Linux Documentation Project

The Linux Documentation Project ( LDP ) is a completely volunteer driven project, which maintains a large collection of Linux -related documentation and published online. It was launched as a documentation exchange platform between Linux hackers and the users of its programs to life. The documents are aimed mostly at experienced users ( eg professional system administrators), but it can also be found teaching material for beginners below.

History

In the origins of 1992, the LDP was an FTP site, but it Metalab transferred in 1993 to the World Wide Web. It could be explained by the first linux related website ever.

Today, the LDP provides that are written by more authors 475 documents. A dozen of the documents include book-length and most of them are actually of mainly technical publishers provided (eg O'Reilly), as printing units.

Content

The LDP published focused how-to documents that are close to bring the user to a variety of learning goals step by step. The learning objectives are sometimes very specific (for example, how a particular modem configured), in other cases quite comprehensive ( eg, how to administer the network of an Internet service provider).

Particularly broad themes covered by manuals, book-length documents regarding general topics, such as security or network technology.

The LDP also publishes FAQ lists, man pages, and other documents, as well as two webzines: The Linux Gazette and Linux focus.

A large part of the LDP collection is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License ( GFDL ). Many other licenses are also used, as long as they allow free distribution. The current Project roadmap recommends the GNU Free Documentation License or the Open Publication License without Exercising options A or B.

The Linux Network Administrators ' Guide is a book in this series.