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> For various reasons this brand new release is codenamed the
<EM
>release</EM
> release.
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><P
> New code names will appear as per industry standard
guidelines to emphasize the state-of-the-art-ness of this
document.
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><P
> This document was written when I read a feedback asking for a
template to fill in to make new HOWTOs. This template was
initially made by extracting the skeletal structure of the Multi
Disk HOWTO which is a rather large HOWTO. It then went through
extensive editing.
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> Stating the background is a simple way to getting started
writing the intro.
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><P
> First of all we need a bit of legalese. Recent development
shows it is quite important.
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>1.1. Copyright Information</A
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> This document is copyrighted (c) 2001 Duane Dunston and is
distributed under the terms of the Linux Documentation Project
(LDP) license, stated below. <EM
>It's requested that corrections and/or comments be forwarded
to the document maintainer.</EM
>
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> Unless otherwise stated, Linux HOWTO documents are
copyrighted by their respective authors. Linux HOWTO documents may
be reproduced and distributed in whole or in part, in any medium
physical or electronic, as long as this copyright notice is
retained on all copies. Commercial redistribution is allowed and
encouraged; however, the author would like to be notified of any
such distributions.
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> All translations, derivative works, or aggregate works
incorporating any Linux HOWTO documents must be covered under this
copyright notice. That is, you may not produce a derivative work
from a HOWTO and impose additional restrictions on its
distribution. Exceptions to these rules may be granted under
certain conditions; please contact the Linux HOWTO coordinator at
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> In short, we wish to promote dissemination of this
information through as many channels as possible. However, we do
wish to retain copyright on the HOWTO documents, and would like to
be notified of any plans to redistribute the HOWTOs.
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> If you have any questions, please contact
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> No liability for the contents of this documents can be accepted.
Use the concepts, examples and other content at your own risk.
As this is a new edition of this document, there may be errors
and inaccuracies, that may of course be damaging to your system.
Proceed with caution, and although this is highly unlikely,
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
specifically noted otherwise. Use of a term in this document
should not be regarded as affecting the validity of any trademark
or service mark.
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> Naming of particular products or brands should not be seen
as endorsements.
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> You are strongly recommended to take a backup of your system
before major installation and backups at regular intervals.
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> This has undergone many revisions as this began as my final project for SANS GIAC certification.
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> The latest version number of this document can be
gleaned from the main <A
HREF="http://www.linuxdoc.org/"
TARGET="_top"
>Linux Documentation
Project</A
> homepage or the <A
HREF="http://cfcc.net/ddunston/mindterm.html"
TARGET="_top"
>authors page</A
>.
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> <EM
>If you have the capability, it would be nice to
make the HOWTO available in a number of formats.</EM
>
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> In this version I have the pleasure of acknowledging:
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> Patti Pitz for her editing and help with organizing the paper.
Doug Eymand for his technical editing.
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> Feedback is most certainly welcome for this document. Without
your submissions and input, this document wouldn't exist. Please
send your additions, comments and criticisms to the following
email address : <TT
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