On 20 Apr, Mike Bilow wrote:
> Handbook or otherwise. A lot of this would depend upon the length. At the
> risk of suggesting myself into a project, it might be worth considering a
> Linux-specific feature in the ARRL Handbook in connection with the "computers
> in ham radio" coverage, of which the present Ham HOWTO would be a logical part.
I think what the HAM-HOWTO will become (at least from an LDP
perspective) would be more relevant. The HAM-HOWTO, I think, will
become a "HOWTO use Linux for Amateur Radio". The catalog, which is all
it is currently, will be replaced by the online database, with a
periodical flat-file FAQ style dump for distribution about the packet
BBS system etc.
> Another option might be to approach some of the equipment manufacturers, such
> as Kantronics or PacComm, who have shown an interest in publishing specialized
> books of this kind in the past. The downside is that quantity printing demands
> tend to preclude updating the book with sufficient frequency, as has been the
> unfortunate fate of similar works such as Ian Wade's "NOSintro" book.
I think it'd be good to have them support Linux by supplying Linux
versions of their terminal software first :)
> TD> Certainly I'd like to generate another document which did
> TD> qualify as a HOWTO document, and did serve to achieve this
> TD> goal, but not until the existing HAM-HOWTO has been dealt
> TD> with in an appropriate manner.
>
> So the problem is that the Ham HOWTO needs to be expanded, not contracted!
No, it needs to be replaced with something that is a HOWTO. :)
When Joop and I are nearing completion on the database, I'll be seeking
input and suggestions from the list as to what the structure of the
replacement HOWTO document should look like, and I'll probably be
soliciting a co-author or two.
Terry
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