Writing and submitting a HOWTO

If you would like to write a Linux HOWTO document, there are a few guidelines that you should follow.

After you have written the HOWTO, mail it to me (Matt Welsh) at mdw@sunsite.unc.edu. I am the HOWTO coordinator---I will look over the HOWTO, and make any editorial remarks. I will also take care of approving and posting the HOWTO to the various newsgroups and uploading the HOWTO to the FTP archive sites. Of course, all credit for the HOWTO will go to the author.

It is important that you go through me when submitting a HOWTO. I maintain the HOWTO archives and need to keep track of what HOWTOs are being written and who is doing what. If you don't submit a HOWTO to me, I can't include it in the archive or add it to the HOWTO INDEX.

Once I have approved the HOWTO, I will post it and upload it to the FTP sites. I will also send you (the author) the "final" version of the HOWTO with any changes. All you have to do is send me periodic updates (every month or so, as needed) and I will take care of posting the HOWTO regularly.