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LDP Weekly News<br>
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2002-02-05
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by David Merrill<br>
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<h2>Documents Available in Plucker Format</h2>
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<p>The Linux Documentation Project has just added
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support for another documentation format: the "Plucker" format.
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Plucker is a GPL-licensed offline HTML viewer for users of
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Palm-based PDAs (such as the Palm and Handspring Visor series).
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<p>Plucker supports compression, hypertext links, clickable images,
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italics, bold, varying-sized fonts, multiple databases,
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and configurable display parameters and stylus options.
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Plucker also includes programs to compress HTML documents into the
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Plucker format, essentially a compressed form of HTML.
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This kind of compression is necessary on PDAs, which
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have limited amounts of memory. More information, and the
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Plucker software, is available at
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<a href='http://plkr.org'>http://plkr.org</a>.
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<p>Users of these PDAs can now download various LDP documents from the web,
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push their base's "synchronize" button, and suddenly have those
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LDP documents available on their PDAs wherever they are.
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This saves users from having to install and use Plucker's compression
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programs (including figuring out what options work best for the LDP).
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Opening a document on the PDA shows that document's summary and a
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hypertext table of contents; users can use the stylus to go immediately
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to the section they need, or read the whole document if they wish.
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Once the documents are in one PDA, users can also exchange them with
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other PDAs by "beaming" them (using infrared connections).
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<p>Supporting plucker will hopefully encourage the use of GNU/Linux and
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free software/open source software (FS/OSS), since by making it
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easier to put LDP documents in PDAs, the documents should become
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more widespread. Hopefully making "plucker" format available will also
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discourage the use of proprietary formats for FS/OSS related
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documentation, which has already happened in a few cases.
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<p>Thanks go to David A. Wheeler
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<a href='mailto:dwheeler@dwheeler.com'>dwheeler@dwheeler.com</a>
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for helping us out with testing, and to our
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HOWTO Coordinator, Greg Ferguson, for doing the implementation.
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<h2>New Documents</h2>
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<p><li><b>How to Develop Accessible Linux Applications</b><br>
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<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Accessibility-Dev-HOWTO/">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Accessibility-Dev-HOWTO/</a><br />
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Version 1.0, Sharon D. Snider
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<p><li><b>Linux Crash HOWTO</b><br>
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<a href="http://linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Linux-Crash-HOWTO/">http://linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Linux-Crash-HOWTO/</a><br />
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Version 1.0, Norman Patten, <a href="mailto:nepatten@us.ibm.com">nepatten@us.ibm.com</a>
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</ul>
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<h2>Updated Documents</h2>
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<ul>
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<p><li><b>C++ Programming HOW-TO</b><br>
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<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/C++Programming-HOWTO.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/C++Programming-HOWTO.html</a><br />
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Version 41.2, Al Dev, <a href="mailto:alavoor@yahoo.com">alavoor@yahoo.com</a>
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<p><li><b>C-C++ Beautifier HOW-TO</b><br>
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<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/C-C++Beautifier-HOWTO.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/C-C++Beautifier-HOWTO.html</a><br />
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Version 15.4, Al Dev, <a href="mailto:alavoor@yahoo.com">alavoor@yahoo.com</a>
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<p><li><b>LDP Reviewer HOWTO</b><br>
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<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/LDP-Reviewer-HOWTO/">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/LDP-Reviewer-HOWTO/</a><br />
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Version 1.0.1, David Merrill, david -AT- lupercalia.net, Joy Yokley, <a href="mailto:jyokley@us.ibm.com">jyokley@us.ibm.com</a>
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<p><li><b>Linux IPv6 HOWTO</b><br>
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<a href="http://linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Linux+IPv6-HOWTO/">http://linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Linux+IPv6-HOWTO/</a><br />
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Version 0.20, Peter Bieringer
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<p><li><b>Nvidia OpenGL Configuration mini-HOWTO</b><br>
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<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Nvidia-OpenGL-Configuration/index.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Nvidia-OpenGL-Configuration/index.html</a><br />
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Version 1.10, Robert B. Easter, <a href="mailto:reaster@comptechnews.com">reaster@comptechnews.com</a>
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<p><li><b>PA-RISC/Linux Boot HOWTO</b><br>
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<a href="http://linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/PA-RISC-Linux-Boot-HOWTO/">http://linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/PA-RISC-Linux-Boot-HOWTO/</a><br />
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Version 0.9, Deb Richardson, <a href="mailto:deb@thepuffingroup.com">deb@thepuffingroup.com</a>, Thomas Marteau, <a href="mailto:marteaut@esiee.fr">marteaut@esiee.fr</a>
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<p><li><b>PHP HOW-TO</b><br>
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<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/PHP-HOWTO.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/PHP-HOWTO.html</a><br />
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Version 26.0, Al Dev, <a href="mailto:alavoor@yahoo.com">alavoor@yahoo.com</a>
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<p><li><b>Software Release Practice HOWTO</b><br>
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<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Software-Release-Practice-HOWTO/">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Software-Release-Practice-HOWTO/</a><br />
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Version 3.4, Eric S. Raymond, <a href="mailto:esr@thyrsus.com">esr@thyrsus.com</a>
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<p><li><b>The Linux Kernel HOWTO</b><br>
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<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Kernel-HOWTO.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Kernel-HOWTO.html</a><br />
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Version 3.4, Brian Ward, <a href="mailto:bri@cs.uchicago.edu">bri@cs.uchicago.edu</a>
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<p><li><b>The Unix and Internet Fundamentals HOWTO</b><br>
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<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Unix-and-Internet-Fundamentals-HOWTO/">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Unix-and-Internet-Fundamentals-HOWTO/</a><br />
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Version 2.5, Don, <a href="mailto:don@sabotage.org">don@sabotage.org</a>, Eric S. Raymond, <a href="mailto:esr@thyrsus.com">esr@thyrsus.com</a>
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<p><li><b>Token-Ring mini-HOWTO</b><br>
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<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Token-Ring.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Token-Ring.html</a><br />
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Version 5.00, Mike Phillips, <a href="mailto:mikep@linuxtr.net">mikep@linuxtr.net</a>, Tom Gall, <a href="mailto:tom_gall@vnet.ibm.com">tom_gall@vnet.ibm.com</a>
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<p><li><b>XFree86 Video Timings HOWTO</b><br>
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<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/XFree86-Video-Timings-HOWTO/index.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/XFree86-Video-Timings-HOWTO/index.html</a><br />
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Version 6.2, Eric S. Raymond, <a href="mailto:esr@thyrsus.com">esr@thyrsus.com</a>
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</ul>
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<h2>Unmaintained Documents</h2>
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<p>These documents have been abandoned by their maintainers and many of them
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have not been updated in some time.
