The LDP has had the good fortune of having a multitude of excellent contributors over the many years of its existence. For contact purposes, the list below simply states the current / active members.
If you email us directly, please remember that we receive a LOT of email and it may take some time to get back to you. If you have a question about the LDP or would like to submit ideas or comments about the LDP, we strongly suggest that you subscribe to discuss@en.tldp.org. See the mailing list page for details.
We cannot stress this enough. We are happy to try and respond to email but if it is a general discussion issue about the LDP please bring it to the attention of the list. We are here to help; please do not abuse us.
For questions of a general Linux nature, may we suggest:
Various Authors The heart and soul of the LDP, numerous individuals have contributed content to the LDP.
If you would like to contribute, see the LDP Author Guide and the information on "Distributing your documentation". It is also advised that you contact the LDP: feedback@en.tldp.org
Saqib Ali, <saqibfobia(at)yahoo.com>, Technical contributor DocBook tools and process development, including the DocBook XML Validator & Transformer.
Greg Ferguson, <ldp(at)fergusontechgroup.com>, Technical contributor / webmaster Issues related to document publishing, authoring, etc. Works with the SGML/XML processing tools on host
machine. Issues dealing with the search engine, web site, etc.; may also be brought to his attention.
Machtelt Garrels, <tille(at)readthesourcedotcom>, Author / contributor Author of two noted TLDP guides; maintains mirror site list. Assists in TLDP Document Review effort. Co-editor of the TLDP Weekly News. Answers feedback mailinglist.
Stein Gjoen, <sgjoen(at)mail.nyx.net>, Technical contributor Maintains TARPL site (The unofficial Linux Documentation Project Advanced Research and Prototyping Laboratory). This site includes TLDP HOWTO Generator.
Paul Jones, <pjones(at)ibiblio.org>, Fearless Leader of the ibiblio.org team ibiblio.org (formerly metalab, formerly sunsite) has been the host provider of the LDP for many years. Their team provides unparalleled service and support.
David S. Lawyer, <dave(at)lafn.org>, Author/maintainer of the LDP Manifesto; licensing issues Issues or comments related to the manifesto or licensing may be directed to David, or to the LDP at feedback@en.tldp.org.
Sergiusz Pawlowicz, <http://pawlowicz.name/>, Technical contributor Creation/administration of the CVS document repository. Handles the setup and maintenance of the LDP mailing lists. Please contact me directly if you would like to complain with services maintained by me.
Guido Socher, <guido.socher(at)linuxfocus.org>, Primary contact for LinuxFocus LinuxFocus is a volunteer-driven, international multilingual Linux magazine which we are pleased to have as a part of the LDP document collection.
Translation Effort The following table is a list of individuals responsible for coordinating the translation effort for HOWTO's, LDP Guides, etc. Additional documentation translation efforts can be accessed from our "Non-English Information" page.