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Re: Caution: Newbie online.
One thing that would be a nice 'feature' is having the HTML
output pass any of validators - weblint for example ;-)
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Henry White
mailto:henryw@gte.net
On Tue, 16 Nov 1999, Nelson Ingersoll wrote:
> Gary -
>
> I figure one thing which I can add to the Linux community, and thereby
> the hundreds of others who have helped me over the last 14 years with free
> or cheap software, is to do something for the community. Regarding Linux,
> my goal is to help get Linux to the point that butchers, backers, and
> candle-stick makers can install it and use it. Already I've found Linux to
> be more forgiving and robust than Windows95/98/NT. I expected that. I am
> pleased it was as I expected. But, of course I'm a geek and should be
> expected to be able to install and understand enough about troubleshooting
> to get it to work well enough that I can use it.
>
> Point me at an "old LinuxDoc file" so that I can get an idea of what
> you are talking about. I will certainly have to learn DocBook, but let's
> start there and see what trips me first. (Failure is a more attentive
> teacher than is success. <smile>)
>
> - Nelson Ingersoll
>
> At 11/15/99 08:28 PM , you wrote:
> > >>>>> "N" == Nelson Ingersoll <ningersoll@codenet.net> writes:
> >
> > N> Any thoughts from anyone where I might focus my waning years of
> > N> talent for the benefit of Linux? (Gawd, you opened yourself up
> > N> there Mac!)
> >
> >There's been talk of translating the old LinuxDoc files to DocBook,
> >and perhaps your kind offer to do the actual gruntwork may be just
> >what we need to push us through the transition. The work involves
> >trying to port the docs, then sifting through to find the things the
> >translator software doesn't like --- it may be an excellent way for
> >you to get a chance to at least browse the whole opus of documents,
> >and if you can then go over the docs to fix up content by adding the
> >xref tags and other appropriate markup, it's a double bonus.
> >
> >I don't speak for the LDP, but to me, your offer sounds like a win-win
> >situation. What sayeth the preachers?
> >
> >--
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>
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