Mad Penguin Launches Slackware Handbook Project 86
An anonymous reader writes "Mad Penguin's Adam Doxtater and Narayan Newton have launched a community-driven site dedicated to bringing the power and depth of the FreeBSD Handbook to Slackware Linux users. The site allows for the community to create and edit its own content. A simple voting system is in place to make sure the content that makes it into the handbook is of the highest quality. This is something that has been needed for some time and the idea of being able to edit our own material is really nice. A very unique project. Read the press release at LinuxPR.com."
link to the handbook (Score:2, Informative)
http://www.slackersbible.org/
btw. first post
Re:link to the handbook (Score:5, Informative)
why? (Score:5, Informative)
Good Luck! (Score:5, Informative)
Let me be the first to wish them the best. I've been putting together a little "handbook" of my own (not nearly as ambitious as mimicking the excellent FreeBSD handbook, of which I own a hard copy incidently). Of course, anyone is free to contribute provided they license their writing under the GPL for inclusion. Basically it's a rewrite of the Slackware Linux Essentials book by Chris Lumens, Logan Johnson, and David Cantrell. You can find it here [lizella.net]. I call it "The Unofficial Revised Slackware Book Project". Stop by and take a look, I think you'll enjoy it.
Props to these guys and their project, and I'd like to point out to them that can use anything at the above site provided they do so under the GPL.
OK, I will place my fot in my mouth.. (Score:5, Informative)
So much so that well... they said it best.
Re:why? (Score:5, Informative)
And there's the FreeBSD wiki (Score:4, Informative)
Love the FreeBSD Handbook (Score:3, Informative)
Re:why? (Score:5, Informative)
Of course they're not at conflict. At worst it's only healthy competition, like a sports game.
Personally I found it very difficult to get the community involved in documentation, and most of the "New Good Book" has been of my doing when my time is available.
And covers a lot more topics. My project is mainly designed to be a good introduction into Slackware Linux, teach people enough about the system to get it up, running, online, and understand the basics of linux in general and Slackware in particular. It isn't meant to be as indepth as what you're starting. Drop me a line sometime though, as I'd love to work together. Nothing like pooling resources to tackle big problems.
I wish I could do the same. I typically prefer the BSD license for most things. I spoke with Pat recently about possibly migrating the Slackware Linux Essentials book to the Apple Common Documentation License (which is basically the GPL only tailored for documentation), but as he explained it to me the copyright was never transfered to him, so ATM I'm stuck with the GPL, which is fine by me of course.
You gotta watch out for those when you're doing documentation! :^)
CMS... (Score:5, Informative)
Actually, it's not unique.
The content mangement appears to be Drupal [drupal.org] with a modified Marvin 2k [drupal.org] theme.
Drupal has had these features forever.
Move along now.
Re:slashdotted (Score:2, Informative)
Re:Not true.. (Score:4, Informative)