Steven Sokol <> wrote: > Rather than telling newbies (especially the technically challenged) > to "google for it", we could send them a link to the ebook and tell > them to run the search in Acrobat reader to find the answer. Anybody > want to start a thread building the outline for the book?
This can open a whole new can of worms: how new of a newb* do we write the manuals to? Do we need instructions on how to install and use Linux? Should we explain what CVS is and why we are issuing the command, or just give a cookbook? My knowledge, as I am sure many of you on the list well know, is very limited. I would be willing to assist in writing up whatever I know how to do. It's just such a big project that I don't know where I'd begin. Can we get a project manager (preferably a student or someone else with lots of time) to compile the Table of Contents, get volunteers to guest write a subchapter, etc? With the work that Digium has put into Asterisk, I would have no problem in the world with turning my work over to them, as long as they agree to make the updated revisions of the manual always available free of charge, at the very least to those who helped write it. My idea is: 1 Preparation 1.1 What is Linux? 1.2 Where do I download Linux? 1.3 What packages do I need to install? 2 Hardware 2.1 What hardware is required? 2.2 Zaptel Interfaces 2.3 VoIP phones 2.4 Soft phones 2.5 Known incompatibilities 3 Installing Asterisk 3.1 What is CVS? 3.2 How to download 3.3 How to compile and install 3.4 Loading drivers at boot time 3.5 Configuring Asterisk to automatically start 4 Configuring Asterisk 4.1 extensions.conf 4.2 zapata.conf 4.3 sip.conf 4.4 musiconhold.conf 4.5 voicemail.conf .......... 5 Common problems .......... 6 Debugging .......... 7 Applications 7.1 Music on Hold 7.2 Queues 7.3 Dial 7.4 Goto .......... You get the idea. Then, we could get a volunteer to write section 3.3, then get another person to read it and make changes. Finally, we could pass it on to someone at Digium for final verification that the facts presented are correct. Comments? Thanks, David Gomillion _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
