discuss: Re: BTinternet PPP HOWTO
Subject:
Re: BTinternet PPP HOWTO
From:
Poet/Joshua Drake ####@####.####
Date:
31 Oct 2001 03:44:37 -0000
Message-Id: <Pine.LNX.4.30.0110301944410.4430-100000@commandprompt.com>
Hello,
The LDP has the conversion capability already. Just email it to gferg, he
has DocParse.
On Tue, 30 Oct 2001, David Merrill wrote:
>I'm cc'ing the ldp list. Can anyone do a DocBook conversion on this
>new HOWTO?
>
>On Tue, Oct 30, 2001 at 07:50:58AM -0000, Matt Wright wrote:
>> No problem, if you can find someone ot convert it then please let them and
>> I'll change the license to GFDL, I had not considered what license to
>> release it under, it would seem a good idea ot allow other people to update
>> it if needed.
>>
>> Matt
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "David Merrill" ####@####.####
>> To: "Matt Wright" ####@####.####
>> Cc: ####@####.####
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 5:06 AM
>> Subject: Re: BTinternet PPP HOWTO
>>
>>
>> > On Mon, Oct 29, 2001 at 06:47:06PM +0000, Matt Wright wrote:
>> > > Hi,
>> > >
>> > > I've written a smallish mini-HOWTO on connecting Linux to Btinternet, it
>> > > also re-covers the method for using Alcatel's USB Speedtouch Modem with
>> > > Btinternet. It is fully written but only in HTML, I have time to
>> maintain
>> > > the HOWTO but not to learn SGML and do my schoolwork. Is it still
>> > > possible to submit it and if so could you please add it you the List?? I
>> > > dont know whether is counts as a full HOWTO in it's current state, if it
>> > > does give me a shout and ill change it to say that,
>> >
>> > Wow, 16 years old and a Linux consultant! Well, I started programming
>> > at 13 and had my first real programming job at 14, so I know it can be
>> > done. But I also know how hard it can be to gain credibility.
>> >
>> > IMO the howto should be a mini-howto as it stands now. It will need to
>> > be converted into DocBook at some point, but we will find a volunteer
>> > to convert it if you need help. Maintaining it once it's converted is
>> > pretty simple. It's just a fancy, semantic html, at least at the level
>> > you'll need to maintain it.
>> >
>> > Lastly, please seriously consider releasing it under the GFDL.
>> > We have had many documents "die" because the maintainer disappeared
>> > and we could not legally update them. I'm trying to avoid that in the
>> > future.
>
>
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