Miles Brennan said: -------------------------------------------------------------- Although the document was written to suit Fedora Core, I tried to maintain generic configuration and commands where possible so other distros could also benefit from it. Also stayed away from the GUIs. Converting the plain HTML version of the document to wiki format was much more painful than first anticipated. I wanted to keep the feel of the original HOWTO styled document, as I believe they are much easier to read and follow than the current wiki construct. However the wiki code does not easily support the formatting of tables, cells, preformatted text and other basis formatting. Working in RAW wiki code was very time consuming. Here is the draft of the HOWTO I worked on: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Drafts/ServerInstallationGuide I installed moinmoin on my own server to work on the formatting issues a little easier and found I needed to make some significant changes to the CSS for the document to look and feel the way I wanted it to. It was also mentioned at the time that FDP would be moving to a Plone and Zope based system, making these type of migrations easier. Although I had no experience with these two applications, I was happy to try something new. I eventually gave up on transferring the documentation because the new system has not been implemented and I found the wiki frustrating. If FDP is still willing to accept the documentation, I am happy to change the licensing and Tim is prepared to start some work on it. Perhaps we start a new thread on updating the HOWTO and moving it into the FDP. Open to suggestions. -------------------------------------------------------------- I'm not quite sure if I am the Tim referred to here, but if I am then I would be happy to try my hand at bringing the HOWTO into the Fedora Documentation Project. On the content side, there are a couple of points that I wondered about: 1. You talk a little about PPPoE in chapter 5. Is this still necessary? I had the impression that all *DSL modems now do this for you, and basically give an Ethernet connection to the Internet? 2. Does one have to understand IPtables any more (chapter 6)? I use shorewall, which seems to me to make this bit of life much easier. Am I right in thinking shorewall is more or less the default Fedora firewall nowadays? 3. Do people still use FTP (chapter 14)? 4. I wonder if a chapter on SVN might be worth while? But these are probably better discussed off the list, if indeed I am given the task of trying to bring your HOWTO (and it would remain your HOWTO) into the FDP? Tim -- fedora-docs-list mailing list fedora-docs-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-docs-list
