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<H2><A NAME="s1">1. Introduction</A></H2>
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This is a guide to setting up your GNU/Linux computer as a VCR. Setting up my VCR took a little research, but it
didn't turn out to be as difficult as I thought. I decided to publish my results so others may benefit from what
I've done. This is by no means the only method to achieve the same results as there are several applications out
there that may perform similar tasks. Hopefully any unique procedures for configuring other software or devices
may be incorporated into this document.
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<H2><A NAME="ss1.1">1.1 Copyright</A>
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<P>Copyright (c) 2001 by Brian Hayward (Twivel)
<P>Please freely copy and distribute (sell or give away) this document in
any format. It's requested that corrections and/or comments be forwarded
to the document maintainer. You may create a derivative work and distribute
it provided that you:
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on the Internet. If not the LDP, then let the LDP know where it is
available.</LI>
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Include a copyright notice and at least a pointer to the license used.</LI>
<LI>Give due credit to previous authors and major contributors.</LI>
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<P>If you're considering making a derived work other than a translation,
it's requested that you discuss your plans with the current maintainer.
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<H2><A NAME="ss1.2">1.2 Disclaimer</A>
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<P>Use the information in this document at your own risk. I disavow any
potential liability for the contents of this document. Use of the
concepts, examples, and/or other content of this document is entirely
at your own risk.
<P>All copyrights are owned by their owners, unless specifically noted
otherwise. Use of a term in this document should not be regarded as
affecting the validity of any trademark or service mark.
<P>Naming of particular products or brands should not be seen as endorsements.
<P>You are strongly recommended to take a backup of your system before
major installation and backups at regular intervals.
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<H2><A NAME="ss1.3">1.3 News</A>
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This is the first release. No news yet.
<P>The latest version of this document can be found at
<A HREF="http://www.slothmud.org/~hayward/vcr-howto">Here</A>.
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<H2><A NAME="ss1.4">1.4 Credits</A>
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<P>The following individuals either helped me directly or indirectly during the
process of developing this HOWTO. Several tips that were suggested by these
people have not been added to this document yet, don't worry - all in good time.
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david (at) lupercalia.net -- For talking me into learning SGML
sjgoen (at) nyx.net -- The template for this HOWTO
knordberg (at) oru.edu -- Help with design and proof reading of this HOWTO
serge (at) tux.org -- Lots of Tips for expanding the document
gferg (at) hoop.timonium.sgi.com -- Help with SGML
remenyi (at) ace-net.com.au -- Suggestions for expanding this document
nando (at) antunes.eti.br -- Working on Portuguese Translation.
linuxpe (at) uol.com.br -- Working on Portuguese Translation.
sam (at) daemoninc.com -- Tips for expanding this document.
HeikoL77 (at) web.de -- Links to more information.
Henry.Kingman (at) zdnet.com -- Links to more information on supported video cards.
aoe (at) mars.tuwien.ac.at -- Alexander provided the section on creating VCD's.
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<H2><A NAME="ss1.5">1.5 Translations</A>
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<P>Marcio Montenegro was kind enough to translate this document to Portuguese. His translation is available at
<A HREF="http://sites.uol.com.br/linuxpe">this site</A>. Feel free to translate this document to other
languages. If you send me a link, I will credit you and include it in this document. Please note that for
it to be included in the Linux Documentation Project, you will have to provide it in sgml format.
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