<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
  "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
  <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent">
  %general-entities;
]>

<sect1 id="ch-intro-resources">
  <?dbhtml filename="resources.html"?>

  <title>Resources</title>

  <sect2 id="ch-intro-faq">
    <title>FAQ</title>

    <para>If during the building of the LFS system you encounter any
    errors, have any questions, or think there is a typo in the book,
    please start by consulting the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
    that is located at <ulink url="&faq-root;"/>.</para>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 id="ch-intro-maillists" xreflabel="Chapter&nbsp;1 - Mailing Lists">
    <title>Mailing Lists</title>

    <para>The <uri>linuxfromscratch.org</uri> server hosts a number of mailing
    lists used for the development of the LFS project. These lists include the
    main development and support lists, among others. If the FAQ does not solve
    the problem you are having, the next step would be to search the mailing
    lists at <ulink url="&lfs-root;search.html"/>.</para>

    <para>For information on the different lists, how to subscribe, archive
    locations, and additional information, visit
    <ulink url="&lfs-root;mail.html"/>.</para>

  </sect2>

  <!-- FIXME: Remove until such time as we have our own News Server, JH 20060105

  <sect2 id="ch-intro-newsserver">
    <title>News Server</title>

    <para>The mailing lists hosted at <uri>linuxfromscratch.org</uri> are
    also accessible via the Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) server.
    All messages posted to a mailing list are copied to the corresponding
    newsgroup, and vice versa.</para>

    <para>The news server is located at
    <uri>news.linuxfromscratch.org</uri>.</para>

  </sect2> -->

  <sect2 id="ch-intro-irc">
    <title>IRC</title>

    <para>Several members of the LFS community offer assistance on Internet
    Relay Chat (IRC). Before using this support, please make sure that your
    question is not already answered in the LFS FAQ or the mailing list
    archives. You can find the IRC network at <uri>irc.freenode.net</uri>.
    The support channel is named #LFS-support.</para>

  </sect2>

  <!-- Commentted out until the target link is updated
  <sect2 id="ch-intro-references">
    <title>References</title>

    <para>For additional information on the packages, useful tips are
    available in the LFS Package Reference page located at <ulink
    url="http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/~matthew/LFS-references.html"/>.</para>

  </sect2>  -->

  <sect2 id="ch-intro-mirrors" xreflabel="Chapter&nbsp;1 - Mirror sites">
    <title>Mirror Sites</title>

    <para>The LFS project has a number of world-wide mirrors to make accessing
    the website and downloading the required packages more convenient. Please
    visit the LFS website at <ulink url="&lfs-root;mirrors.html"/> for a list
    of current mirrors.</para>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 id="ch-intro-contactinfo">
    <title>Contact Information</title>

    <para>Please direct all your questions and comments to one of the LFS
    mailing lists (see above).</para>

  </sect2>

</sect1>
