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<h1 class="title"><a name="AEN2"></a>The Linux Documentation Project Weekly News</h1>
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<b>Issue Number :</b> 35<br>
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<b>Publication Date :</b> 2005-09-28<br>
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<dt class="c1">Table of Contents</dt>
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<dt>1. <a href="#tldp-world-news">News in The LDP world</a></dt>
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<dt>2. <a href="#updated-docs">Updated HOWTOs, FAQs and Guides</a></dt>
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<dt>3. <a href="#tldp-discussions">Discussions on The LDP lists</a></dt>
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<dt>4. <a href="#tldp-mirrors">Mirror information update</a></dt>
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<dt>5. <a href="#tldp-contribute">The LDP/LDPWN mini-HOWTO</a></dt>
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<h1 class="sect1"><a name="tldp-world-news"></a>1. News in The LDP world</h1>
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<li><span class="rss:item">Bash Guide Review<br></span>
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<p><span class="rss:item">Michael T Kerrisk took a look at the <a href="http://www.tldp.org/LDP/Bash-Beginners-Guide/html/index.html" target="_top">Bash Beginners Guide</a> authored by Machtelt
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Garrels and said that it looked fine. Machtelt Garrels indicated that a review of the document would be good because she happens to be a non native English speaker.</span></p>
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<li><span class="rss:item">Benchmark-of-the-filesystems-HOWTO<br></span>
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<p><span class="rss:item">Svetoslav Chukov's <a href="http://lists.tldp.org/index.cgi?9:mss:269:200509:odhcbkbfccdbmebdhdkg" target="_top">Benchmark-of-the-filesystems-HOWTO</a> was posted to the
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editors mailing list calling for volunteers to review the document. Pradeep Padala, the author or <a href="http://logfs.sourceforge.net" target="_top">logfs</a>, a log structured file system for
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Linux volunteered to look at the document and revert back in a couple of weeks.</span></p>
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<li><span class="rss:item">non-free documentation in Debian main<br></span>
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<p><span class="rss:item">Frank Lichtenheld <a href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2005/09/msg00007.html" target="_top">sent a mail</a> to the debian-devel-announce mailing list
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indicating how documentation in Debian's 'main' archive would be removed if it doesn't meet the Debian Free Software Guidelines. Things to do, dealing with non-free documentation in developers
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individual packages and filing bugs about non-free documentation has been covered in the announcement.</span></p>
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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">Steven A sent in his update to the <a href="http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Quake-HOWTO.html" target="_top">Linux Quake HOWTO</a>. The document is not an exhaustive HOWTO of setting
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up any one Quake program, but a modern guide to GLQuake, a collection of the most useful tips, and a pointer to the best resources still available on the web - concentrating on the many engine
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re-writes and incredible add-ons which make Quake such a great game.</span></li>
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<h1 class="sect1"><a name="tldp-discussions"></a>3. Discussions on The LDP lists</h1>
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<li><span class="rss:item">Status of the Linux-SAN Document<br></span>
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<p><span class="rss:item">Albretch Mueller <a href="http://lists.tldp.org/index.cgi?1:mss:9688:200509:ciopbonbpdkgbdmldpgd" target="_top">asked</a> what the status of the <a href=
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"http://lists.tldp.org/index.cgi?7:mss:9986:200404:ciifjaeehkhhbdkkdcle" target="_top">Linux-SAN HOWTO or Guide</a> that was proposed in Apr 2004 was. Machtelt Garrels indicated that The LDP did not
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hear from the author. A document on the said topic would be a very valuable addition to the LDP collection.</span></p>
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<h1 class="sect1"><a name="tldp-mirrors"></a>4. Mirror information update</h1>
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<p>There haven't been any new mirrors or modifications to our existing , however, Asim from the oracle club in Pakistan indicated that he would like to have a server for TLDP in Pakistan. We shall
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update you in case there is a new mirror there.</p>
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<h1 class="sect1"><a name="tldp-contribute"></a>5. The LDP/LDPWN mini-HOWTO</h1>
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<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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help TLDP, consider joining <tt class="email"><<a href="mailto:discuss-subscribe@en.tldp.org">discuss-subscribe@en.tldp.org</a>></tt> (a low volume discussion mailing list). You can also send
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your suggestions to <tt class="email"><<a href="mailto:feedback@en.tldp.org">feedback@en.tldp.org</a>></tt>.</p>
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<p>The LDP Weekly News is compiled, edited and published by Machtelt Garrels (Tille) and Y Giridhar Appaji Nag (Giri) with help from several other people. To receive this newsletter weekly in your
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mailbox, subscribe to the <tt class="email"><<a href="mailto:news-subscribe@en.tldp.org">news-subscribe@en.tldp.org</a>></tt> mailing list. Back issues are available at <a href=
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"http://tldp.org/ldpwn" target="_top">http://tldp.org/ldpwn</a></p>
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<p>Help us create this newsletter. We need volunteers who follow the community (mailing lists, newsgroups, web channels) and report events related to free software documentation. Write to us at
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<tt class="email"><<a href="mailto:feedback@en.tldp.org">feedback@en.tldp.org</a>></tt>.</p>
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