docbook: is the linuxdoc DTD deprecated for LDP?
Subject:
Re: is the linuxdoc DTD deprecated for LDP?
From:
David Merrill ####@####.####
Date:
5 Aug 2002 14:19:00 -0000
Message-Id: <200208051018.27360.david@lupercalia.net>
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On Monday 05 August 2002 04:27, Peter Jay Salzman wrote:
> hi alexander and all,
>
> if i understand this correctly, we have a problem.
>
> the last thing i wanted was to stir up controversy. but by the same
> token, i feel pretty awful that someone took the time to translate 15
> pages of docbook and it's beginning to look like his effort will be
> useless.
>
> the translator doesn't even know docbook -- he just translates the
> "stuff" that goes between the tags. asking him to learn both docbook
> and linuxdoc in order to translate both the words and the markup is
> just too much to ask. i would be embarrased to even ask that of him.
>
> it's also not fair to german speaking people who'd rather learn about
> debian jigdo in their own language.
>
> i'm a nobody here -- just a writer who has a guide, howto and a
> mini-howto under his belt. can someone with clout plead the case that
> the standards for tldp should be ... standard?
>
> or is there someway of short circuiting marco and submitting the german
> document directly to tldp?
Short answer: yes. We'll publish documents in any language.
The "translation" projects have historically been very separate from the
LDP, and we haven't always had a lot of contact with them.
We're trying to change this. When we moved to tldp.org, we began making
the internal changes we need to begin merging with translation projects
and becoming a truly international TLDP, with all of the formerly
separate projects working as equal partners. We have invited all the
international projects to join with us, and several have already begun
the process. We have technical issues to deal with, which I'm tackling in
Lampadas.
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David C. Merrill http://www.lupercalia.net
Linux Documentation Project ####@####.####
Lead Developer http://www.tldp.org
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