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 (“Introduction to the Command Line.”). Join this effort as it is scheduled to be released on Monday March 23rd!
You can participate in the online authoring of this new text book by visiting https://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 (https://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 https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/book-sprint
