User:AllenJB

Contact Details

 * http://allenjb.me.uk
 * IRC: AllenJB on Freenode and the wiki IRC channels
 * Send me a message via web form

Actively Maintained

 * Asus Eee PC 701
 * Atheros 5xxx
 * Broadcom 43xx
 * Chroot from a livecd
 * Circular dependencies - What they are and how to deal with them.
 * Custom Profiles
 * Dispatch-conf
 * Licenses - A guide to managing package licenses
 * Logwatch with Metalog
 * Mail server using Postfix and Dovecot
 * Man Page
 * NFS
 * NFS/Server
 * NFS/Client
 * Projects Status - Summary of Gentoo Projects Status Reports from the -devel list
 * Safe Cflags (and sub pages)
 * Sharing Portage over NFS
 * Show Video Codecs
 * TuxOnIce

In Progress

 * /Package Management - A guide to how to manage packages on Gentoo, from a "Install package", "uninstall package", "find out which files belong to package" pov. Reference other articles where possible.
 * As a variant on this, a guide to /Eix (rewrite Eix) based around the same idea. Submit as an official doc.
 * /Handbook Profiles - Rewrite of the profile selection section of the handbook to use eselect profile.
 * /Handbook Autobuilds - Rewrite of the handbooks for autobuilds and related release media changes.

Later

 * /Laptop Guide Template - A template guide for laptop (and other complete system) articles
 * Project:Policy - Document deletion nomination -> deletion policies.
 * /GLSAs - Guide to GLSAs and using glsa-check
 * http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/security/security-handbook.xml?part=1&chap=14
 * http://www.gentoo-wiki.info/Glsa-check
 * http://forums.vpslink.com/security/745-use-gentoo-glsa-check-keep-your-system-up-date.html
 * http://wiki.vpslink.com/Gentoo_Security_Essentials
 * /Dovecot/Sieve - A guide to configuring server-side mail filtering using sieve with some pointers to clients (Thunderbird plugin, kmail, squirrelmail plugin)
 * /Sqlgrey - A guide to setting up sqlgrey for use with Postfix
 * /Amavisd-new - A guide to configuring amavisd-new (with a Postfix/Dovecot virtual mail server setup)
 * /Binary Packaging - Detailed summary of all the features related to binary packaging
 * Using Portage BINHOST
 * Tidy up Xen related articles
 * /Screen - Rewrite Screen so that it's suitable for new users to quickly grasp the basics, with more advanced topics left till later / subpages.
 * /Identifying Hardware Drivers - Identifying and enabling hardware drivers using "lspci -nn", "lspci -k", "lsmod" and the search function in "make menuconfig" as well as tips on searching for drivers using the PCI id / USB id
 * /NFS4 - Basically NFS, but for v4

Abandoned

 * /Redmine - Installing and configuring Redmine project manager.

Project Ideas

 * Upgrading Old Systems
 * Gather resources for (regional) meetups and expos
 * Script to list new package requests and mark whether they have ebuilds pending or not (from Bugzilla)
 * Page listing feature / enhancement suggestions from Bugzilla
 * Scripts to list bugs / packages which are "maintainer-wanted" or "maintainer needed"
 * Utility for "cleaning up" the world set - ban certain categories such as *-libs and suggest the removal of anything that's a dependency of something already in the world file. Would have a white-/black-list system so that it wouldn't keep asking about the same packages. Interactive (asks about each package in turn)?
 * Propose a formal structure for Gentoo VCS contents - based on projects structure, making code easier to find
 * Vague idea: Some sort of focus group (of developers / contributors) for improving gentoo development. A "project" that provides a formal place for discussion and advancement / advocation of both technical and non-technical changes to the way development and developers work.
 * /Gpkg - A Gentoo downloadable package format
 * Look at implementing a syntax highlighter on wiki code blocks.

Other

 * /PHP 5.3 - Random notes while I work on PHP 5.3.1 packages

Bookmarks

 * MediaWiki:Spam Blacklist (old, but works)
 * MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist (Guaranteed)

Offsite

 * html2wiki

Wikipedia

 * Wikipedia:Category:Wikipedia guidelines
 * Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Be bold
 * Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Editing policy
 * Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Refactoring talk pages
 * Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Wikiquette
 * Wikipedia:Wikipedia:NPoV
 * Wikipedia:Wikipedia:NPOV tutorial
 * Wikipedia:Wikipedia:How to edit a page
 * Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Deletion policy

Old Mirrors / Caches

 * Zugaina.org - Most recent edits I could find were mid-Feb 2008
 * Archive.org - Feb 2008
 * Gentoo-Wiki.info - Built from Google cache, so should be (almost) right up to the crash.

Deletion Nomination Dates
This list is for personal reference only. It helps me keep track of how long articles have been nominated for. I will not delete articles less than 1 month after nomination without good reason.

Importing / Writing articles and new conventions
Thanks for your work on the new wiki. However, please make sure you read the new page naming conventions and style guide in the Help section (under 'Support' in the navigation).

All articles need to be written using the correct wiki style - see the Templates section (under 'Development') for a list of the templates on the new wiki. Select any of the templates to view documentation on using that template.

Articles which are not rewritten to an acceptable standard will be deleted after 2 weeks. (Here "acceptable standard" means the article looks something like a proper wiki article and not something that has simply been copied and pasted from elsewhere. It doesn't need to be perfect).

Please also check the indexes to see that the article doesn't already exist under a new name.

When importing articles, please check http://gentoo-wiki.info before http://archive.org as these pages will be more up-to-date.

Administration Policies
The following are my personal admin policies for the wiki. They are currently guidelines only.

Deletion of Articles
Unless an article is obviously spam or vandalism of some description, it will first be nominate for deletion. Nominated articles will be reviewed at no less than 1 month from the date of nomination. If the reasons for nomination have been fixed, the nomination will be removed and the article kept. If the reasons for nomination have not been fixed, and there has been no significant effort towards fixing the article, then it will be deleted.

Under Development Articles
Articles that are marked as under development for more than 2 months with no significant work will be reviewed. If the article is worth keeping, the Under Development status will be removed and the article will remain. If the article is deemed not worth keeping, the Under Development status will be kept and the article will be nominated for deletion. Normal deletion rules then apply.