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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
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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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