What's going on?

[Horacio MG]

El vie, 19 de may de 2000, a las 11:51:13 +0200, Peter Neuhaus dijo:
> 
> there are (or will be) some new chapters:
> 	
> 	- a foreword (like "what's cryptography good for, why GnuPG?")
> 	- a concise chapter on legal implications (with special focus on
> 	germany)
> 	- a chapter on the GNU Privacy Assistant
> 	- a glossary of acronyms and technical terms used in the book
> 	- a bibliography (recommended books)
> 	- a guide to further resources on the internet
> 	- an index

Fine.

> 	- and hopefully a chapter on Mozilla/Outlook plugins

Hopefully?  While I can understand it, I wish people were given the
chance of building the book with/out that particular chapter.

> 	- a concise reference derived from the manpage
> 	- the GPL

As I understand it, the GPL has no real effect on any language but
English.  In fact, translations of the GPL usually point to the English
version.

> 	? an appendix on how to install GnuPG on different Platforms ?

Interesting.

> the following chapters have been dropped:
> 
> 	- c5 (topics)
> 	- c6 (command reference)
> 	- c7 (options reference)

???

> the order and (therefore) the naming scheme have been changed:
> 
> 	NEW				OLD
> 	
> 	foreword.sgml
> 	concepts.sgml	c2.sgml
> 	intro.sgml	c1.sgml
> 	keymanag.sgml	c3.sgml
> 	dailyuse.sgml	c4.sgml
> 	cryptolaw.sgml
> 	gloss.sgml
> 	biblio.sgml

Really meaning here that there will be no command & options reference
chapters?

Surely I have misunderstood something here.  I cannot believe all Unix
commands and options have been dropped with no replacement for them, and
instead we're getting a windoze reference.

> > If whatever has been done is going to be, sooner or later,
> > translated into English
> 
> That's a good idea - as soon as the german version is in (or close to)
> a final stade. I'm looking forward to cooperate...

Cooperate?  I'm afraid you will have to translate German -> English on
your own.  I wish I could help, "aber, haben Sie sehen mein Deutsch ist
gleich null?"  Seriously, I only can do the English -> Spanish bit.


Anyway, just my opinion but, if the Unix Command & Option chapters won't
be there anymore then I believe the "old handbook" should be allowed to
stay and farther develope aside from the new one.

> I will post to this list as soon as there is anything important going on in
> the german GPH project.

Please, do.


Saludos,

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Horacio					Anno MMDCCLIII A.U.C.
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