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If you're willing to become the maintainer for one of them, please
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join the LDP discussion list at
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<a href='http://lists.linuxdoc.org'>lists.linuxdoc.org</a>
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and post a message indicating your interest.
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<p><ul>
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<p><li><b>Battery Powered Linux Mini-HOWTO</b><br>
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<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Battery-Powered.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Battery-Powered.html</a><br />
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Version
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<p><li><b>Brief Introduction to Alpha Systems and Processors</b><br>
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<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Alpha-HOWTO.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Alpha-HOWTO.html</a><br />
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Version 0.11
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<p><li><b>Enterprise Java for Linux HOWTO</b><br>
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<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 />
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Version 0.2
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<p><li><b>HOW-TO for inHouse IntraNet</b><br>
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<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Netscape+Proxy.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Netscape+Proxy.html</a><br />
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Version
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<p><li><b>Installing Linux on ZIP disk using ppa ZIP Drive Mini-Howto</b><br>
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<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Install-From-ZIP.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Install-From-ZIP.html</a><br />
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Version 0.7
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<p><li><b>LINUX PLIP MINI-HOWTO</b><br>
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<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/PLIP.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/PLIP.html</a><br />
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Version 2.1
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<p><li><b>Linux Benchmarking HOWTO</b><br>
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<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Benchmarking-HOWTO.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Benchmarking-HOWTO.html</a><br />
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Version 0.12
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<p><li><b>Linux Swap Space Mini-HOWTO</b><br>
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<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Swap-Space.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Swap-Space.html</a><br />
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Version 1.42
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<p><li><b>Linux Threads Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)</b><br>
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<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/FAQ/Threads-FAQ/">http://www.linuxdoc.org/FAQ/Threads-FAQ/</a><br />
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Version
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<p><li><b>Linux simple fax printer server mini-HOWTO (faxsrv-mini-HOWTO)</b><br>
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<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Fax-Server.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Fax-Server.html</a><br />
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Version 1.0
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<p><li><b>NFS-Root Mini-Howto</b><br>
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<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/NFS-Root.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/NFS-Root.html</a><br />
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Version 8
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<p><li><b>News Leafsite mini-HOWTO</b><br>
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<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/News-Leafsite.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/News-Leafsite.html</a><br />
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Version 0.4
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<p><li><b>SoundBlaster AWE 32/64 HOWTO</b><br>
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<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Soundblaster-AWE.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Soundblaster-AWE.html</a><br />
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Version 1.2
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<p><li><b>Spanish Linux HOWTO</b><br>
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<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Spanish-HOWTO.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Spanish-HOWTO.html</a><br />
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Version 0.1
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<p><li><b>The Ftape FAQ</b><br>
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<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/FAQ/Ftape-FAQ.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/FAQ/Ftape-FAQ.html</a><br />
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Version 0.2
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<p><li><b>The Hebrew HOWTO</b><br>
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<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Hebrew-HOWTO.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Hebrew-HOWTO.html</a><br />
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Version 0.4
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<p><li><b>The LBX Mini-HOWTO</b><br>
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<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/LBX.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/LBX.html</a><br />
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Version 1.04
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<p><li><b>The Linux ""Linux-DOS-Win95-OS2"" mini-HOWTO</b><br>
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<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 />
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Version 1.3.1
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<p><li><b>The Linux 3Dfx HOWTO</b><br>
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<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/3Dfx-HOWTO.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/3Dfx-HOWTO.html</a><br />
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Version 1.16
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<p><li><b>The Linux Busmouse HOWTO</b><br>
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<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 />
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Version 2.0
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<p><li><b>The Linux Intranet Server HOWTO</b><br>
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<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Intranet-Server-HOWTO.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Intranet-Server-HOWTO.html</a><br />
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Version 2.12
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<p><li><b>The dosemu HOWTO</b><br>
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<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/DOSEMU-HOWTO.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/DOSEMU-HOWTO.html</a><br />
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Version
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<p><li><b>UMSDOS HOW-TO</b><br>
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<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/UMSDOS-HOWTO.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/UMSDOS-HOWTO.html</a><br />
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Version 1.2
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<p><li><b>Visible bell mini-Howto</b><br>
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<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Visual-Bell.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Visual-Bell.html</a><br />
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Version 2.3
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<p><li><b>X11-big-cursor MINIHOWTO</b><br>
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<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/X-Big-Cursor.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/X-Big-Cursor.html</a><br />
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Version 2
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<p><li><b>mini-HOWTO install qmail with MH</b><br>
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<a href="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Qmail+MH.html">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Qmail+MH.html</a><br />
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Version 1.4
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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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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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