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It's been awhile since I posted an update on the Good Book here. I've
been working on the project on and off as I've had time like always. As
of yesterday a Changelog and the first entries in it were added to the
website to track our progress (and sometimes lack thereof).

Chapters 1 through 3 should be certified gold now. I don't think any
broken links remain in those chapters and the information is relevant
and current in a clear and concise way. Next up is Chapter 4 which
Brian L. Juergensmeyer initially rewrote. I'll be cleaning up all the
html in Chapter 4 and updating the chapter to be relevant with the
networking changes in 10.0 (such as inet1.conf).

I still need some one's help for Chapter 6 (X Configuration) as I'm not
great with X. If I get that far and no one's stepped forth we'll just
continue on as best we can.

For now my plans are to skip the chapter on printers and peripherals
unless some one else is willing to offer some help. Particularly I have
no experience with CUPS and digital cameras. Since Slackware is going
to default to CUPS for the next version, I think it's important that we
give it priority over apsfilter and LPRng for now.

The new chapter on security will be expanded greatly when I get to that
point. If some one would like to add some examples of using ipchains
for those people who might be installing Slackware 4.0 on an old
machine I would greatly appreciate it.

I can handle chapters 14 and 16 myself (formerly spoken for by
+Cibao+). If any one who's used ZipSlack before wants to do further
work on chapter 17 (which I haven't once looked at) speak up.

I may setup a Changelog notification similar to that run by mRgOBLIN
at userlocal.net if there's enough interest.

I'm hoping that I can get my tail in gear and get somewhere relatively
quickly, but I'm not promising anything. After all, FreeBSD 5.3 is due
out "real soon now" and will include OpenBSD's pf. Fun stuff.

- --
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise,
Than for a man to hear the song of fools.
Ecclesiastes 7:5
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In alt.os.linux.slackware, +Alan Hicks+ dared to utter,
> Next up is Chapter 4 which
> Brian L. Juergensmeyer initially rewrote. I'll be cleaning up all the
> html in Chapter 4 and updating the chapter to be relevant with the
> networking changes in 10.0 (such as inet1.conf).

One thing that I think should be added to this chapter that I am
woefully inadequate to address at this time is the state of wifi
networking with Slackware Linux. At this time I don't have a computer
with a wifi card that works with linux, and do not wish to purchase one
simply for this endeavor. If anyone out there with sufficient
experience using wifi nics with Slackware and sufficiently gifted with
Clue (Keith?) would pick up this and run with, I'll give you 20 of my
personal BOZO points.

- --
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise,
Than for a man to hear the song of fools.
Ecclesiastes 7:5
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+Alan Hicks+ <alan@lizella.network> trolled:
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> It's been awhile since I posted an update on the Good Book here. I've
> been working on the project on and off as I've had time like always. As
> of yesterday a Changelog and the first entries in it were added to the
> website to track our progress (and sometimes lack thereof).
>
> Chapters 1 through 3 should be certified gold now. I don't think any
> broken links remain in those chapters and the information is relevant
> and current in a clear and concise way. Next up is Chapter 4 which
> Brian L. Juergensmeyer initially rewrote. I'll be cleaning up all the
> html in Chapter 4 and updating the chapter to be relevant with the
> networking changes in 10.0 (such as inet1.conf).
>
> I still need some one's help for Chapter 6 (X Configuration) as I'm not
> great with X. If I get that far and no one's stepped forth we'll just
> continue on as best we can.
>
> For now my plans are to skip the chapter on printers and peripherals
> unless some one else is willing to offer some help. Particularly I have
> no experience with CUPS and digital cameras. Since Slackware is going
> to default to CUPS for the next version, I think it's important that we
> give it priority over apsfilter and LPRng for now.
>
> The new chapter on security will be expanded greatly when I get to that
> point. If some one would like to add some examples of using ipchains
> for those people who might be installing Slackware 4.0 on an old
> machine I would greatly appreciate it.
>
> I can handle chapters 14 and 16 myself (formerly spoken for by
> +Cibao+). If any one who's used ZipSlack before wants to do further
> work on chapter 17 (which I haven't once looked at) speak up.
>
> I may setup a Changelog notification similar to that run by mRgOBLIN
> at userlocal.net if there's enough interest.
>
> I'm hoping that I can get my tail in gear and get somewhere relatively
> quickly, but I'm not promising anything. After all, FreeBSD 5.3 is due
> out "real soon now" and will include OpenBSD's pf. Fun stuff.
>
> - --
> It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise,
> Than for a man to hear the song of fools.
> Ecclesiastes 7:5
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188 Shady Dale Dr
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478-935-8132

