://www.linuxdoc.org'&gt;
&lt;citetitle&gt;Linux Documentation Project&lt;/citetitle&gt;
&lt;/ulink&gt;
&lt;/para&gt;
&lt;/sect1&gt;
</pre>
<p>Even in this extremely simple example, you can see that DocBook can be verbose.
Some would say that is a great understatement. :-)
That's one of the reasons many
authors continue to work in LinuxDoc, which is simpler but less powerful.
<p>In the simplified text format, this becomes:
<pre>
=Introduction|intro=
Welcome to the [[http://www.linuxdoc.org|Linux Documentation Project]]
</pre>
<p>The simplified text format will not even begin to cover all of the many tags
that DocBook provides. That would be a losing battle. Rather than fight that losing
battle, we're allowing for DocBook to be inserted inline into the text.
Unfortunately we have not yet figured out a way to do it the other way around --
you won't be able to insert the text hints inside any DocBook structures.
<h2>New Documents</h2>
<ul>
<p><li><b>Linux IPv6 HOWTO</b><br>
<a href="http://linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Linux+IPv6-HOWTO/">http://linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Linux+IPv6-HOWTO/</a><br />
Version 0.15, Peter Bieringer
<p><li><b>Linux+Win9x+Grub HOWTO</b><br>
<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Linux+Win9x+Grub-HOWTO/">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Linux+Win9x+Grub-HOWTO/</a><br />
Version 1.0, Joel Rosen
<p><li><b>The Indic Fonts HOWTO</b><br>
<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Indic-Fonts-HOWTO/">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Indic-Fonts-HOWTO/</a><br />
Version 0.1, Maninder Bali
</ul>
<h2>Updated Documents</h2>
<ul>
<p><li><b>Apache Compile HOWTO (Linux edition)</b><br>
<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Apache-Compile-HOWTO/">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Apache-Compile-HOWTO/</a><br />
Version 1.9.7, Luc de Louw, <a href="mailto:luc@delouw.ch">luc@delouw.ch</a>
<p><li><b>C++ Programming HOW-TO</b><br>
<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/C++Programming-HOWTO.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/C++Programming-HOWTO.html</a><br />
Version 40.9, Al Dev, <a href="mailto:alavoor@yahoo.com">alavoor@yahoo.com</a>
<p><li><b>C-C++ Beautifier HOW-TO</b><br>
<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/C-C++Beautifier-HOWTO.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/C-C++Beautifier-HOWTO.html</a><br />
Version 15.3, Al Dev, <a href="mailto:alavoor@yahoo.com">alavoor@yahoo.com</a>
<p><li><b>CDServer-HOWTO</b><br>
<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/CDServer-HOWTO/">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/CDServer-HOWTO/</a><br />
Version 1.40, Randolph Tata, <a href="mailto:randy@talcon.com">randy@talcon.com</a>
<p><li><b>CPU Design HOW-TO</b><br>
<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/CPU-Design-HOWTO.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/CPU-Design-HOWTO.html</a><br />
Version 12.0, Al Dev, <a href="mailto:alavoor@yahoo.com">alavoor@yahoo.com</a>
<p><li><b>CVS-RCS- HOW-TO document for Linux (Source Code Control System)</b><br>
<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/CVS-RCS-HOWTO.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/CVS-RCS-HOWTO.html</a><br />
Version 21.7, Al Dev, <a href="mailto:alavoor@yahoo.com">alavoor@yahoo.com</a>
<p><li><b>Diskless Nodes HOW-TO document for Linux</b><br>
<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Diskless-HOWTO.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Diskless-HOWTO.html</a><br />
Version 22.4, Al Dev, <a href="mailto:alavoor@yahoo.com">alavoor@yahoo.com</a>, Gero Kuhlmann, <a href="mailto:gero@gkmniix.han.de">gero@gkmniix.han.de</a>, Ken Yap, <a href="mailto:ken.yap@acm.org">ken.yap@acm.org</a>, Markus Gutschke, <a href="mailto:markus+etherboot@gutschke.com">markus+etherboot@gutschke.com</a>, Robert Nemkin, <a href="mailto:buci@math.klte.hu">buci@math.klte.hu</a>
<p><li><b>Java Decompiler HOW-TO</b><br>
<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Java-Decompiler-HOWTO.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Java-Decompiler-HOWTO.html</a><br />
Version 4.0, Al Dev, <a href="mailto:alavoor@yahoo.com">alavoor@yahoo.com</a>
<p><li><b>LILO, Linux Crash Rescue HOW-TO</b><br>
<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/LILO-crash-rescue-HOWTO.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/LILO-crash-rescue-HOWTO.html</a><br />
Version 10.1, Al Dev, <a href="mailto:alavoor@yahoo.com">alavoor@yahoo.com</a>
<p><li><b>Linux Assembly HOWTO</b><br>
