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Linux-IL FAQ draft
Here it is again:
Linux-IL FAQ
Marc A. Volovic (marc@{leonardo.ls,cs}.huji.ac.il
Computer Science Faculty
Hebrew University
Jerusalem, Israel
(c) May 1996
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This document is a list of frequently asked questions and the pertinent
answers pertaining to the Linux operating system, its use in Israel and
to the use of the Linux-IL mailing list.
This document may be retrieved from the Leonardo FTP site using anonymous
FTP and from other, as yet, unknown places.
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0) Administrativia
This section deals with the structure of this FAQ, the FTP sites where
it may be obtained, its scope and its application.
Q0.1) Where can one get this FAQ?
A0.1) This FAQ may be obtained from the Leonardo FTP site by anonymous
FTP:
leonardo.ls.huji.ac.il:/pub/Docs/FAQ/linux-il.faq
Furthemore, this FAQ may be obtained from Marc Volovic's home page
currently residing on:
http://www.ls.huji.ac.il/~marc/linux/FAQ.html
Q0.2) What is the structure of this FAQ?
A0.2) This FAQ deals with any and all issues pertaining to the Linux
operating system. The preliminary structure is:
Section 0: Administrativia
Section 1: General Information
Section 2: Initial (Primary) Installation
Section 3: Secondary Installations
Section 4: Networking
Section 5: X11
This is not a preordained structure and, in this writer's opinion,
the structure and organization of the FAQ will change significantly
during the writing and updating of the document.
Q0.3) What is Linux-IL?
A0.3) Linux-IL is a loosely bound (some would say mostly unbound) group
of people who share a common interest in the Linux operating system.
This group endeavors to maintain a presence of the Linux operating
system at various trade shows, to promote the use of the Linux
operating system and to assist newcomers to Linux to find the two
mostly underused appendages of their bodies - namely, their feet.
Q0.4) Who are the movers and doers of Linux-IL?
A0.4) There are no preset responsibility areas in Linux-IL. Anyone capable
of explaining, obtaining or attaining anything may and should
contribute.
The current creme de la creme are:
Erez Strauss - Commercial liason, organizer of trade shows'
participation and generally a presentable
creature. (strauss@actcom.co.il)
Ira Abramov - Commercial liason, importer of CD sets for
the Linux-IL group, co-organizer of trade shows'
participation. Answers technical questions.
(ira@scso.com)
Harvey Stein - The wisest voice in the wilderness, maintainer
of the UPS-HOWTO. Answers technical questions
nicely. Very nicely. (abel@netvision.net.il)
Amos Shapira - A wise voice in the wilderness. Answers Un*x
questions nicely. (amoss@picton.bard.org.il)
Shay Rojansky - A persistent participator in trade shows. The
group mascot. Answers some technical questions.
Linux maniac, walks around in a Linux T-shirt.
(roji@cs.huji.ac.il)
Marc Volovic - The maintainer of this FAQ, a loudmouthed,
filthy-minded, pugnacious creature. The group
bugbear. Maintainer of the Leonardo FTP site.
Answers technical questions NOT NICELY AT ALL.
(marc@cs.huji.ac.il)
Evgeny Stambulchik - The maintainer of the PLASMA-GATE WWW
site. Answers technical questions nicely.
(fnevgeny@plasma-gate.weizmann.ac.il)
MANY OTHERS WHO WILL BE LISTED IN FUTURE VERSIONS OF THIS FAQ.
Q0.5) Where can one find information on Linux in Israel?
A0.5) Probably the best location are Evgeny's WWW site in the Weizmann
Institute. The URL is:
http://plasma-gate.weizmann.ac.il/Linux/
This WWW site also contains links to other WWW and FTP sites.
Q0.6) Where can I obtain Linux in Israel?
A0.6) While it lasts, the Leonardo FTP site is the largest and the most
current. This may change in the very near future, since its
maintainer (namely, me) has left his job at the Life Sciences
Institute in the Hebrew University. However, this site currently
contains two complete distributions (Slackware and Debian),
significant portions of sunsite (kernel, system, devel, libs,
utils) and NTeX. The URL is:
ftp://leonardo.ls.huji.ac.il/pub/Linux
Other sites with Linux on them are:
ftp://cs.huji.ac.il/mirror/Linux (Slackware)
ftp://ftp.tau.ac.il/pub/OS/Slackware (Slackware)
ftp://ftp.tau.ac.il/pub/OS/linux (emulators, kernel, utils)
ftp://ftp.technion.ac.il/pub/unsupported/Linux (not current)
Q0.99) Who are the contributors to this FAQ?
A0.99) Current contributors (in no particular order) are:
Marc A. Volovic (marc@cs.huji.ac.il)
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