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<title>Foreword</title>
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<?dbhtml filename="foreword.html" dir="preface"?>
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<para>Having used a number of different Linux distributions, I was never
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fully satisfied with any of them. I didn't like the arrangement of
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the bootscripts. I didn't like the way certain programs were configured by
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default. Much more of that sort of thing bothered me. Finally I realized
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that if I wanted full satisfaction from my Linux system I would have to
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build my own system from scratch, using only the source code. I resolved
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not to use pre-compiled packages of any kind, nor CD-ROM or boot disk that
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would install some basic utilities. I would use my current Linux system to
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develop my own.</para>
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<para>This wild idea seemed very difficult at the time and often seemed
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an impossible task. After sorting out all kinds of problems, such as
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dependencies and compile-time errors, a custom-built Linux system was
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created that was fully operational. I called this system a Linux From Scratch
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system, or LFS for short.</para>
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<para>I hope you will have a great time working on your own LFS!</para>
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<literallayout>
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--
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Gerard Beekmans
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gerard@linuxfromscratch.org
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</literallayout>
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</sect1>
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