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<title>Foreword</title>
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<para>Version 6.0 is a major milestone in the evolution of BLFS. This
version provides installation instructions for 357 packages and an additional
21 sections covering configuration and customization of different aspects
of your system.</para>
<para>Changes and upgrades to the individual packages are detailed in the
<xref linkend="changelog"/>. There you will see literally hundreds of
changes made since the last edition. In this change log, one name that you
will see over and over is Randy McMurchy. Without his efforts this
release would not have been possible. I want to take this opportunity to thank
him for the hundreds of hours he has worked to produce this release. I
also want to thank the other editors, both past and present, whose insight
and effort have made this current version possible. Last, but certainly not least,
I want to thank our resident XSL wizard, Manuel Canales Esparcia, whose
ability to format a complicated document such as BLFS is truly amazing.</para>
<para>There are two other areas of change that are worthy of note. First,
the license that BLFS is released under has changed significantly. In
fact, it is now released under two licenses. The first license, the
<xref linkend="CC"/>, covers the descriptive text in the book. The second, the
<xref linkend="AFL"/>, covers the instructions actually used to build and
install the packages. These licenses, along with the book itself, represent
our ongoing commitment to open and free software.</para>
<para>The final area of change is the addition of an Index. This section of
the book is still incomplete, but as the book continues to be developed,
will become an excellent resource for finding programs, libraries,
configuration files, and references to kernel configuration requirements. I
hope you find it useful.</para>
<blockquote>
<literallayout>Bruce Dubbs
March 17, 2005</literallayout>
</blockquote>
<para>Version 6.1 is an incremental update of BLFS. This version
continues the tradition of providing an extensive set of instructions for
extending a basic Linux From Scratch system. The instructions in this
version of BLFS are based on the LFS 6.1 Book. As usual, the list of
packages that have been upgraded or added are in the
<xref linkend="changelog"/>.</para>
<para>One major accomplishment in this
version of the book is the completion of the Index. This section
is now a relatively complete (but not perfect) reference for the components
of the various packages in the book.</para>
<para>In any task as large and complex as this book, there are bound to
be errors. The editors of the book are dedicated to keeping the book up
to date. We appreciate any feedback in helping us to make the book as
accurate as possible. The best place to provide comments is via the
mailing list at <ulink url="mailto:blfs-dev@&lfs-domainname;"/>.</para>
<para>Enjoy!</para>
<blockquote>
<literallayout>Bruce Dubbs
August 1, 2005</literallayout>
</blockquote>
<para>Version 6.2.0 is the complement to the LFS 6.2 book. More time has
elapsed between the release of the previous version (6.1) and this one than
in any other release cycle. Much of this is due to the fact that LFS 6.2
took much longer to be released than was originally anticipated. Many new
packages have been introduced in the 6.2.0 version, as well as many
updates, refinements and additions to the existing packages.</para>
<para>The BLFS book now provides build and configuration instructions for
almost 400 packages. Some of the new packages introduced in this version are:
autotooled XOrg, HAL, D-BUS, GStreamer (now broken out into separate plugin
packages), usbutils, libquicktime, GraphViz, K3b, dvd+rw-tools, NSS, Libidn,
GAIM, Poppler, SeaMonkey, XChat, Audacious, cairo and unixODBC. Major updates
include GNOME-2.14.3 (with several new GNOME packages such as Totem,
gnome-mount and gnome-volume-manager), KDE-3.5.6, Firefox-1.5.x,
Thunderbird-1.5.x, and most of the mainline server packages. As always, the
list of packages that have been upgraded or added as well as configuration
and build command changes are annotated in the
<xref linkend="changelog"/>.</para>
<para>Unfortunately, BLFS activity was semi-stagnant for several months
after (and shortly before) the LFS 6.2 release. Therefore, many of the
packages are somewhat dated (compared to previous BLFS versions). This
brings us to why the versioning scheme has changed. This release is 6.2.0
as we fully anticipate releasing another version (6.2.1) just as soon as
possible. The 6.2.1 release will also be based on the LFS-6.2 book, but
will include updated packages, and fixes for any errors which may be
discovered in 6.2.0.</para>
<para>As always, the main thrust of BLFS development will be to support
the changes in the current LFS development book, but any changes or
updates to the BLFS development book (that are compatible with LFS 6.2)
will also be merged into the BLFS 6.2 branch. This way, a 6.2.1 version
of BLFS should be released fairly soon, and should provide a very current
and stable Linux platform.</para>
<para>Enjoy!</para>
-->
<para>This is the development version of the BLFS book. This version of the
book is intended to be used when building on top of a system built using the
LFS development book as well as the current stable version of LFS. Though this
version of the book is development in nature, every effort has been made to
ensure accuracy and reliability of the instructions. Many people find that
using the instructions in this book after building the current stable or
development version of LFS provides a stable and very modern Linux system.</para>
<!--
<para>If you have built LFS using a released version (the most recent being
LFS-6.3), then you probably don't want to use this version of BLFS, as
there could be incompatibilities. Instead, use the matching BLFS version
which should be available on all the mirrors.</para>
-->
<para>This version of the book is intended to be used when building on top of
a system built using the LFS book. Every effort has been made to ensure
accuracy and reliability of the instructions. Many people find that using the
instructions in this book after building the current stable or development
version of LFS provides a stable and very modern Linux system.</para>
<para>Enjoy!</para>

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<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>Fernando de Oliveira </para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Bruce Dubbs </para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Pierre Labastie </para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Ken Moffat </para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Randy McMurchy </para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Denis Mugnier </para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Billy O'Connor </para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Fernando de Oliveira</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Alexander Patrakov </para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Olivier Peres </para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Andreas Pedersen </para></listitem>

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continuous flux. Packages are sometimes moved or updated and the exact URL
specified is not always available.</para>
<para>To overcome this problem, the BLFS Team, with the assistance of <ulink
url='http://www.serverbeach.com'>Server Beach</ulink>, has made an HTTP/FTP
site available at <emphasis>anduin.&lfs-domainname;</emphasis>. This site
has all the sources of the exact versions of the packages used in BLFS. If
you can't find the BLFS package you need, get it there.</para>
<para>To overcome this problem, the BLFS Team, with the assistance of Oregon
State University Open Source Lab, has made an HTTP/FTP site available whtough
world wide mirrors. See <ulink
url="http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/download.html#sources">
http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/download.html#sources</ulink> for a
list. These sites have all the sources of the exact versions of the packages
used in BLFS. If you can't find the BLFS package you need at the listed
addresses, get it from these sites.</para>
<para>We would like to ask a favor, however. Although this is a public
resource for you to use, please do not abuse it. We have already had one

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<title>Book Version</title>
<para>This is BLFS-BOOK version &version; dated &releasedate;. This is the
development branch of the BLFS book, currently targeting the LFS development
book. If this version (&version;) is older than a month, it's likely that
your mirror hasn't been synchronized recently and a newer version is probably
available for download or viewing. Check one of the mirror sites at
<ulink url="http://www.&lfs-domainname;/mirrors.html"/> for an updated
version.</para>
&blfs-version; branch of the BLFS book, currently targeting the LFS
&lfs-version; book. For development versions, if this version is older than a
month, it's likely that your mirror hasn't been synchronized recently and a
newer version is probably available for download or viewing. Check one of the
mirror sites at <ulink url="http://www.&lfs-domainname;/mirrors.html"/> for
an updated version.</para>
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