Subject:
Re: [Fwd: Re: BLinux Software Map]
From:
Mark Garboden ####@####.####
Date:
19 Aug 2003 20:53:24 -0000
Message-Id: <3F428E14.4040905@quik.com>
I can take a look at it.
Saqib attached an XML file to his original post to the list.
I don't have the sgml/xml tools installed (yet) so if someone could send
me an html file I could get started more quickly.
Electronically yours,
Mark
Tabatha Marshall wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>The above document is ready for language review, so it can be added to
>the collection.
>
>The files can't be attached when sending to this mailing list, so if
>anyone is interested, please reply, and I'll be glad to forward it to
>you.
>
>If you want to review but need assistance, I'll be here! Please email
>the list and let us know if anyone is available to help with this one.
>
>Much thanks,
>Tab
>
>
>-----Forwarded Message-----
>From: Saqib Shaikh ####@####.####
>To: ####@####.####
>Subject: Re: BLinux Software Map
>Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 20:12:12 +0100
>
>Thanks.
>
>I've attached the draft.
>
>
>
>Saqib Shaikh
>Email: ####@####.####
>Web site: http://saqibshaikh.com/
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Tabatha Marshall" ####@####.####
>To: "Saqib Shaikh" ####@####.####
>Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 7:21 PM
>Subject: Re: BLinux Software Map
>
>
>
>
>>Hi Saqib,
>>
>>I don't remember the subject of the work, however if no one has
>>responded for a peer review, then we can move to the next step, which is
>>to have someone here go through a spelling/grammar review, and then
>>publish your document.
>>
>>Please forward me your draft, and I will ask one of the reviewers to
>>look at it, or do it myself. Typically the review process by LDP takes
>>about a week once picked up, however if no one else is available except
>>me, it may take a little longer as I already have 3 I'm working on now!
>>
>>Anyway, send it on, and I will see if someone is available to run
>>through grammar and spelling. We'll get it done, and then it will be
>>resubmitted when done, and added to the collection!
>>
>>If you have any other questions, please let me know.
>>
>>Tabatha
>>
>>
>>On Mon, 2003-08-11 at 04:12, Saqib Shaikh wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Hi
>>>
>>>Thanks for your help earlier with getting started; as you advised I
>>>
>>>
>emailed
>
>
>>>the document to the discuss list; that was 11 days ago. Since then I
>>>
>>>
>have
>
>
>>>had no private emails and no discussion on the list. This may be
>>>
>>>
>because it
>
>
>>>is such a narrow audience. I was prepared to wait longer to give people
>>>time to reply, but today someone else proposed a crypto-related howto
>>>
>>>
>which
>
>
>>>people sent comments on very very quickly indeed.
>>>
>>>Can you suggest anything? Where should I go from here?
>>>
>>>
>>>Thanks very much.
>>>
>>>Saqib Shaikh
>>>Email: ####@####.####
>>>Web site: http://saqibshaikh.com/
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "Tabatha Marshall" ####@####.####
>>>To: "Saqib Shaikh" ####@####.####
>>>Cc: ####@####.####
>>>Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 7:39 AM
>>>Subject: Re: BLinux Software Map
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Hi Saqib,
>>>>
>>>>This sounds like an excellent idea.
>>>>
>>>>I suggest first you subscribe to the LDP discussion list, and post
>>>>
>>>>
>your
>
>
>>>>proposed document, including source, so that other people can take a
>>>>look at your work and provide you with some feedback.
>>>>
>>>>If you feel the markup needs looking at, we can help with that, and if
>>>>you ask the discussion list, someone may come forward and volunteer to
>>>>make sure it's okay. In the event that no one does, we'll make sure
>>>>it's okay from our end before it's published.
>>>>
>>>>Hopefully you're familiar with the Author's Guide, and have looked at
>>>>some of the other HOWTOs to follow the style we use. Make sure you
>>>>include a license and copyright (I recommend GFDL -
>>>>www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html).
>>>>
>>>>If you have any questions, please feel free to email me or the
>>>>discussion list.
>>>>
>>>>Thanks,
>>>>Tabatha
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>On Tue, 2003-07-29 at 22:41, Saqib Shaikh wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Hi
>>>>>
>>>>>For some years now I have been maintaining a document called the
>>>>>
>>>>>
>"BLinux
>
>
>>>>>Software Map". This document aims to give an objective overview of
>>>>>
>>>>>
>the
>
>
>>>>>software currently available to help blind users use Linux. I have
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>tried my
>>>
>>>
>>>>>best to convert the document into Docbook XML (I previously wrote it
>>>>>
>>>>>
>in
>
>
>>>>>LaTeX). I would like someone to see whether it is suitable for
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>inclusion in
>>>
>>>
>>>>>the LDP, and what changes may need to be made.
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks very much.
>>>>>
>>>>>Saqib Shaikh
>>>>>Email: ####@####.####
>>>>>Web site: http://saqibshaikh.com/
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>>Web: www.merlinmonroe.com
>>>>Linux Documentation Project Review Coordinator (http://www.tldp.org)
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>--
>>Tabatha Marshall
>>Web: www.merlinmonroe.com
>>Linux Documentation Project Review Coordinator (http://www.tldp.org)
>>Linux Counter Area Manager US:wa (http://counter.li.org)
>>
>>
>>
