Seems interesting. Anyone interested?

-------- Forwarded Message -------- From: Peter Brown peterb@fsf.org To: info-fsf@gnu.org, info-press@gnu.org Subject: [FSF] Community-produced free software textbooks for GNU/Linux users Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 11:31:35 -0400

The Free Software Foundation and FLOSS Manuals are joining forces in a sprint to write a new textbook introducing GNU/Linux beginners to the command line. Join us as we sprint to release a new book by Monday March 23rd!

You can participate in the online authoring of this new text by visiting http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/book-sprint

Community-produced free software textbooks for GNU/Linux users

BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Thursday, March 19, 2009 -- The Free Software Foundation (FSF) and FLOSS Manuals today announced a community project to collaboratively produce a new free software textbook for GNU/Linux users, with an text sprint to write the first title in the series, "Introduction to the Command Line."

At the March 21st-22nd GNU/Linux conference LibrePlanet (http://fsf.org/conference), the FSF and FLOSS Manuals will be providing the space and technology to collaboratively write and edit a new textbook for free software users entitled, "Introduction to the Command Line." FLOSS Manuals' Adam Hyde said, "This is an exciting opportunity to work with the FSF and help build a sustainable model for the production of more textbooks for free software users. I encourage volunteers to start contributing text and ideas immediately. This new book will be available online for free download immediately after LibrePlanet finishes on Monday, March 23, and two hundred copies will be available for sale in book form from the FSF web site."

FSF executive director Peter Brown said, "By purchasing a copy of this new book, supporters can help kickstart the production cycle of additional freely licensed, community-written texts for free software. We also hope that our collaboration with FLOSS Manuals will encourage more volunteer authors to participate in the production free software documentation".

All material will be available under both the GNU General Public License and the GNU Free Documentation License, and all editorial contributions to the book will be recognized in print.

Details are available at http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/book-sprint

About the Free Software Foundation

The Free Software Foundation, founded in 1985, is dedicated to promoting computer users' right to use, study, copy, modify, and redistribute computer programs. The FSF promotes the development and use of free (as in freedom) software -- particularly the GNU operating system and its GNU/Linux variants -- and free documentation for free software. The FSF also helps to spread awareness of the ethical and political issues of freedom in the use of software, and its Web sites, located at fsf.org and gnu.org, are an important source of information about GNU/Linux. Donations to support the FSF's work can be made at http://donate.fsf.org. Its headquarters are in Boston, MA, USA.

About the FLOSS Manuals Foundation

The FLOSS Manuals Foundation (Stichting FLOSS Manuals) creates free, libre and open source software documentation for free, libre and open source software. FLOSS Manuals is a community of free documentation writers that publish free manuals about free software across multiple languages. By supporting quality, user-friendly documentation, FLOSS Manuals aims to encourage the use of this software, to support the technical and social revolution it enables.

Media Contacts

Adam Hyde FLOSS Manuals adam@flossmanuals.net mailto:adam@flossmanuals.net http://www.flossmanuals.net/about http://www.booksprint.info

Peter Brown Executive Director Free Software Foundation +1 (617) 542 5942 x25 campaigns@fsf.org mailto:campaigns@fsf.org

_______________________________________________ info-fsf mailing list info-fsf@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-fsf