Re:Make it easier to contibute content first
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CSS for the LDP?
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Although I only learned about it from other comments for this article, it seams LDP only takes documents in DocBook format, which is some kind of SGML/XML thingy that you have to specifically learn and that is not supported by commonly used word processors like OpenOffice and (gasp) Word.
This is totally and utterly false! (Others have already said so, but I say it again.)
Please read about the submission process. In particular, note #3 which says:
You may choose whatever format you feel most comfortable in.
Also: DocBook *IS* supported in OpenOffice. More on this page about the different programs that support DocBook.
http://www.tldp.org/LDP/LDP-Author-Guide/html/tool s-edit.html
Honestly, if the Linux documentation people don't focus on promoting a good, clear expository writing style as their first priority -- which it obviously is not -- then I don't care if they hire a team of 1,000 super-talented typesetters and graphic artists to dress it up. Linux is a good operating system, and it has some good technology in it, but if I were writing a little summary of Linux, I'd put documentation under "minuses" and not "pluses".
I would encourage everyone who feels this way to take a look at the guidelines for submission. Although they haven't always been strictly enforced, they are definitely being enforced now.
Although all new documents fall under this review process, we are still working on sorting our way "backwards" in time through the collection as well. There are hundreds of documents and this will take a while.
If you find any documents that were submitted in the last 6 months-1 year that are not up to par, please forward the URL to the LDP discuss list, and the editing team. We know about the old documents, we're getting to them. (List subscription information available at: http://lists.tldp.org/)
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Please read about the submission process. In particular, note #3 which says: http://www.tldp.org/LDP/LDP-Author-Guide/html/pro
Also: DocBook *IS* supported in OpenOffice. More on this page about the different programs that support DocBook. http://www.tldp.org/LDP/LDP-Author-Guide/html/too
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Emma Jane Hogbin, TLDP Reviewer
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/LDP-Reviewer-HOWTO/inde
Although all new documents fall under this review process, we are still working on sorting our way "backwards" in time through the collection as well. There are hundreds of documents and this will take a while.
If you find any documents that were submitted in the last 6 months-1 year that are not up to par, please forward the URL to the LDP discuss list, and the editing team. We know about the old documents, we're getting to them. (List subscription information available at: http://lists.tldp.org/)
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Emma Hogbin, TLDP Technical Reviewer