  HOWTO-template for small HOWTOs
  Stein Gjoen, sgjoen@nyx.net
  v0.03, 20 May 2002



  This is a fully working template for small HOWTOs. The source contains
  fully described slots to make a convenient framework for you to fill
  in for making your own HOWTO, suggesting some names, conventions and
  contents for the chapters.  While derived from the Template for big
  HOWTOs this is a minimalistic Template that only lists the minimal
  requirements to fit into the Linux Documentation Project archives
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  Table of Contents


  1. Introduction

     1.1 Copyright
     1.2 Disclaimer
     1.3 Credits

  2. The Main Text



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  1.  Introduction


  My comments to the reader is in this style (emphasized).  Example
  lines are in plain roman style.  Note that extra comments and advice
  is found in comments within the SGML source.

  For various reasons this brand new release is codenamed the unleash
  release.

  New code names will appear as per industry standard guidelines to
  emphasize the state-of-the-art-ness of this document.


  This Template is a suggestion and a starting point, a check list for
  minimum features and also examples for authors.  Over time HOWTOs will
  outgrow any template since in the end the goal is to inform readers
  efficiently.

  Stating the background is a simple way to getting started writing the
  intro.

  This is where you make a summary of what it news. When a HOWTO exceeds
  20 pages it takes more than a casual read to find the updates. This is
  where you help your readers with that, alerting them to specific and
  important news.

  This is the first update featuring an improved structure.

  Tell people where the document home page is so the very newest release
  could be found in case of problems with the main Linux Documentation
  Project <http://www.linuxdoc.org/> homepage.

  The latest version number of this document can be gleaned from my plan
  entry if you finger
  <http://www.cs.indiana.edu/finger/nox.nyx.net/sgjoen> my Nyx account.

  First of all we need a bit of legalese. Recent development shows it is
  quite important.


  1.1.  Copyright

  Copyright is a source of much and continuous debate on the LDP mailing
  list. For more in depth information please consult the Manifesto at
  the LinuxDoc <http://www.LinuxDoc.org/> site.  The purpose of having a
  license is to allow appropriate distribution.  You can use any license
  that meets the Manifesto.  What follows is a boilerplate licence.

  This document is Copyright 2000 by John Doe (change to your name).
  Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
  under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1 or
  any later version published by the Free Software Foundation with no
  Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A
  copy of the license can be found in Appendix A.

  Replace with your name, or supply a new license, when you use this
  template for a new HOWTO.


  1.2.  Disclaimer

  Use the information in this document at your own risk. I disavow any
  potential liability for the contents of this document. Use of the
  concepts, examples, and/or other content of this document is entirely
  at your own risk.

  All copyrights are owned by their owners, unless specifically noted
  otherwise.  Use of a term in this document should not be regarded as
  affecting the validity of any trademark or service mark.

  Naming of particular products or brands should not be seen as
  endorsements.

  You are strongly recommended to take a backup of your system before
  major installation and backups at regular intervals.



  If you have the capacity it would be nice to make the HOWTO available
  in a number of formats.

  Also, the latest version of the Template will be available on my web
  space on Nyx in a number of formats:

  o  HTML <http://www.nyx.net/~sgjoen/mintplt.html>.

  o  plain ASCII text <http://www.nyx.net/~sgjoen/mintplt.txt>.

  o  SGML source <http://www.nyx.net/~sgjoen/mintplt.sgml>.


  1.3.  Credits

  It is always nice to acknowledge people who help you with inputs, it
  is also regarded by many as important in the Linux world new economy

  In this version I have the pleasure of acknowledging





  corff (at) ZEDAT.FU-Berlin.DE
  dwood (at) plugged.net.au
  lcl (at) spiretech.com
  kgh12351 (at) nifty.ne.jp
  dave (at) lafn.org
  gferg (at) hoop.timonium.sgi.com
  name (at) site.org




  Scramble the addresses so email harvesters cannot get addresses from
  your HOWTO and then spam people. That has happened in the past.


  Also Somecompany is acknowledged for sending me documentation on their
  gizmos as well as permission to quote from the material.  These quotes
  have been approved before appearing here and will be clearly labelled.

  Any comments or suggestions can be mailed to my mail address on Nyx:
  sgjoen@nyx.net (replace with your own address.)






  2.  The Main Text

  Here comes the documentation itself.




































