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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
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<!DOCTYPE preface PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
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"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
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<!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent">
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%general-entities;
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]>
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<!-- $LastChangedBy$
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$Date$ -->
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<preface id="preface" xreflabel="Preface">
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<?dbhtml filename="preface.html" dir="preface"?>
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<title>Preface</title>
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<para>
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Having helped out with Linux From Scratch for a short time, I
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noticed that we were getting many queries as to how to do things beyond
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the base LFS system. At the time, the only assistance specifically offered
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relating to LFS were the LFS hints (<ulink url="&hints-root;"/>).
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Most of the LFS hints are extremely good and well written
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but I (and others) could still see a need for more comprehensive help to
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go Beyond LFS — hence BLFS.
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</para>
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<para>
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BLFS aims to be more than the LFS-hints converted to XML although
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much of our work is based around the hints and indeed some authors write
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both hints and the relevant BLFS sections. We hope that we can provide
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you with enough information to not only manage to build your system up to
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what you want, whether it be a web server or a multimedia desktop system,
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but also that you will learn a lot about system configuration as you go.
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</para>
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<para>
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Thanks as ever go to everyone in the LFS/BLFS
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community; especially those who have contributed instructions, written text,
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answered questions and generally shouted when things were wrong!
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</para>
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<para>
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Finally, we encourage you to become involved in the community; ask
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questions on the mailing list or news gateway and join in the fun on #lfs
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and #lfs-support at freenode. You can find more details about all of these
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in the <xref linkend="introduction"/> section of the book.
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</para>
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<para>
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Enjoy using BLFS.
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</para>
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<blockquote>
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<literallayout>Mark Hymers
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markh <at> &lfs-domainname;
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BLFS Editor (July 2001–March 2003)</literallayout>
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</blockquote>
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<para>
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I still remember how I found the BLFS project
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and started using the instructions that were completed at the time. I could
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not believe how wonderful it was to get an application up and running very
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quickly, with explanations as to why things were done a certain way.
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Unfortunately, for me, it wasn't long before I was opening applications that
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had nothing more than "To be done" on the page. I did what most would do,
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I waited for someone else to do it. It wasn't too long before I am looking
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through <application>Bugzilla</application> for something easy to do.
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As with any learning experience, the definition of what was easy kept
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changing.
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</para>
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<para>
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We still encourage you to become involved as BLFS is
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never really finished. Contributing or just using, we hope you enjoy
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your BLFS experience.
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</para>
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<blockquote>
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<literallayout>Larry Lawrence
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larry <at> &lfs-domainname;
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BLFS Editor (March 2003–June 2004)</literallayout>
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</blockquote>
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<para>
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The BLFS project is a natural progression of
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LFS. Together, these projects provide a unique resource for
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the Open Source Community. They take the mystery out of the process of
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building a complete, functional software system from the source code
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contributed by many talented individuals throughout the world. They truly
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allow users to implement the slogan
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<quote><emphasis>Your distro, your rules</emphasis></quote>.
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</para>
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<para>
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Our goal is to continue to provide the best resource available that shows
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you how to integrate many significant Open Source applications. Since these
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applications are constantly updated and new applications are developed, this
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book will never be complete. Additionally, there is always room for
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improvement in explaining the nuances of how to install the different
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packages. To make these improvements, we need your feedback. I encourage
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you to participate on the different mailing lists, news groups, and
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IRC channels to help meet these goals.
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</para>
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<blockquote>
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<literallayout>Bruce Dubbs
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bdubbs <at> &lfs-domainname;
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BLFS Editor (June 2004–December 2006 and February 2011–now)</literallayout>
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</blockquote>
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<para>
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My introduction to the [B]LFS project was actually by accident. I
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was trying to build a <application>GNOME</application> environment using
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some how-tos and other information I found on the web. A couple of times
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I ran into some build issues and Googling pulled up some old BLFS mailing
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list messages. Out for curiosity, I visited the Linux From Scratch web site
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and shortly thereafter was hooked. I've not used any other Linux
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distribution for personal use since.
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</para>
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<para>
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I can't promise anyone will feel the sense of satisfaction I felt
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after building my first few systems using [B]LFS instructions, but I
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sincerely hope that your BLFS experience is as rewarding for you as it has
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been for me.
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</para>
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<para>
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The BLFS project has grown significantly the last couple of years.
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There are more package instructions and related dependencies than ever
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before. The project requires your input for continued success. If you
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discover that you enjoy building BLFS, please consider helping out in any
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way you can. BLFS requires hundreds of hours of maintenance to keep it
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even semi-current. If you feel confident enough in your editing skills,
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please consider joining the BLFS team. Simply contributing to the mailing
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list discussions with sound advice and/or providing patches to the book's
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XML will probably result in you receiving an invitation to join the
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team.
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</para>
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<blockquote>
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<literallayout>Randy McMurchy
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randy <at> &lfs-domainname;
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BLFS Editor (December 2006–January 2011)</literallayout>
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</blockquote>
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<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="foreword.xml"/>
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<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="whoread.xml"/>
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<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="organization.xml"/>
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<!-- <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="errata.xml"/> -->
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</preface>
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