[2024-feb-29] Sad news: Eric Layton aka Nocturnal Slacker aka vtel57 passed away on Feb 26th, shortly after hospitalization. He was one of our Wiki's most prominent admins. He will be missed.
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slackdocs:news [2012/08/28 14:13 (UTC)] – [Project Charter] address a question in discussion page. alienbob | slackdocs:news [2012/09/11 10:15 (UTC)] – Moved project charter to the top. Removed the WIP notice. alienbob | ||
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====== News from the site admins ====== | ====== News from the site admins ====== | ||
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+ | Knowledge is power. Scattered and unfocused power is useless. To state it plainly, the vision and the ultimate goal of the //Slackware Linux Documentation Project// is to become the primary worldwide resource for all Slackware related information. This is a lofty goal, indeed. However, there is confidence that venerable [[http:// | ||
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+ | Who can help? Anyone can, from your uncle Ed who tinkers with Slackware on his old laptop to Linux gurus with development level skill sets. All are welcome. All can [[slackdocs: | ||
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+ | This project will need article submissions that run the entire gamut of Slackware knowledge. There will be a need for serious technical articles on hardware control, software applications, | ||
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+ | Submitted articles, as with most wiki type resources, will be peer reviewed. Corrections may be needed, amendments added, and so forth. No article should be deemed unimportant. If it has relevance to Slackware Linux and will assist someone somewhere to better utilize this operating system, then it is a worthwhile article. What is being done here is being done for others. This is an archive | ||
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+ | In order to fulfill the goals of this project, a reliance on civil discourse and the presence of a strong spirit of cooperation will be necessary. The rules here are simple. Be kind and considerate in your dealings with others. This project is not about individuals. It's about a community sharing and working together toward a goal. Your ego will not be a part of the //Slackware Linux Documentation Project//. Please leave it in the coat closet by the front door before you login. | ||
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+ | That is the our contract with one another and with the future. | ||
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To the left of the page you will find a sidebar with several boxes which can be edited (by the admins). Only the " | To the left of the page you will find a sidebar with several boxes which can be edited (by the admins). Only the " | ||
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- | Knowledge is power. Scattered and unfocused power is useless. To state it plainly, the vision and the ultimate goal of the //Slackware Linux Documentation Project// is to become the primary worldwide resource for all Slackware related information. This is a lofty goal, indeed. However, there is confidence that venerable [[http:// | ||
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- | Who can help? Anyone can, from your uncle Ed who tinkers with Slackware on his old laptop to Linux gurus with development level skill sets. All are welcome. All can [[slackdocs: | ||
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- | This project will need article submissions that run the entire gamut of Slackware knowledge. There will be a need for serious technical articles on hardware control, software applications, | ||
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- | Submitted articles, as with most wiki type resources, will be peer reviewed. Corrections may be needed, amendments added, and so forth. No article should be deemed unimportant. If it has relevance to Slackware Linux and will assist someone somewhere to better utilize this operating system, then it is a worthwhile article. What is being done here is being done for others. This is an archive of knowledge being built for the future. Your participation will be the mortar that holds the bricks in place. | ||
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- | In order to fulfill the goals of this project, a reliance on civil discourse and the presence of a strong spirit of cooperation will be necessary. The rules here are simple. Be kind and considerate in your dealings with others. This project is not about individuals. It's about a community sharing and working together toward a goal. Your ego will not be a part of the //Slackware Linux Documentation Project//. Please leave it in the coat closet by the front door before you login. | ||
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- | That is the our contract with one another and with the future. | ||
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- | Our goal is to give you total creative freedom when writing content for the Wiki. But for the sake of quality assurance, we ask you to co-operate with one of our editors. \\ He or she may be able to offer suggestions about tags to use in your article so that it gets properly listed in the TOC. We also have tag categories that allow you to indicate your article applies to certain versions of Slackware only. You get the idea? You can also discuss an appropriate namespace to put your article in (consider a namespace as a wiki equivalent of a subdirectory - actually that is how it is implemented in the server' | + | Our goal is to give you total creative freedom when writing content for the Wiki. But for the sake of quality assurance, we ask you to co-operate with one of our editors. \\ He or she may be able to offer suggestions about tags to use in your article so that it gets properly listed in the TOC. We also have tag categories that allow you to indicate your article applies to certain versions of Slackware only. You get the idea? You can also discuss an appropriate namespace to put your article in (consider a namespace as a wiki equivalent of a subdirectory - actually that is how it is implemented in the server' |
In order to assist the editor with his work, the Wiki implements a mechanism of " | In order to assist the editor with his work, the Wiki implements a mechanism of " |