+Alan Hicks+ <alan@lizella.network> trolled:
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> It's been awhile since I posted an update on the Good Book here. I've
> been working on the project on and off as I've had time like always. As
> of yesterday a Changelog and the first entries in it were added to the
> website to track our progress (and sometimes lack thereof).
>
> Chapters 1 through 3 should be certified gold now. I don't think any
> broken links remain in those chapters and the information is relevant
> and current in a clear and concise way. Next up is Chapter 4 which
> Brian L. Juergensmeyer initially rewrote. I'll be cleaning up all the
> html in Chapter 4 and updating the chapter to be relevant with the
> networking changes in 10.0 (such as inet1.conf).
>
> I still need some one's help for Chapter 6 (X Configuration) as I'm not
> great with X. If I get that far and no one's stepped forth we'll just
> continue on as best we can.
>
> For now my plans are to skip the chapter on printers and peripherals
> unless some one else is willing to offer some help. Particularly I have
> no experience with CUPS and digital cameras. Since Slackware is going
> to default to CUPS for the next version, I think it's important that we
> give it priority over apsfilter and LPRng for now.
>
> The new chapter on security will be expanded greatly when I get to that
> point. If some one would like to add some examples of using ipchains
> for those people who might be installing Slackware 4.0 on an old
> machine I would greatly appreciate it.
>
> I can handle chapters 14 and 16 myself (formerly spoken for by
> +Cibao+). If any one who's used ZipSlack before wants to do further
> work on chapter 17 (which I haven't once looked at) speak up.
>
> I may setup a Changelog notification similar to that run by mRgOBLIN
> at userlocal.net if there's enough interest.
>
> I'm hoping that I can get my tail in gear and get somewhere relatively
> quickly, but I'm not promising anything. After all, FreeBSD 5.3 is due
> out "real soon now" and will include OpenBSD's pf. Fun stuff.
>
> - --
> It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise,
> Than for a man to hear the song of fools.
> Ecclesiastes 7:5
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On 2004-10-22, +Alan Hicks+ <alan@lizella.netWORK> wrote:
>
> If anyone out there with sufficient
> experience using wifi nics with Slackware and sufficiently gifted with
> Clue (Keith?) would pick up this and run with, I'll give you 20 of my
> personal BOZO points.

Doh! I'd love to, but my iBook is now back to OS X-only, and my Slack
10 box doesn't have a wifi card. I've been meaning to put linux back on
my iBook, but I've been meaning to do that for months now, so I don't
think it'll happen any time soon.

I will say that a lot of my initial setup was based on man iwconfig;
IIRC iwconfig + normal networking tools (ifconfig/route) were really all
that was needed to do 802.11 wifi.

- --keith

- --
kkeller-usenet@wombat.san-francisco.ca.us
(try just my userid to email me)
AOLSFAQ=http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/cgi-bin/fom

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On 2004-10-22, +Alan Hicks+ <alan@lizella.netWORK> wrote:

> I still need some one's help for Chapter 6 (X Configuration) as I'm not
> great with X. If I get that far and no one's stepped forth we'll just
> continue on as best we can.

I would like to volunteer.

I'm no guru, but I love Slackware and want to contribute. My qualifications
are:

(bull)
I work at home and am a good researcher. I've become more and more
knowledgeable about Linux and Slackware. I have tech writing experience
and feel I can present Slackware instructional information in a manner
consistent with the straight forward manner that Pat has made a trademark of
Slaclware.
(/bull)

So, whattya say!?[1]

[1] Despite humor attempt, I'm dead serious.

nb

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In alt.os.linux.slackware, notbob dared to utter,
> I would like to volunteer.

No problem. Note that I follow the OpenBSD slogan "Shut up and code."
:^) Just find something that isn't currently being worked on, and do
it. You can e-mail me so we can divy things up and reduce redundant
work.

- --
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise,
Than for a man to hear the song of fools.
Ecclesiastes 7:5
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In alt.os.linux.slackware, Keith Keller dared to utter,
> I've been meaning to put linux back on
> my iBook, but I've been meaning to do that for months now, so I don't
> think it'll happen any time soon.

Well here's your perfect excuse to do just that! :^) Granted you're not
the best case, since Slackintosh never made it to 10.0 anyhow.

- --
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise,
Than for a man to hear the song of fools.
Ecclesiastes 7:5
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478-935-8132

+Alan Hicks+ <alan@lizella.network> trolled:
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>> I've been meaning to put linux back on
>> my iBook, but I've been meaning to do that for months now, so I don't
>> think it'll happen any time soon.
>
> Well here's your perfect excuse to do just that! :^) Granted you're not
> the best case, since Slackintosh never made it to 10.0 anyhow.
>
> - --
> It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise,
> Than for a man to hear the song of fools.
> Ecclesiastes 7:5
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+Alan Hicks+ <alan@lizella.network> trolled:
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> In alt.os.linux.slackware, notbob dared to utter,
>> I would like to volunteer.
>
> No problem. Note that I follow the OpenBSD slogan "Shut up and code."
> :^) Just find something that isn't currently being worked on, and do
> it. You can e-mail me so we can divy things up and reduce redundant
> work.
>
> - --
> It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise,
> Than for a man to hear the song of fools.
> Ecclesiastes 7:5
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