<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="SGML-Tools 1.0.9"> <TITLE>KernelAnalysis-HOWTO: Introduction</TITLE> <LINK HREF="KernelAnalysis-HOWTO-2.html" REL=next> <LINK HREF="KernelAnalysis-HOWTO.html#toc1" REL=contents> </HEAD> <BODY> <A HREF="KernelAnalysis-HOWTO-2.html">Next</A> Previous <A HREF="KernelAnalysis-HOWTO.html#toc1">Contents</A> <HR> <H2><A NAME="s1">1. Introduction</A></H2> <H2><A NAME="ss1.1">1.1 Introduction</A> </H2> <P>This HOWTO tries to define how parts of the<B> </B>Linux Kernel work, what are the main functions and data structures used, and how the "wheel spins". You can find the latest version of this document at <A HREF="http://www.bertolinux.com">http://www.bertolinux.com</A> If you have suggestions to help make this document better, please submit your ideas to me at the following address: <A HREF="mailto:berto@bertolinux.com">berto@bertolinux.com</A>Code used within this document refers to the Linux Kernel version 2.4.x, which is the last stable kernel version at time of writing this HOWTO. <P> <H2><A NAME="ss1.2">1.2 Copyright</A> </H2> <P>Copyright (C) 2000,2001,2002 Roberto Arcomano. This document is free; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. This document is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. You can get a copy of the GNU GPL <A HREF="http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html">here</A><P> <H2><A NAME="ss1.3">1.3 Translations</A> </H2> <P>If you want to translate this document you are free to do so. However, you will need to do the following: <P> <P> <OL> <LI>Check that another version of the document doesn't already exist at your local LDP</LI> <LI>Maintain all 'Introduction' sections (including 'Introduction', 'Copyright', 'Translations' , 'Credits'). </LI> </OL> <P>Warning! You don't have to translate TXT or HTML file, you have to modify LYX file, so that it is possible to convert it all other formats (TXT, HTML, RIFF, etc.): to do that you can use "LyX" application you download from <A HREF="http://www.lyx.org">http://www.lyx.org</A>. <P> <P>No need to ask me to translate! You just have to let me know (if you want) about your translation. <P> <P>Thank you for your translation! <P> <H2><A NAME="ss1.4">1.4 Credits</A> </H2> <P>Thanks to <A HREF="http://www.tldp.org">Linux Documentation Project</A> for publishing and uploading my document quickly. <P> <P>Thanks to Klaas de Waal for his suggestions. <P> <HR> <A HREF="KernelAnalysis-HOWTO-2.html">Next</A> Previous <A HREF="KernelAnalysis-HOWTO.html#toc1">Contents</A> </BODY> </HTML>
