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Import of Cross-LFS Book

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2<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN"
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4 <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
5 %general-entities;
6]>
7
8<sect1 id="ch-intro-resources">
9 <?dbhtml filename="resources.html"?>
10
11 <title>Resources</title>
12
13 <sect2 id="ch-intro-faq">
14 <title>FAQ</title>
15
16 <para>If during the building of the LFS system you encounter any
17 errors, have any questions, or think there is a typo in the book,
18 please start by consulting the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
19 that is located at <ulink url="&faq-root;"/>.</para>
20
21 </sect2>
22
23 <sect2 id="ch-intro-maillists" xreflabel="Chapter 1 - Mailing Lists">
24 <title>Mailing Lists</title>
25
26 <para>The <uri>linuxfromscratch.org</uri> server hosts a number of
27 mailing lists used for the development of the LFS project. These lists
28 include the main development and support lists, among others. If the
29 FAQ does not solve the problem you are having, the next step would be to
30 search the mailing lists at <ulink url="&lfs-root;search.html"/>.</para>
31
32 <para>For information on the different lists, how to subscribe, archive
33 locations, and additional information, visit
34 <ulink url="&lfs-root;mail.html"/>.</para>
35
36 </sect2>
37
38 <sect2 id="ch-intro-newsserver">
39 <title>News Server</title>
40
41 <para>The mailing lists hosted at <uri>linuxfromscratch.org</uri> are
42 also accessible via the Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) server.
43 All messages posted to a mailing list are copied to the corresponding
44 newsgroup, and vice versa.</para>
45
46 <para>The news server is located at
47 <uri>news.linuxfromscratch.org</uri>.</para>
48
49 </sect2>
50
51 <sect2 id="ch-intro-irc">
52 <title>IRC</title>
53
54 <para>Several members of the LFS community offer assistance on our
55 community Internet Relay Chat (IRC) network. Before using this support,
56 please make sure that your question is not already answered in the LFS
57 FAQ or the mailing list archives. You can find the IRC network at
58 <uri>irc.linuxfromscratch.org</uri>. The support channel for cross-lfs is
59 named #cross-lfs. For support on the standard LFS the support channel
60 is named #lfs-support.</para>
61
62 </sect2>
63
64 <sect2 id="ch-intro-references">
65 <title>References</title>
66
67 <para>For additional information on the packages, useful tips are
68 available in the LFS Package Reference page located at <ulink
69 url="http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/~matthew/LFS-references.html"/>.</para>
70
71 </sect2>
72
73 <sect2 id="ch-intro-mirrors" xreflabel="Chapter 1 - Mirror sites">
74 <title>Mirror Sites</title>
75
76 <para>The LFS project has a number of world-wide mirrors to make
77 accessing the website and downloading the required packages more
78 convenient. Please visit the LFS website at <ulink
79 url="&lfs-root;mirrors.html"/> for a list of current mirrors.</para>
80
81 </sect2>
82
83 <sect2 id="ch-intro-contactinfo">
84 <title>Contact Information</title>
85
86 <para>Please direct all your questions and comments to one of the LFS
87 mailing lists (see above).</para>
88
89 </sect2>
90
91</sect1>
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