Topics covered in this section include:
| Section 4.8.1 Authoring / Documentation |
| Section 4.8.2 Linux Advocacy / Getting (and Staying) Involved |
| Section 4.8.3 Hobbies and Special Interests |
DocBook-Install, DocBook Install mini-HOWTO
Updated: January 2001. A detailed practical guide for novices to quickly getting DocBook installed and processing SGML files into HTML, PostScript and PDF on a GNU/Linux system.
HOWTO-HOWTO, HOWTO HOWTO
Updated: July 2000. Lists the tools, procedures, and hints to get LDP authors up to speed and writing.
Replaced July 2000 by the LDP Author Guide.
LinuxDoc+Emacs+Ispell-HOWTO, LinuxDoc+Emacs+Ispell HOWTO
Updated: February 1998. Aimed at writers and translators of Linux HOWTOs or any other paper for the Linux Documentation Project. Gives hints at using tools including Emacs and Ispell.
Man-Page, The Linux Man Page mini-HOWTO
Updated: January 2000. Explains what you should bear in mind when you are going to write on-line documentation -- a so called man page -- that you want to make accessible via the man(1) command.
Advocacy, Linux Advocacy mini-HOWTO
Updated: May 2000. Suggestions for how the Linux community can effectively advocate the use of Linux.
Commercial-Port-Advocacy, Commercial Port Advocacy mini-HOWTO
Updated: December 1999. Discusses methods that can be used to approach commercial software companies to convince them to port their programs to Linux.
Consultants-HOWTO, Linux Consultants HOWTO
Updated: August 2000. A listing of companies providing commercial Linux related support.
Event-HOWTO, Event HOWTO
Updated: November 2000. The purpose of this document is to show you how to create good presentations for almost any sort of Linux event.
META-FAQ, Linux Meta-FAQ
Updated: October 1997. Mainly a list of valuable sources of information for Linux. Use these sources if you want to learn more about Linux, or have problems and need help.
Online-Troubleshooting-HOWTO, Online Troubleshooting Resources HOWTO
Updated: July 2000. Directs Linux users to resources available on the Internet that provide access to a vast amount of Linux-related information useful in troubleshooting problems.
Reading-List-HOWTO, The Linux Reading List HOWTO
Updated: September 2000. Lists the books the author thinks are most valuable to a person trying to learn Unix (especially Linux) top to bottom.
Update, The Staying Updated mini-HOWTO
Updated: October 2000. How to stay updated and abreast of the development that takes place in the Linux world of development.
User-Group-HOWTO, Linux User Group HOWTO
Updated: April 1998. A guide to founding, maintaining, and growing a Linux User Group.
VAR-HOWTO, Linux VAR HOWTO
Updated: August 1999. Contains a listing of service companies which do not manufacture hardware or create packaged software, but add value to existing products.
Access-HOWTO, Linux Access HOWTO
Updated: March 1997. Covers using adaptive technology to make Linux accessible to those who could not use it otherwise.
Astronomy-HOWTO, Linux Astronomy HOWTO
Updated: August 2000. Document shares tips and resources to utilize Linux solutions in the pursuit of Astronomy.
AX25-HOWTO, Linux AX25-HOWTO, Amateur Radio
Updated: October 1997. How to install and configure support for the AX. 25 packet radio protocol utilized by Amateur Radio Operators worldwide.
Coffee, COFFEE-HOWTO
Updated: November 2000. Yes, Linux DOES make coffee, and it tastes good.
Ecology-HOWTO, Linux Ecology HOWTO
Updated: November 2000. Discusses ways Linux computers can be used as a means to protect our environment, by using its features to save power or paper.
FBB, FBB Packet-radio BBS mini-HOWTO
Updated: December 2000. Covers the installation and use of the most popular amateur packet-radio BBS software FBB.
Medicine-HOWTO, Linux Medicine-HOWTO
Updated: November 2000. Some pointers to Linux software (mostly GPLed) for the medical sciences.
Netrom-Node, Netrom-Node mini-Howto
Updated: October 1998. How to setup the ax25-utilities package for Amateur Radio such that it makes Netrom Nodes for the Node program and the BBS software from John-Paul Roubelat, F6FBB.
Wearable-HOWTO, Wearable HOWTO
Updated: November 2000. Nomadism is one of the major trends of our society, now most of the people can work with a laptop computer, but few did the next step: to live, or if you prefer to wear one computer - that is a wearable.