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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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Marc A. Volovic (marc@cs.huji.ac.il)
                 Linguists do it cunningly


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