proposal: Setting up a samba server on Fedora Core 4

[Paul W. Frields]

On Mon, 2005-08-22 at 13:58 +0100, Stuart Ellis wrote:
> On Mon, 2005-08-22 at 08:36 -0400, Paul W. Frields wrote:
> > On Mon, 2005-08-22 at 01:58 -0700, Karsten Wade wrote:
> > > On Mon, 2005-08-22 at 01:39 +0100, Stuart Ellis wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Posting a link to HTML is best, as it is the most convenient format for
> > > > people to access. The DocBook tools produce HTML, so once you switch
> > > > over it's easy to do the same.
> > > 
> > > In addition, when you have the HTML at a stage when you are ready to
> > > convert it to XML, we will help.  There are a couple of useful html2db
> > > tools out there that can help start the conversion.
> > > 
> > > I think HTML links are the best.  It helps make it clear it is not a
> > > formal Fedora document yet.  As it progresses, we'll convert it to XML,
> > > add a draft notice/caveat, create a component in bugzilla for tracking,
> > > get it into CVS, etc.
> > 
> > Peter and all,
> > 
> > If you're using Fedora Core 4, and you have the
> > openoffice.org-javafilter package installed, you will find that you can
> > write the body of your document with OpenOffice.org Writer, and do a
> > conversion after you're finished.  Since almost everyone on this list is
> > running OpenOffice.org, that should make early collaboration very easy,
> > just by emailing drafts back and forth.  Once you're happy with a draft
> > and it's ready for CVS, you can use the OO.o DocBook XML filters to save
> > the document.  (I wouldn't convert it until you're really ready; the
> > filters for *importing* XML to OO.o's OpenDocument format are really not
> > that good yet.)
> > 
> > First, make sure you have the openoffice.org-javafilter package
> > installed:
> > 
> >  # yum install openoffice.org-javafilter
> > 
> > Now, write/import/edit your document in OO.o.  BIG TIP:  Use the Stylist
> > to select styles for your headings.  When you select Heading 1, you open
> > a first-level section.  After you type the heading title, just hit
> > Enter, and the style changes automatically to make the following
> > paragraphs part of that DocBook section (<sect1>).  If you select
> > Heading 2, and type a title, the following paragraphs are part of that
> > DocBook second-level section (<sect2>).  Although FDP uses <section> and
> > not <sectN>, that's very easy to fix later.
> > 
> > The main point of doing this is that it makes writing easier for you,
> > and should make the DocBook conversion relatively easy for other
> > contributors when it's time to add the doc to CVS.
> > 
> > When you're finished, select File -> Save As... and choose the "File
> > Type" option.  Select DocBook from the list, and give a name to your
> > file.  If you have "Automatic file extension" selected, OO.o adds the
> > ".xml" extension to the file name.
> 
> Permission to Wiki this very useful information for potential
> contributors ?

Heck yeah!

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Paul W. Frields, RHCE                          http://paul.frields.org/
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