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1. Introduction

For various reasons this draft release is codenamed the seed release.

This early version won't say much...

1.1 Copyright and License

This document is Copyright (c) 2001 by Martin Rodgers. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, with no Front-Cover Texts, and with no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is available at http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html

1.2 Disclaimer

Use the information in this document at your own risk. I disavow any potential liability for the contents of this document. Use of the concepts, examples, and/or other content of this document is entirely at your own risk.

All copyrights are owned by their 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.

Naming of particular products or brands should not be seen as endorsements.

You are strongly recommended to take a backup of your system before major installation and backups at regular intervals.

1.3 News

This is the seventh draft! It looks just about complete.

The latest version number of this document is available from my homepage.

Also, the latest version of this document will be available in a number of formats:

1.4 Credits

In this version I have the pleasure of acknowledging the members of the linux conference on CIX. In particular, Mark Morgan Lloyd and Steve Lockhart.

Thanks also to Rebecca Downey for her helpful comments on my technical writing. This document would be much smaller (i.e. terse) and less clear without her constructive criticism.

1.5 Feedback

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: mcr@wildcard.demon.co.uk.


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