<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Assembly-HOWTO/">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Assembly-HOWTO/</a><br />
Version 2002/01/12, Konstantin Boldyshev, <a href="mailto:konst@linuxassembly.org">konst@linuxassembly.org</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 1.20, Robert Kiesling, <a href="mailto:rkiesling@mainmatter.com">rkiesling@mainmatter.com</a>
<p><li><b>Linux IP Masquerade HOWTO</b><br>
<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/IP-Masquerade-HOWTO.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/IP-Masquerade-HOWTO.html</a><br />
Version 2.00.010502, David Ranch, <a href="mailto:dranch@trinnet.net">dranch@trinnet.net</a>
<p><li><b>Linux RAID FAQ</b><br>
<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/FAQ/Linux-RAID-FAQ/">http://www.linuxdoc.org/FAQ/Linux-RAID-FAQ/</a><br />
Version 0.0.10, Gregory Leblanc, <a href="mailto:gleblanc (at) cu-portland.edu">gleblanc (at) cu-portland.edu</a>
<p><li><b>Modem Dialup NT HOWTO</b><br>
<a href="http://linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Modem-Dialup-NT-HOWTO.html">http://linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Modem-Dialup-NT-HOWTO.html</a><br />
Version 1.2, Al Dev, <a href="mailto:alavoor@yahoo.com">alavoor@yahoo.com</a>
<p><li><b>PHP HOW-TO</b><br>
<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/PHP-HOWTO.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/PHP-HOWTO.html</a><br />
Version 25.9, Al Dev, <a href="mailto:alavoor@yahoo.com">alavoor@yahoo.com</a>
<p><li><b>Process Monitor HOW-TO for Linux</b><br>
<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Process-Monitor-HOWTO.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Process-Monitor-HOWTO.html</a><br />
Version 11.1, Al Dev, <a href="mailto:alavoor@yahoo.com">alavoor@yahoo.com</a>
<p><li><b>RPM for Unix HOW-TO</b><br>
<a href="http://linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/RPM-for-Unix-HOWTO.html">http://linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/RPM-for-Unix-HOWTO.html</a><br />
Version 1.5, Al Dev, <a href="mailto:alavoor@yahoo.com">alavoor@yahoo.com</a>
<p><li><b>Secure Programming for Linux and Unix HOWTO</b><br>
<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Secure-Programs-HOWTO/">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Secure-Programs-HOWTO/</a><br />
Version 2.92, David A. Wheeler
<p><li><b>The Linux Bootdisk HOWTO</b><br>
<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Bootdisk-HOWTO/">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Bootdisk-HOWTO/</a><br />
Version 4.5, Tom Fawcett, <a href="mailto:bootdisk-howto@linuxdoc.org">bootdisk-howto@linuxdoc.org</a>
<p><li><b>The Linux Gamers HOWTO</b><br>
<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Linux-Gamers-HOWTO/">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Linux-Gamers-HOWTO/</a><br />
Version 0.9.4, Peter Jay Salzman, <a href="mailto:p@dirac.org">p@dirac.org</a>
<p><li><b>The Linux Kernel HOWTO</b><br>
<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Kernel-HOWTO.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Kernel-HOWTO.html</a><br />
Version 3.1, Brian Ward, <a href="mailto:bri@cs.uchicago.edu">bri@cs.uchicago.edu</a>
<p><li><b>Transparent Proxy with Linux and Squid mini-HOWTO</b><br>
<a href="http://linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/TransparentProxy.html">http://linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/TransparentProxy.html</a><br />
Version 1.13, Daniel Kiracofe, <a href="mailto:drk@unxsoft.com">drk@unxsoft.com</a>
<p><li><b>Vim Color Editor HOW-TO (Vi Improved with syntax color highlighting</b><br>
<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Vim-HOWTO.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Vim-HOWTO.html</a><br />
Version 17.3, Al Dev, <a href="mailto:alavoor@yahoo.com">alavoor@yahoo.com</a>
</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.
<p><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>Linux simple fax printer server mini-HOWTO (faxsrv-mini-HOWTO)</b><br>
<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Fax-Server.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Fax-Server.html</a><br />
Version 1.0
<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>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 2.12
<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 2.3
<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>
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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
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Contributions are always welcome.
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