discuss: GNU Linux Tools Summary
Subject:
GNU Linux Tools Summary
From:
"Gareth Anderson" ####@####.####
Date:
1 Mar 2006 10:48:46 -0000
Message-Id: <95da22880603010248h36a0c5a2g56aa66ad2ad74bc2@mail.gmail.com>
Hi,
For those who remember me, I'm back after probably one year or more of no
contact on the list :P.
I know many members disagreed and will continue to disagree with the way I
have written the GNU Linux Tools Summary or the contents itself.
I am simply writing to say that as far as I am concerned, I have completed
my work on it. I'm considering a little bit of work (like cleaning up that
new automatically generated index) but I'm unlikely to make further
modifications unless someone points out an error or something.
I have attempted to address previous criticisms as best I can, but like
anyone who devotes some spare time to voluntary work, I am no longer
motivated to continue work on this.
The (hopefully) final version of the document is currently sitting on Chris
Karakas's site (thanks Chris!):
http://karakas-online.de/gnu-linux-tools-summary/
If the TLDP is interested in hosting the document please contact me (I'm
still subscribed to the lists for now but I may unsubscribe in the future so
please CC me :)).
If anyone is interested in working on this (although I doubt anyone is),
I've being using Chris's lyxtox scripts which I know have setup on my
computer :). So editing the lyx file would be the smartest way to continue
working on this (contact me for more info). You'll find the scripts here:
http://karakas-online.de/mySGML/
If TLDP is interested in hosting this that would be great :). I'd probably
count this as more of a guide that a howto but the classification is the
choice of TLDP.
If TLDP is not interested thats also ok, the document is currently living on
Chris's site where it will likely stay for a while. Please have a look when
you have time and tell me what you think.
I've also found linuxtopia hosting this document, on a side-note does anyone
know how to contact them? They are hosting a version that is very out-of
date:
http://www.linuxtopia.org/online_books/gnu_linux_tools_guide/
The only article I found about them said the webmaster was trying to sell
it back in the year 2000 (I've emailed webmaster(at)linuxtopia.org).
Anyway, thats all I really wanted to say, sorry about the length (as
always).
I wish all TLDP authors and everyone who has worked with the guide in the
past the best of luck in the future. Its fantastic to see people contribute
to open-source projects and I enjoyed my attempts to contribute something
back :). I hope TLDP continues to find new authors and contributors, things
seem to have gone a little quiet in the past 6-12months.
I am hoping to contribute to Chris's lyxtox scripts if I get spare time
(I'm a full-time consultant now so time is more limited than a uni student
:)), this way technical documentation would be easier to create and the TLDP
could keep using docbook :).
I am hoping that one day there will be an easier way to get things
installed (like lyxtox and its various requirements) and new TLDP authors
would not be forced to learn docbook.
Good luck to everyone,
Gareth
P.S. whats with the very dodgy email verification program? It looks like
spam to me when I emailed this list from another address of myn....
