Welcome to the Help Files Library
Currently the popularity of Linux is growing by leaps and bounds, as corporations, schools, small businesses, governments, and home users are seeing new alternatives to Microsoft Windows.
What JustLinux and its many forum users have created is a new form of documentation for new and experienced Linux users who are looking for help from other users who have been there before. Instead of having to perform heavy research with the difficult to read 'man pages'and the voluminous HOWTO files, our concept is to take unique, personal, and concise content and serve that to the average Linux user.
All users may contribute by writing up their personal tips and tricks
or full fledged articles, which are then converted to instructional
Help Files. In this way, writers get a chance to be published while helping
others participate in the Linux community via a more comfortable 'portal' where
asking questions is not looked down upon.
Help File topics can span over everything that entails the Linux
experience. Some example Help File topics are: Configuring the desktop, X
Configuration (gui), Security, Linux Lingo, Linux Applications,
File Systems, Installation, and so on.
Why Help Files Work
One of the core concepts of the Help Files is that they are written by Linux
users who once upon a time may have struggled with some aspect of
Linux, and now want to make it easier for people in the future.
Users helping users.
What makes this concept unique is the help-seeking user feels comfortable asking
questions and getting the direct help they were looking for. This runs a
bit counter to the old pervasive attitude in the Linux community, where
sometimes anti-social gurus will rudely answer your question with the
acronym RTFM, which stands for Read The F$%#ing Manual.
None of that attitude exists here at JustLinux, where the
Help Files and the incredibly active forum/discussion areas takes the
intimidation factor out.
This concept work great for the new and advanced users. JustLinux's concept
creates a positive cycle of learning and teaching for both newbies,
intermediates, and advanced users. The authors are frequent users of
the forum, so questions are easy to come by. Help Files will change the way
users perceive Linux.
So if you have been intimidated by learning a different operating
system or have run into a technical wall trying to figure something out, hopefully you can find a home here. What makes Linux so strong
is that people don't just use Linux, they also contribute back to it.
So spend some time in the forum and perusing these Help Files to get a
feel for what can be done when people work together.
Submitting an Help File
Currently, we are in the midst of a heavy upgrade of our Help File
Library, so look for some new topics in the very near future! And
rememeber, you can submit your own Help Files on any Linux topic. Pending
review and formatting, your Help File can be up on the site and promoting
Linux techniques for all to see. Simply send the document to newfiles@justlinux.com
for Help File submittal.
