Talk:Slackersbible

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Ok I've proceeded with the relicense (from FreeBSD Documentation License), it is done. There were some issues on distinguishing the two works (the source and the Wikibook's project) I think I managed to fix that also. The tone of the Slackersbible/About page could be still worked out it has to much hyperbole "will prove to be one of the most accurate technical documents on the planet." but I' not one part of that book's community so I'll live it to you. Also check the introduction to the book as I reworded that part, the request to check the original project's commits may not be needed... --Panic (talk) 21:57, 31 January 2010 (UTC)Reply

1. THE INITIAL IDEA

The principle idea to write a Slackware book in the form of a Wikibook is simply great. So, thanks to the initiator!

2. THE GOAL

The goal is extremely ambitious. It is very hard to imagine that it will ever happen, that anybody writes a book on Slackware of such proportions and high quality as found in the FreeBSD Handbook. It is good to set the mark high, but not too high. And far too high it is.

3. DEAD PROJECT

Judging from its history, this project is essentially dead. This comes to no surprise - the goal has been so ambitious (compared to the limited Slackware user base) that it had to fail. And of course due to license issues. See next point for that.

4. RESTARTING THE PROJECT

In order to have a reasonably chance of succeeding, the project should use an extant text base upon which further work could be built. The GOOD NEWS is: There is such a basis. The Slackware Linux Basics, written by Daniel de Kok, (C) 2002-2008, and covering Slackware 12.0. The book's license allows "redistribution and use in textual and binary form, with or without modifications". Here is the link: http://www.rlworkman.net/howtos/slackbasics.pdf

So, this would be an ideal starting point. printed out on A4 size paper it encompasses roughly 200 pages. It needed to be updated to Slackware version 13.37 and adequately complemented. To my knowledge there is no other text on Slackware of such volume.

What's your opinion on that. I think this is the only chance. Without an existing textual body of comparable substance it makes no sense to start at all. It's not possible to start from scratch, due to the lack of a sufficiently huge and motivated user base, or of maybe just one single lunatic, that still has to be found. :-)

Germanopratin (discuss • contribs) 19:22, 9 August 2011 (UTC)Reply