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| 8 | <sect1 id="ch-intro-resources">
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| 9 | <?dbhtml filename="resources.html"?>
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| 10 |
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| 11 | <title>Resources</title>
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| 12 |
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| 13 | <sect2 id="ch-intro-faq">
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| 14 | <title>FAQ</title>
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| 15 |
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| 16 | <para>If during the building of the LFS system you encounter any
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| 17 | errors, have any questions, or think there is a typo in the book,
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| 18 | please start by consulting the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
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| 19 | that is located at <ulink url="&faq-root;"/>.</para>
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| 20 |
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| 21 | </sect2>
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| 22 |
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| 23 | <sect2 id="ch-intro-maillists" xreflabel="Chapter 1 - Mailing Lists">
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| 24 | <title>Mailing Lists</title>
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| 25 |
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| 26 | <para>The <uri>linuxfromscratch.org</uri> server hosts a number of
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| 27 | mailing lists used for the development of the LFS project. These lists
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| 28 | include the main development and support lists, among others. If the
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| 29 | FAQ does not solve the problem you are having, the next step would be to
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| 30 | search the mailing lists at <ulink url="&lfs-root;search.html"/>.</para>
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| 31 |
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| 32 | <para>For information on the different lists, how to subscribe, archive
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| 33 | locations, and additional information, visit
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| 34 | <ulink url="&lfs-root;mail.html"/>.</para>
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| 35 |
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| 36 | </sect2>
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| 37 |
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| 38 | <sect2 id="ch-intro-newsserver">
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| 39 | <title>News Server</title>
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| 40 |
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| 41 | <para> The Linux From Scratch News Server is no longer available.
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| 42 | Please use the other support methods listed on this page
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| 43 | </para>
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| 44 |
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| 45 | </sect2>
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| 46 |
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| 47 | <sect2 id="ch-intro-irc">
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| 48 | <title>IRC</title>
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| 49 |
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| 50 | <para>Several members of the LFS community offer assistance on our
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| 51 | community Internet Relay Chat (IRC) network. Before using this support,
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| 52 | please make sure that your question is not already answered in the LFS
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| 53 | FAQ or the mailing list archives. You can find the IRC network at
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| 54 | <uri>irc.linuxfromscratch.org</uri>. The support channel for cross-lfs is
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| 55 | named #cross-lfs. For support on the standard LFS the support channel
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| 56 | is named #lfs-support. If you need to show people the ouptut of your
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| 57 | problems, please use http://pastebin.linuxfromscratch.org and refernce
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| 58 | the pastebin URL when asking your questions</para>
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| 59 |
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| 60 | </sect2>
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| 61 |
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| 62 | <sect2 id="ch-intro-references">
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| 63 | <title>References</title>
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| 64 |
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| 65 | <para>For additional information on the packages, useful tips are
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| 66 | available in the LFS Package Reference page located at <ulink
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| 67 | url="http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/~matthew/LFS-references.html"/>.</para>
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| 68 |
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| 69 | </sect2>
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| 70 |
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| 71 | <sect2 id="ch-intro-mirrors" xreflabel="Chapter 1 - Mirror sites">
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| 72 | <title>Mirror Sites</title>
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| 73 |
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| 74 | <para>The LFS project has a number of world-wide mirrors to make
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| 75 | accessing the website and downloading the required packages more
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| 76 | convenient. Please visit the LFS website at <ulink
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| 77 | url="&lfs-root;mirrors.html"/> for a list of current mirrors.</para>
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| 78 |
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| 79 | </sect2>
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| 80 |
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| 81 | <sect2 id="ch-intro-contactinfo">
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| 82 | <title>Contact Information</title>
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| 83 |
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| 84 | <para>Please direct all your questions and comments to one of the LFS
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| 85 | mailing lists (see above).</para>
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| 86 |
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| 87 | </sect2>
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| 88 |
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| 89 | </sect1>
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