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NAME="INTRO"
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>1. Introduction</A
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> For various reasons this brand new release is codenamed the
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>release</I
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> New code names will appear as per industry standard
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guidelines to emphasize the state-of-the-art-ness of this
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document.
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> This document was written when I read a feedback asking for a
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template to fill in to make new HOWTOs. This template was
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initially made by extracting the skeletal structure of the Multi
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Disk HOWTO which is a rather large HOWTO. It then went through
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extensive editing.
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> Stating the background is a simple way to getting started
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writing the intro.
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> First of all we need a bit of legalese. Recent development
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shows it is quite important.
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NAME="COPYRIGHT"
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>1.1. Copyright Information</A
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> This document is copyrighted (c) 2000 Stein Gjoen and is
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distributed under the terms of the Linux Documentation Project
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(LDP) license, stated below. <I
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CLASS="EMPHASIS"
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>Replace with your name,
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or supply a new license, when you use this skeleton for a new
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HOWTO.</I
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>
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> Unless otherwise stated, Linux HOWTO documents are
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copyrighted by their respective authors. Linux HOWTO documents may
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be reproduced and distributed in whole or in part, in any medium
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physical or electronic, as long as this copyright notice is
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retained on all copies. Commercial redistribution is allowed and
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encouraged; however, the author would like to be notified of any
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such distributions.
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><P
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> All translations, derivative works, or aggregate works
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incorporating any Linux HOWTO documents must be covered under this
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copyright notice. That is, you may not produce a derivative work
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from a HOWTO and impose additional restrictions on its
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distribution. Exceptions to these rules may be granted under
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certain conditions; please contact the Linux HOWTO coordinator at
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the address given below.
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> In short, we wish to promote dissemination of this
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information through as many channels as possible. However, we do
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wish to retain copyright on the HOWTO documents, and would like to
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be notified of any plans to redistribute the HOWTOs.
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> If you have any questions, please contact
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HREF="mailto:linux-howto@metalab.unc.edu"
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>linux-howto@metalab.unc.edu</A
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>
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NAME="DISCLAIMER"
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>1.2. Disclaimer</A
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> No liability for the contents of this documents can be accepted.
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Use the concepts, examples and other content at your own risk.
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As this is a new edition of this document, there may be errors
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and inaccuracies, that may of course be damaging to your system.
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Proceed with caution, and although this is highly unlikely,
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the author(s) do not take any responsibility for that.
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> All copyrights are held by their by their respective owners, unless
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specifically noted otherwise. Use of a term in this document
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should not be regarded as affecting the validity of any trademark
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or service mark.
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> Naming of particular products or brands should not be seen
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as endorsements.
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> You are strongly recommended to take a backup of your system
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before major installation and backups at regular intervals.
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>1.3. New Versions</A
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> This is where you make a summary of what is new. When a
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HOWTO exceeds 20 pages it takes more than a casual read to find
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the updates. This is where you help your readers with that,
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alerting them to specific and important updates to the document.
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> This is the initial release.
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> Tell people where the document home page is so the very
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newest release could be found in case of problems with the main
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HREF="http://www.linuxdoc.org/"
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>Linux Documentation
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Project</A
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> homepage.
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> The following is a sample from the Multi Disk HOWTO:
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> The latest version number of this document can be
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gleaned from my plan entry if you
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<A
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HREF="http://www.cs.indiana.edu/finger/nox.nyx.net/sgjoen"
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> finger</A
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> my Nyx account.
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> <I
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>If you have the capability, it would be nice to
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make the HOWTO available in a number of formats.</I
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> The newest version of this HOWTO will always be made available on
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my website, in a variety of formats:
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>HTML</A
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> Note that paper sizes vary in the world, A4 and US letter differ
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significantly. You might also wish to consider using the
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>1.4. Credits</A
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> <I
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>It is always nice to acknowledge people who help you
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with input; it is also regarded by many as important in the
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Linux world new economy.</I
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> In this version I have the pleasure of acknowledging:
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>Please scramble the addresses so email harvesters
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cannot get addresses from your HOWTO and then spam people. That
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has happened in the past.</I
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> <I
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>Somecompany</I
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> is acknowledged for sending me
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documentation on their gizmos as well as permission to quote from
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the material. These quotes have been approved before appearing
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> Feedback is most certainly welcome for this document. Without
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your submissions and input, this document wouldn't exist. Please
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send your additions, comments and criticisms to the following
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email address : <TT
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><<A
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> Not everyone speaks English, pointers to translations are nice.
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>
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by <TT
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>
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by <TT
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