The Linux Documentation Project (LDP) is working on developing free, high quality documentation for the Linux operating system. The overall goal of the LDP is to collaborate in all of the issues of Linux documentation. This includes the creation of "HOWTOs" and "Guides". We hope to establish a system of documentation for Linux that will be easy to use and search. This includes the integration of the manual pages, info docs, HOWTOs, and other documents.

LDP's goal is to create the canonical set of free Linux documentation. While online (and downloadable) documentation can be frequently updated in order to stay on top of the many changes in the Linux world, we also like to see the same docs included on CDs and printed in books. If you are interested in publishing any of the LDP works, see the section "Publishing LDP Documents", below.

The LDP is essentially a loose team of volunteers with minimal central organization. Anyone who would like to help is welcome to join in this effort. We feel that working together informally and discussing projects on our mailing lists is the best way to go. When we disagree on things, we try to reason with each other until we reach an informed consensus.

LDP Resources

• Home Page
  Links to various subsets of the LDP

• Manifesto
  Purpose and goals of the LDP

• Copyright License
  Proper usage and copyright issues of the LDP's materials

• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
  Linux FAQ, Linux Information Sheet, Linux m68k FAQ, Linux meta FAQ, Linux PPP FAQ

• Master Index of all LDP HOWTOs
  Table of contents with all the HOWTOs in categorized lists.

• HOWTOs
  A selection of detailed documents on how to install, run, and operate Linux

• Mini-HOWTOs
  The mini-HOWTOs have been folded into the full list of HOWTOs.

• Unmaintained HOWTOs
  High Availability, Module, News, SCSI, Term

• Unmaintained Mini-HOWTOs
  How to set up Comeau C++, Dial On Demand, How to use Dip+SLiRP+CSLIP together, Dynamic IP Hacks, GUI Development, Gravis-UltraSound, HTML Validation, Jaz Drive, Japanese extensions, Linux+DOS+Win95, Linux+OS2+DOS, Linux+WinNT, MIDI+SB, Online Support, Pager, PPP-over-ISDN, PPP-over-minicom, Print2Win, Proxy ARP, SLIP+proxyARP, Soundblaster-16, Swap Space, Tiny News, Virtual Web, Win95+Win+Linux, X Notebook, Xterminal

• Man Pages
  The maintainer also has a HTML page with more information

• Project Guides
  A variety of detailed project guides on installing, running, and using Linux