Are any of you guys using any antivirus software on the system. What are the free software available. Arvind
On Sun, 2003-11-02 at 18:49, Arvind Sinha wrote: > YOu can start off two versions of the doucuments- One that is succinct, > brief and to the point without overwhelming the reader and the other is > some suitable format (ilug delhi version), which can be edited by any > one in the group and see where that takes off.It might become the > reference e-guide for all you know. > Arvind > > > On Sun, 2003-11-02 at 17:40, LinuxLingam wrote: > > On Sun, 2003-11-02 at 08:57, Raj Mathur wrote: > > > > > I've read the document, and I rather liked it. However, one minor > > > issue: by publishing the document in PDF only, you are preventing 99% > > > of us from adding to the document, incorporating it into a broader > > > work, modifying it, using specific parts of it, etc. Wouldn't it be > > > possible to publish it in some edit-friendly format and release it > > > under the FDL or similar license? > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > - -- Raju > > > > > > thought you'd never ask! > > first: the format is not important, since verbatim allows anyone to keep > > it in any media. was trying to create an html to dump on a website, all > > out of OpenOffice, but somehow the results were less than satisfying. am > > working on it. > > > > second: this is version 0.1 which is in the verbatim license. the > > future's open. > > > > so why verbatim so far? based on my personal experiences, especially > > over the past 10 months. have been interacting with people deeply > > entrenched into windoze and their world of proprietory software, who > > have some feeble curiosity about linux. a few others are keen to > > migrate, but feel overwhelmed and disoriented. have been personally > > handing out cds of knoppix, redhat, mandrake, and more importantly, even > > the documentation cds, archives of the tldp, exhaustive list of urls, > > suggested books (even allowing people to borrow or refer to my > > collection of books). the results have usually been limited. > > > > thus my insight: people migrating start with no clue and orientation, > > and then find themselves suddenly walloped by a gigantic information > > overload which is thoroughly disorienting. > > > > hence the need for a simple, 3-page document. target: non-techies in a > > hurry. it finally grew into a 5-page document, but that is due to its > > design and layout, the generous use of white space. > > > > should it be fdl, it could become part of the same information overload. > > heck, how do i ensure the original aims of 1) simplicity, 2) brevity, 3) > > clarity, 4) context focus ? > > > > meanwhile, any fdl document could refer to this, link to this, that's no > > problem. > > > > there are hazaar fdl-ed documents and vaults out there packed to the > > brim with all issues related to linux. very few cater to the need for a > > simple, short, concise roadmap with pothole warnings. this document > > fulfils that niche. > > > > if people have changes to suggest, they could send in their suggestions, > > i could create version 0.2 > > > > if enough people convince me that the above aims can be met with an fdl, > > will gladly change the license. am quite flexible and open to ideas. > > > > if someone else would like to maintain the document with the original > > aims, under any free documentation or copyleft license, am open to that > > too. > > > > the document is inspired by the linux community, for the linux > > community, so that more may join this tribe. > > > > :-) > > LL > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > ilugd mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd > > > _______________________________________________ > ilugd mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd _______________________________________________ ilugd mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd
