From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1RODIi-000227-R6 for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Wed, 09 Nov 2011 18:55:09 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id F1A9A21C081; Wed, 9 Nov 2011 18:54:50 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (smtp.gentoo.org [140.211.166.183]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 75D2A21C020 for ; Wed, 9 Nov 2011 18:53:38 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7B8521B4018 for ; Wed, 9 Nov 2011 18:53:37 +0000 (UTC) X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new using ClamAV at gentoo.org X-Spam-Score: -3.409 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.409 required=5.5 tests=[AWL=0.131, BAYES_00=-1.9, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED=-2.3, RCVD_NUMERIC_HELO=1.164, RP_MATCHES_RCVD=-0.504] Received: from smtp.gentoo.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp.gentoo.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id GcNLimVRb80P for ; Wed, 9 Nov 2011 18:53:30 +0000 (UTC) Received: from lo.gmane.org (lo.gmane.org [80.91.229.12]) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6D8B71B401F for ; Wed, 9 Nov 2011 18:53:28 +0000 (UTC) Received: from list by lo.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1RODH4-0004je-I0 for gentoo-user@gentoo.org; Wed, 09 Nov 2011 19:53:26 +0100 Received: from 109.176.211.91 ([109.176.211.91]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Wed, 09 Nov 2011 19:53:26 +0100 Received: from slong by 109.176.211.91 with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Wed, 09 Nov 2011 19:53:26 +0100 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org From: Steven J Long Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: Handbook as epub Followup-To: gmane.linux.gentoo.user Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2011 18:58:52 +0000 Organization: Friendly-Coders Message-ID: References: Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: 109.176.211.91 X-Archives-Salt: 506d9b25-bbfa-4847-a1eb-ada3df98ecd6 X-Archives-Hash: 3b4b0847bc9587af973165985cd9735c Michael Mol wrote: > I'd like to have the Handbook in a format convenient for reading in > ebook readers. > > Now, I know I could take the existing HTML files and convert them, but > I think it'd be nicer if I could get the handbook maintenance scripts > to automate a conversion process, and then I could download the epub. > > Who would I talk to get something like that in the works? > You'd talk to the Documentation project: http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/gdp/index.xml aiui most of the people listed there aren't that active outside their own area; for ages nightmorph had been under a load of pressure, until swift rejoined the project. See the bottom of the page for contact details; you'll most likely want to join their mailing list. There's also a link to understanding the pretty simple GuideXML used. (I have to say it's one of the few applications of XML I really like.) > > (I've also got an idea about autogenerating, e.g. Android apps, so > that I could get up-to-date versions of the handbook on my phone and > tablet at all times. But I'd need to learn a bit more before I knew > how to autogenerate that.) > Sounds good :-) If you need help with scripting there's the "Portage & Programming" forum, the gentoo-devhelp ML, #gentoo-dev-help (yes they're hyphenated differently) #bash and #awk, and ofc #friendly-coders on irc server: chat.freenode.net. IRC really is worth getting on to if you're not already online as it's _really_ easy to get expert help quickly (so long as you bear in mind it's all voluntary and shelter from the beasts in a friendly channel;) and practically all the devs are there in various places. -- #friendly-coders -- We're friendly, but we're not /that/ friendly ;-)