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2<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN"
3  "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [
4  <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent">
5  %general-entities;
6]>
7
8<sect1 id="ch-finish-whatnow">
9  <?dbhtml filename="whatnow.html"?>
10
11  <title>What Now?</title>
12
13  <para>Thank you for reading this CLFS book. We hope that you have
14  found this book helpful and have learned more about the system
15  creation process.</para>
16
17  <para>Now that the CLFS system is installed, you may be wondering
18  <quote>What next?</quote> To answer that question, we have compiled
19  a list of resources for you.</para>
20
21  <itemizedlist>
22
23    <listitem>
24      <para>Maintenance</para>
25
26      <para>Bugs and security notices are reported regularly for all software.
27      Since a CLFS system is compiled from source, it is up to you to keep
28      abreast of such reports.  There are several online resources that track
29      such reports, some of which are shown below:</para>
30
31      <itemizedlist>
32
33        <listitem>
34          <para>Freshmeat.net (<ulink url="http://freshmeat.net/"/>)</para>
35
36          <para>Freshmeat can notify you (via email) of new versions of
37          packages installed on your system.</para>
38        </listitem>
39
40        <listitem>
41          <para><ulink url="http://www.cert.org/">CERT</ulink> (Computer
42          Emergency Response Team)</para>
43
44          <para>CERT has a mailing list that publishes security alerts
45          concerning various operating systems and applications.
46          Subscription information is available at <ulink
47          url="http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/signup.html"/>.</para>
48        </listitem>
49
50        <listitem>
51          <para>Bugtraq</para>
52
53          <para>Bugtraq is a full-disclosure computer security mailing list.
54          It publishes newly discovered security issues, and occasionally
55          potential fixes for them. Subscription information is available at
56          <ulink url="http://www.securityfocus.com/archive"/>.</para>
57        </listitem>
58
59      </itemizedlist>
60
61    </listitem>
62
63    <listitem>
64      <para>Beyond Linux From Scratch</para>
65
66      <para>The Beyond Linux From Scratch book covers installation
67      procedures for a wide range of software beyond the scope of the CLFS
68      Book. The BLFS project is located at <ulink url="&blfs-root;"/>.</para>
69    </listitem>
70
71    <listitem>
72      <para>LFS Hints</para>
73
74      <para>The LFS Hints are a collection of educational documents
75      submitted by volunteers in the LFS community. The hints are available
76      at <ulink url="&hints-index;"/>.</para>
77    </listitem>
78
79    <listitem>
80      <para>Mailing lists</para>
81
82      <para>There are several LFS mailing lists you may subscribe to if you
83      are in need of help, want to stay current with the latest developments,
84      want to contribute to the project, and more. See <xref
85      linkend="ch-intro-maillists"/> for more
86      information.</para>
87    </listitem>
88
89    <listitem>
90      <para>The Linux Documentation Project</para>
91
92      <para>The goal of The Linux Documentation Project (TLDP) is to
93      collaborate on all of the issues of Linux documentation. The TLDP features
94      a large collection of HOWTOs, guides, and man pages.  It is located at
95      <ulink url="http://www.tldp.org/"/>.</para>
96    </listitem>
97
98  </itemizedlist>
99
100</sect1>
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