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'{{Short description|Online collection of documentation on GNU and Linux}} The '''Linux Documentation Project''' (LDP) used to be an all-volunteer project that maintains a large collection of [[GNU]] and [[Linux]]-related documentation and publishes the collection online.<ref name=paul>{{cite journal | url=https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/handle/2142/1750 | title=Strategies and Technologies of Sharing in Contributor-Run Archives | first=Paul | last=Jones | author-link=Paul Jones (computer technologist) | journal=[[Library Trends]] | volume=53 | number=4 | date=2005-03-22 | issn=0024-2594 | access-date=2019-12-10}}</ref> It began as a way for [[Hacker (programmer subculture)|hacker]]s to share their [[documentation]] with each other and with their users, and for users to share documentation with each other. Its documents tend to be oriented towards [[experienced user]]s such as professional system administrators, but it also contains tutorials for beginners. == History == The LDP originally began as an [[File Transfer Protocol|FTP]] site in 1992, but it went on the [[World Wide Web]] at [[Ibiblio|MetaLab]] in 1993.<ref name=paul/> It is believed to have been the first Linux related website ever. Today, the LDP serves over 475 documents contributed by even more authors. About a dozen of them are book length, and most of those are available in print from major technical publishers including [[O'Reilly Media|O'Reilly]]. On 1 September 2008, LDP started a [[wiki]] to allow a better interaction with the authors and the users, with a plan to convert documentation to the wiki format<ref>{{Cite web | title = Manifesto for 2010 | url = http://wiki.tldp.org/draft01 | date=2009-05-15 | website = wiki.tldp.org | access-date = 2019-12-10}}</ref> and a list of pages to be ported.<ref>{{Cite web | title = Page_Status - The Linux Documentation Project | url = http://wiki.tldp.org/Page_Status | date=2014-10-08 | website = wiki.tldp.org | access-date = 2019-12-10}}</ref> Presently (as of July 2020), the LDP is no longer active; the last entry under "Recent Changes" dates from 2016 to 2001-29,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://wiki.tldp.org/RecentChanges | title = RecentChanges - The Linux Documentation Project | access-date = 2020-07-24 | date = 2016-01-29 }}</ref> the last guide inserted from Mar 2014.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.tldp.org/guides.html | title = The Linux Documentation Project: Guides | access-date = 2020-07-24 | date = 2014-03-06 }}</ref> == Content == {{redirect|How to|written instructions in general|Owner's manual}} The LDP published many '''HOWTO''' documents, which instruct a user on the specific steps to take to achieve a desired goal.<ref>{{cite web | title=Linux Documentation Project | url=https://www.linux.com/tutorials/linux-documentation-project/ | publisher=[[Linux.com]] | date=2009-03-20 | access-date = 2019-12-10}}</ref> These goals are sometimes very specific, such as configuring a particular modem, and sometimes very broad, such as how to administer a [[computer network|network]] for an [[internet service provider|ISP]]. Very broad topics were covered in the guides, which are book-length documents, usually on broad subjects such as security or networking. The LDP also published Frequently Asked Question ([[FAQ]]) [https://spotinkling.com/category/how-to/ lists], man pages and other documents, as well as two [[webzine]]s, the [[Linux Gazette]] and [[Linux Focus]]. Much of the LDP collection is licensed under the [[GNU Free Documentation License]] (GFDL). Many other licenses are also used, as long as they are freely distributable. Current policy recommends the GFDL. [[Linux Network Administrator's Guide]] is one book in the series. ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{Portal|Free and open-source software}} {{Wikiversity|Linux Documentation Project}} * [https://www.tldp.org/ The Linux Documentation Project] * [https://www.nyx.net/~sgjoen/The_LDP_HOWTO_Generator_ng.html The Linux Documentation Project HOWTO Generator] {{Linux}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Linux documentation projects]] [[Category:How-to websites]] [[Category:Mass media companies]]'