diff --git a/Basic UNIX Security the Tilde way.md b/Basic-UNIX-Security-the-Tilde-way.md similarity index 100% rename from Basic UNIX Security the Tilde way.md rename to Basic-UNIX-Security-the-Tilde-way.md diff --git a/For-Translators.md b/For-Translators.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4076df7 --- /dev/null +++ b/For-Translators.md @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +Please follow these suggested guidelines when translating Tilde doc's: + +This will sound like gobbledygook if you don't know [[git]], but I'm putting it +here as a placeholder. + +I would suggest linking translations to the specific github commit that +they are translating (Just by adding a line with a link to the specific +commit on Github.) +This means that updating translations can be as simple as: + +1) Diffing the "current" FAQ from the version linked by the translation to +see what changed. +2) Translating/updating just the parts that changed. +3) Updating the "based on revision LINK" at the top of the translated FAQ + +Thus even if things go out of sync it will be very clear what went out of +sync. And it becomes very apparent to a volunteer what needs to be done +next. + +This process can be documented more intelligently than I have done here +inside the FAQ itself, in time, if it is adopted. diff --git a/IRC.md b/IRC.md index 90b7288..a0a2f22 100644 --- a/IRC.md +++ b/IRC.md @@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ IRC is the Internet Relay Chat. Some clients: -## `irssi` +## irssi -`/join #tildechat` to get to the general channel. \ No newline at end of file +`/join #tildechat` to get to the general channel. + +## your favorite desktop IRC client + +Use [[ssh]] and port forwarding to make the connection. This [tutorial from ~agray](http://tilde.club/~agray/pages/port-forward-irc.shtml) gives the details. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/Resetting-your-editor-view-(when-chat-interrupts).md b/Resetting-your-editor-view-when-chat-interrupts.md similarity index 65% rename from Resetting-your-editor-view-(when-chat-interrupts).md rename to Resetting-your-editor-view-when-chat-interrupts.md index 30c474d..c95a7b3 100644 --- a/Resetting-your-editor-view-(when-chat-interrupts).md +++ b/Resetting-your-editor-view-when-chat-interrupts.md @@ -2,4 +2,7 @@ You may have been caught off guard while editing and had some random chat messag `CTRL+L` will reset your view -`mesg n` at the command prompt will turn off chat messages in that window. \ No newline at end of file +`mesg n` at the command prompt will turn off chat messages in that window. + +If you don't ever want to see wall messages on your screen, put `mesg n` +into your startup file (details of how to do that needed here). diff --git a/Usenet-news.md b/Usenet-news.md index ba946c1..f4ae022 100644 --- a/Usenet-news.md +++ b/Usenet-news.md @@ -1,3 +1,12 @@ -We're working on it. +We're working on it. You'll need a news server to read news, and it's up; +it's `news.tilde.club`. -`slrn` is a newsreader; see http://slrn.sourceforge.net/ for details. \ No newline at end of file +[[slrn]] is a newsreader; see http://slrn.sourceforge.net/ for details. + +[[pine]] can read news; this +[http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Help/News/PineNews.html](tutorial) might help. +You can also read the [FAQ from U Washington](http://www.washington.edu/pine/faq/news.html). + +`M-x gnus` in [[emacs]] can read news, but you better know [[emacs]] first before you start. + +[[lynx]] reads news, a la `lynx news://news.tilde.club/tilde.general`. It can even post news, but you have to design your own headers. diff --git a/Wish-list.md b/Wish-list.md index f9eafa8..ba9be4d 100644 --- a/Wish-list.md +++ b/Wish-list.md @@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ When you wish upon a star, your dreams come true. Put your wish here, and someone will work on it. -* [[IRC]] - tutorials +* [[IRC]] - tutorials; using [[ssh]] port forwarding to run desktop clients * [[wiki]] - self-hosted on tilde.club? maybe use Gollum? (perhaps just clone a copy of the wiki to a place on tilde?) * [[git]] - good tutorials for the beginner and good recipes for the advanced user \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/screen.md b/screen.md index 38ae847..c5216aa 100644 --- a/screen.md +++ b/screen.md @@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ It's pretty handy. [[tmux]] does a similar set of things. -tutorials exist for screen, (but I don't know where they are yet). \ No newline at end of file +a nice [screen tutorial](http://tilde.club/~jonathan/screen/) from ~jonathan will walk you through it. \ No newline at end of file