| 1 | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
 | 
|---|
| 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-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 Linux From Scratch News Server is no longer available.
 | 
|---|
| 42 |     Please use the other support methods listed on this page
 | 
|---|
| 43 |     </para>
 | 
|---|
| 44 | 
 | 
|---|
| 45 |   </sect2>
 | 
|---|
| 46 | 
 | 
|---|
| 47 |   <sect2 id="ch-intro-irc">
 | 
|---|
| 48 |     <title>IRC</title>
 | 
|---|
| 49 | 
 | 
|---|
| 50 |     <para>Several members of the LFS community offer assistance on our
 | 
|---|
| 51 |     community Internet Relay Chat (IRC) network. Before using this support,
 | 
|---|
| 52 |     please make sure that your question is not already answered in the LFS
 | 
|---|
| 53 |     FAQ or the mailing list archives. You can find the IRC network at
 | 
|---|
| 54 |     <uri>irc.linuxfromscratch.org</uri>. The support channel for cross-lfs is
 | 
|---|
| 55 |     named #cross-lfs. For support on the standard LFS the support channel
 | 
|---|
| 56 |     is named #lfs-support. If you need to show people the output of your
 | 
|---|
| 57 |     problems, please use http://pastebin.linuxfromscratch.org and reference
 | 
|---|
| 58 |     the pastebin URL when asking your questions.</para>
 | 
|---|
| 59 | 
 | 
|---|
| 60 |   </sect2>
 | 
|---|
| 61 | 
 | 
|---|
| 62 |   <sect2 id="ch-intro-references">
 | 
|---|
| 63 |     <title>References</title>
 | 
|---|
| 64 | 
 | 
|---|
| 65 |     <para>For additional information on the packages, useful tips are
 | 
|---|
| 66 |     available in the LFS Package Reference page located at <ulink
 | 
|---|
| 67 |     url="&lfs-root;~matthew/LFS-references.html"/>.</para>
 | 
|---|
| 68 | 
 | 
|---|
| 69 |   </sect2>
 | 
|---|
| 70 | 
 | 
|---|
| 71 |   <sect2 id="ch-intro-mirrors" xreflabel="Chapter 1 - Mirror sites">
 | 
|---|
| 72 |     <title>Mirror Sites</title>
 | 
|---|
| 73 | 
 | 
|---|
| 74 |     <para>The LFS project has a number of world-wide mirrors to make
 | 
|---|
| 75 |     accessing the website and downloading the required packages more
 | 
|---|
| 76 |     convenient. Please visit the LFS website at <ulink
 | 
|---|
| 77 |     url="&lfs-root;mirrors.html"/> for a list of current mirrors.</para>
 | 
|---|
| 78 | 
 | 
|---|
| 79 |   </sect2>
 | 
|---|
| 80 | 
 | 
|---|
| 81 |   <sect2 id="ch-intro-contactinfo">
 | 
|---|
| 82 |     <title>Contact Information</title>
 | 
|---|
| 83 | 
 | 
|---|
| 84 |     <para>Please direct all your questions and comments to one of the LFS
 | 
|---|
| 85 |     mailing lists (see above).</para>
 | 
|---|
| 86 | 
 | 
|---|
| 87 |   </sect2>
 | 
|---|
| 88 | 
 | 
|---|
| 89 | </sect1>
 | 
|---|