discuss: Proposing some new HOWTOs
Subject:
Re: Proposing some new HOWTOs
From:
Stein Gjoen ####@####.####
Date:
7 Oct 2001 21:33:10 -0000
Message-Id: <3BBCCA67.7080800@mail.nyx.net>
Nik Clayton wrote:
> Would the LDP be interested in assisting on a pan-Unix documentation
> effort? While there are certainly documents that are specific to an OS
> (tuning, kernel configuration, that sort of thing) there are many that
> aren't, or that have only a few sections that are OS specific.
Direct liasons to authors might be a faster, more efficient route
to success and one I personally favour. It also avoids excessive
politicking.
In fact I already write my HOWTOs in this spirit, particularly the
Multi Disk HOWTO is very general and states so in the abstract. Not
only do I try to cater to BSD- and Solaris-variants and other UNIXes
but I even have notes for DOS and OS/2.
Unfortunately I have not had a look at any BSD documentation sites,
which ones are there out there? My immediate suggestion would be
to add a link to LinuxDoc.org, perhaps highlighting those HOWTOs
that are most relevant. I for one have already received inputs from
BSD users and welcome more.
Regards,
Stein Gjoen
