Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 11:13:41 -0500
From: David Merrill 
To: lwn@lwn.net
Subject: LDP Weekly News


   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.
   
   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!
   
   The LDP keeps an open project list of planned and completed tasks at
   http://www.linuxdoc.org/todo.html. Contributions are always welcome.
   Please visit our home page at http://www.linuxdoc.org.
   
New Documents

     * TrueType Fonts with XFree86 4.0 mini-HOWTO
       http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/TT-XFree86.html
       Version 0.10, Bartek Kostrzewa, bartek@pt.lu
       This mini-HOWTO describes how to use TrueType (*.ttf) fonts with
       XFree86 4.0.x.
       
Updated Documents

     * Assembly HOWTO
       http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Assembly-HOWTO/
       Version 0.6c, Konstantin Boldyshev, fore@tunes.org
     * Enabling Process Accounting on Linux HOWTO
       http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Process-Acounting/
       Version 1.1, Albert M.C. Tam, bertie@scn.org
     * Securing and Optimizing Linux: RedHat Edition - A Hands on Guide
       http://www.linuxdoc.org/LDP/solrhe/Securing-Optimizing-Linux-RH-Ed
       ition-v1.3/
       Version 1.3, Gerhard Mourani, gmourani@openna.com
       Sponsored by OpenDocs, LLC
       This book-length guide is now available in HTML and plain text
       formats.
       
Document Review Effort Underway

   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.
   
   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@lupercalia.net for more information about how
   you can help.
   
Out Of Date Publication Warning

   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.
   
   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. Caveat emptor!
   
   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.
   
   We maintain a list of LDP printed volumes at
   http://www.linuxdoc.org/links/p_books.html, which includes
   publications from:
   
     * OpenDocs Publishing (who donates a portion of sales to the
       OpenSource Documentation Fund)
     * Sybex
     * Linux System Labs
     * McGraw Hill
     * Linux Facile (Italian)
     * O'Reilly & Associates
       
   We recommend you purchase printed LDP documents from these or other
   reputable publishers.

-- 
Dr. David C. Merrill                     http://www.lupercalia.net
Linux Documentation Project                   david@lupercalia.net
Collection Editor & Coordinator            http://www.linuxdoc.org
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