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  <articleinfo>
    <volumenum>2006</volumenum>

    <issuenum>02</issuenum>

    <publisher>
      <publishername>The Linux Documentation Project</publishername>
    </publisher>

    <pubdate>2006-04-05</pubdate>

    <title>The Linux Documentation Project Weekly News</title>
  </articleinfo>

  <sect1 id="tldp-discussions">
    <title>Discussions on The LDP lists</title>

    <itemizedlist>
      <listitem>
        <para>Updated man-pages.</para>

        <para>Michael Kerrisk has updated the man-pages to version 2.28. You
        can find them at <ulink
        url="http://tldp.org/docs.html#man">http://tldp.org/docs.html#man.</ulink></para>
      </listitem>

      <listitem>
        <para>Docbook version:</para>

        <para>There was some misunderstanding about the preferred docbook
        version in this <ulink
        url="http://lists.tldp.org/index.cgi?1:mss:9929:200603:kkcefolngmdjhpplnkjb">discussion</ulink>.
        But people... it is still version 4.2!</para>
      </listitem>

      <listitem>
        <para>Conversion of docbook to pdf is not optimal:</para>

        <para>There is a <ulink
        url="http://lists.tldp.org/index.cgi?1:sss:9931:200603:acpbcbilaefhcbjfmnkn">discussion</ulink>
        going on what the best manner is to convert your docbook xml
        document into pdf. A few different manners are mentioned. But there is
        still no winner! That is normal, because it is also a matter of
        taste.</para>
      </listitem>

      <listitem>
        <para>Chris Karakas has made a new <ulink
        url="http://lists.tldp.org/index.cgi?1:mss:9952:200603:elfkhmdcfpcflhjkhpgf">version</ulink>
        of his lyxtox-scripts. These can be used when creating docbook sgml
        documents with Lyx. </para>
      </listitem>

      <listitem>
        <para>A <ulink
        url="http://lists.tldp.org/index.cgi?1:sss:9970:200603:bnenoijpheiifcjfnkkc">discussion</ulink>
        is going on about two documents. Fran Literio is creating the "Bash
        Scripting Introduction HOWTO", but is not sure if it worth the time
        and energy because there is also the "Bash Guide for Beginners" of
        Machtelt Garrels. After a few tips Fran is probably renaming her
        document and converts it into a Bash Scripting Quick Start HOWTO. The
        audience is different for both documents so it is probably worth
        writing it.</para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>
  </sect1>

 

 
   <sect1 id="updated-docs">
    <title>Updated HOWTOs, FAQs and Guides</title>

    <itemizedlist>
      <listitem>
        <para>Mendel Cooper's <ulink
        url="http://tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/index.html">Advanced Bash Scripting
        Guide</ulink> is updated to version 3.8. He find it mostly a bugfix
        update, but with a fair amount of new material.</para>
      </listitem>

      <listitem>
        <para>Bryan Henderson's <ulink
        url="http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Module-HOWTO/">Module HOWTO</ulink> is
        updated to version 1.08.</para>
      </listitem>

      <listitem>
        <para>David Lawyer had some changes for the <ulink
        url="http://lists.tldp.org/index.cgi?1:mss:9940:200603:claiepedajakajhoajgg">manifesto</ulink>
        page.</para>
      </listitem>

      <listitem>
        <para>Machtelt Garrels has updated her <ulink
        url="http://www.tldp.org/LDP/intro-linux/html/index.html">Introduction
        to Linux - A hands on Guide</ulink> to version 1.21</para>
      </listitem>

      <listitem>
        <para>Machtelt Garrels also updated her <ulink
        url="http://www.tldp.org/LDP/Bash-Beginners-Guide/html/index.html">Bash-Beginners-Guide</ulink>
        to version 1.8</para>
      </listitem>

      <listitem>
        <para>Eric Steven Raymond has updated his <ulink
        url="http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Fedora-Multimedia-Installation-HOWTO/">Fedora
        Multimedia Installation HOWTO</ulink> to version 5.0</para>
      </listitem>

      <listitem>
        <para>Avi Alkalay, Donovan Rebbechi and Hal Burgiss has updated the
        <ulink url="  http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Font-HOWTO/">Optimal Use of Fonts
        on Linux</ulink> document.</para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>
  </sect1>

  <sect1 id="tldp-mirrors">
    <title>Mirror information update</title>

    <para>The following are the latest additions to our <ulink
    url="http://www.tldp.org/mirrors.html">list of mirrors</ulink>:</para>

    <itemizedlist>

      <listitem>
        <para><ulink url="http://www.studioinf.com/LDP/" /> maintained
        by Andrea Gedda in Nürnberg, Germany. Updated daily.</para>
      </listitem>

      <listitem>
        <para><ulink url="http://ldp.cdmon.org/" /> maintained by
        Monedas del Mundo in Alicante, Spain. Updated on a weekly base.</para>
      </listitem>

      <listitem>
        <para><ulink url="http://ldp.ods.org" /> maintained by Emilio
        Petrozzi in Verona, Wisconsin USA. Updated daily.</para>
      </listitem>

      <listitem>
        <para><ulink url="http://LDP.tantrum.org" /> maintained by
        Orlando Ortiz in Clifton, NJ - USA. Updated daily.</para>
      </listitem>

      <listitem>
        <para><ulink url="http://www.stathy.com/LDP/" /> maintained
        by Stathy G Touloumis in Chicago, IL, USA. Updated daily.</para>
      </listitem>

      <listitem>
        <para><ulink url="http://www.tldp.mirroarrr.de/" />
        maintained by Karsten Krienke in Berlin, Germany. Updated twice a
        day.</para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>
  </sect1>

  <sect1 id="tldp-contribute">
    <title>The LDP/LDPWN mini-HOWTO</title>

    <para><ulink url="http://tldp.org/">The Linux Documentation
    Project</ulink> (TLDP) is working on developing free, high quality
    documentation for the GNU/Linux operating system. If you want to help
    TLDP, consider joining our low volume discussion mailing list
    <email>discuss-subscribe@en.tldp.org</email>. You can also send your
    suggestions to <email>feedback@en.tldp.org</email>.</para>

    <para>The LDP Weekly News is compiled, edited and published by Hans Bol
    and Machtelt Garrels (Tille) with help from several other people. To
    receive this newsletter weekly in your mailbox, subscribe to the news
    mailing list <email>news-subscribe@en.tldp.org</email>. Back issues are
    available at <ulink
    url="http://tldp.org/ldpwn">http://tldp.org/ldpwn</ulink></para>

    <para>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
    <email>feedback@en.tldp.org</email>.</para>
  </sect1>
</article>
