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This page is a list of projects currently being worked on and references to relevant information.
This page is a list of projects currently being worked on and references to relevant information.


Please check [[Special:WantedPages|this list]] and see if there's anything you're interested in writing about!
Please check our list of [[Special:WantedPages|Wanted Pages]] and see if there's anything you're interested in writing about! Also, check out [[Drafts]] to see existing pages that are not yet completed.


== Easy first project : ==
== Easy first project : ==
* write about the distinction between distro / kernel / init / userspace / DE / windowing system / compositor / package manager


* mpeg container format
* mpeg container format
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== In Progress Pages : ==
== In Progress Pages : ==
* The [[Drafts]] page lists all pages that use [[Template:Draft]], and so it's a good place to start if you're looking for work to do.
* Finish LUKS guide , and probably split it up into simpler and more advanced guides
* Finish LUKS guide , and probably split it up into simpler and more advanced guides
**[[LUKS]]
**[[LUKS]]
** NOTES:  
**NOTES:
*** for a bit of context as to why i wanted to write this in the first place, someone asked me "if i want the best security, how do i setup a LUKS partition?" and based on that question, I assume that just telling them "the defaults are fine" would not be a particularly satisfying answer. so i did my best to research everything, and tried to compile an exhaustive list of reasons why the defaults are OK. i went in assuming that there might be like, some algorithm that has a very strong performance cost for better security, but ultimately concluded, that wasn't really the case . but like , only after trying to understand everything.
*** for a bit of context as to why i wanted to write this in the first place, someone asked me "if i want the best security, how do i setup a LUKS partition?" and based on that question, I assume that just telling them "the defaults are fine" would not be a particularly satisfying answer. so i did my best to research everything, and tried to compile an exhaustive list of reasons why the defaults are OK. i went in assuming that there might be like, some algorithm that has a very strong performance cost for better security, but ultimately concluded, that wasn't really the case . but like , only after trying to understand everything.
*** "a good amount of this information is pulled from [link]" by itself sounds kinda weird, like why should someone read your post instead of just going to that link immediately? perhaps "The [cryptsetup FAQ](...) is a great in-depth resource on all the available security options, but it's pretty long and complex. This post will cover the basics so you can get set up quickly with a reasonably secure system."
*** "a good amount of this information is pulled from [link]" by itself sounds kinda weird, like why should someone read your post instead of just going to that link immediately? perhaps "The [cryptsetup FAQ](...) is a great in-depth resource on all the available security options, but it's pretty long and complex. This post will cover the basics so you can get set up quickly with a reasonably secure system."
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**** i don't remember where i read that "ZFS and BTRFS will help with the corruption issues of XTS" they may not have even been talking about LUKS directly and i just got confused (it was probably Wikipedia)
**** i don't remember where i read that "ZFS and BTRFS will help with the corruption issues of XTS" they may not have even been talking about LUKS directly and i just got confused (it was probably Wikipedia)
*** i guess to expand on this, if you have a good idea of what your target audience is then you should be evaluating everything in the post from that point of view. suppose you are a beginner who doesn't know anything about crypto. "XTS has vulnerabilities" and "AES-256 is post quantum" are meaningless to u without further context. maybe the context for those things isn't the point of the post, but in that case u could maybe link to further resources or have some further explanation in footnotes
*** i guess to expand on this, if you have a good idea of what your target audience is then you should be evaluating everything in the post from that point of view. suppose you are a beginner who doesn't know anything about crypto. "XTS has vulnerabilities" and "AES-256 is post quantum" are meaningless to u without further context. maybe the context for those things isn't the point of the post, but in that case u could maybe link to further resources or have some further explanation in footnotes
* [[Linux anatomy]]


== Needs Research / Implementation ==
== Needs Research / Implementation ==
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*** DRAFT : [[User:Everlastingred]]
*** DRAFT : [[User:Everlastingred]]
** TODO item template? probably to gather information from relevant pages but some TODOs will likely not have a page? dunno, something to think about
** TODO item template? probably to gather information from relevant pages but some TODOs will likely not have a page? dunno, something to think about
** "this page is not yet completed" / "this page is a draft?" ( would be nice to have a directory of all unfinished pages as well )
** tiered information.
** "this page is a placeholder"
*** We are now using [[Template:Guide]] and sub-pages (use 'SomeGuide/advanced' etc with a slash) to determine a guide's tier and link to other tiers of the same guide.
** "this page is an accessory to another?" (maybe see or see also cover this, IDK)
*** a graph of the different tiers of depth on the main page may also be a good idea ? probably should also try to figure out some ground rules about what kind of content is even suitable for which tier , how many tiers there should be , etc . for example , on the LUKS page , since that is assuming like , someone is installing linux , that's already like , above the base tier imo , which is just like " the OS that came on your computer "
** tiered information ? as in , there will be a main page which gives a high level overview , and links to pages with more detail , and those pages would need a template to link back to the main page ? or perhaps the " See also " template would be enough , dunno . a graph of the different tiers of depth on the main page may also be a good idea ? probably should also try to figure out some ground rules about what kind of content is even suitable for which tier , how many tiers there should be , etc . for example , on the LUKS page , since that is assuming like , someone is installing linux , that's already like , above the base tier imo , which is just like " the OS that came on your computer "
**** something like :  
*** something like :  
***** beginner : only talk about installing software via easy methods on a device with its pre-installed OS
**** beginner : only talk about installing software via easy methods on a device with its pre-installed OS
***** novice : willing to try safer OSes like linux
**** novice : willing to try safer OSes like linux
***** intermediate : can use a command line shell for simple things , and can edit config files
**** intermediate : can use a command line shell for simple things , and can edit config files
***** advanced : can write simple scripts and programs and knows their way around a CLI
**** advanced : can write simple scripts and programs and knows their way around a CLI
***** expert : able to understand with low-level concepts like memory management and CPU instructions
**** expert : able to understand with low-level concepts like memory management and CPU instructions
**** though this might be too many ? or not enough , i dunno . i guess it would depend on the amount of content we have to talk about for any given subject
*** though this might be too many ? or not enough , i dunno . i guess it would depend on the amount of content we have to talk about for any given subject
***** will try to figure some of this out when working on LUKS
**** will try to figure some of this out when working on LUKS
* Unfinished pages :
* Unfinished pages :
** [[LUKS]]
** [[LUKS]]
** [[Lens]]
** [[Lens]]
** ( the rest of the roles pages have not even been started )
** ( the rest of the roles pages have not even been started )