Re: Debian User's Manual
Hi!
robert havoc pennington <rhpennin@midway.uchicago.edu> writes:
> On Thu, 25 Jun 1998, Oliver Elphick wrote:
> >
> > Ole J. Tetlie wrote:
> > >
> > >I sent a message to Ardo about DUM, but I've got no reply. Since
> > >it's rather urgent I try you instead.
> > >
>
> Ardo is a little slow to answer mail, but usually he does within a couple
> of weeks.
That usually depends on how busy I am (with work and other things :-).
> The manual is theoretically split into an install manual covering
> configuration (the logical next steps after install.txt), then the
> tutorial covering end-user use, and finally some kind of sysadmin guide or
> reference manual. Only the tutorial actually exists in any form.
>
> The tutorial has hardly been touched in a couple months, but I hope to
> finally have more time. I just got a Debian account, and you can now
> access the tutorial at:
> http://www.debian.org/~hp/debian-tutorial.html
>
> I am trying to set up CVS but I can't seem to make remote access work.
> However, anyone with a Debian account can access it now:
>
> $ export CVSROOT=/cvs/tutorial
> $ cvs checkout tutorial
>
> I think the CVS tutorial is missing the last checkin Craig did, because
> my copy wasn't up to date, but that will get fixed soon.
>
> > >I don't know if you have authors for all chapters or which chapters
> > >are available. By first choice would be programming, but I could
> > >also write something else.
> > >
>
> I've also talked to David Teague about a programming chapter; maybe you
> guys could work out who wants to do it. There are many other options; have
> a look at what's there now and pick anything you're interested in that's
> not there.
>
> Let me know what you want to do before you leave, and we'll work on other
> parts.
>
> > What is going on??????@!#$%?
> >
>
> Things are moving veeerrry sloooowwwwly. ;-) Basically I've just started
> doing everything myself (web page, etc.), since this results in it getting
> done, if slowly.
>
> The tutorial now has a link from the main debian site and is available at
> the above URL. I think your contributions are in there, and mine, and some
> other stuff.
>
> We've gotten some response from users now, since it's been on the main
> Debian site; at least, it's been mentioned sometimes on debian-user.
> I also have 30k of comments from Richard Stallman that need to be
> incorporated.
>
> I would like to run this like a code development project. Basically,
> people send contributions; significant contributors get CVS write access;
> everyone feels free to make improvements to the tutorial.
>
> Anyway - please, if anyone wants to contribute, just write something up,
> however short, and send it to me. I'll add it to the document if it looks
> good. You don't have to do a whole chapter.
Up to now I've been redirecting to you anyone willing to contribute.
Whether they did that or not I don't know, but that's always up to
them.
> In CVS there's a file which talks about copyright issues and some
> notes on formatting conventions - for now I'll put it at
> http://www.debian.org/~hp/AUTHOR-INFO
>
> It seems like the main content of the list is me giving status reports and
> telling how to contribute to a document that hasn't changed lately - I'd
> like it to be discussion of the Tutorial content instead! As you write
> please feel free to use this list as a development list, so progress is
> visible.
For some reason the list never has gotten above the "planning" stage.
But I have a feeling things will change. :-)
> Suggestions welcome, contributions appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Havoc
Thanks,
Ardo
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