Applied a revised version of Scot's patch

git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@1970 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689
This commit is contained in:
Timothy Bauscher 2002-06-06 05:50:29 +00:00
parent 817c2d590f
commit 10cb9c230d
2 changed files with 16 additions and 17 deletions

View File

@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
<itemizedlist> <itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>June 5th, 2002 [timothy] Preface - Who would
not want to read this book: applied a revised version of
Scot's grammar patch.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>June 5th, 2002 [timothy] Chapter 09 - Rebooting <listitem><para>June 5th, 2002 [timothy] Chapter 09 - Rebooting
the system: named the hint author.</para></listitem> the system: named the hint author.</para></listitem>

View File

@ -2,26 +2,21 @@
<title>Who would not want to read this book</title> <title>Who would not want to read this book</title>
<?dbhtml filename="whonotread.html" dir="preface"?> <?dbhtml filename="whonotread.html" dir="preface"?>
<para>People who don't want to build an entire Linux system from scratch <para>If you do not wish to build your own Linux system from scratch, then
probably don't want to read this book. If you, however, want to learn you probably do not want to read this book. Our goal is to build a complete
more about what happens behind the scenes, in particular what happens and useable foundation system. If you only want to know what happens while
between turning on the computer and seeing the command prompt, you may your computer boots, then, we recommend the
want to read the <quote>From-PowerUp-To-Bash-Prompt-HOWTO</quote>. This <quote>From-PowerUp-To-Bash-Prompt-HOWTO</quote>. The HOWTO builds a bare
HOWTO builds a bare system, in a way similar to the one this book system which is similar to that of this book, but it focuses strictly on
uses, but it focuses more on just installing a bootable system instead creating a system capable of booting to a BASH prompt.</para>
of a complete system.</para>
<para>To decide whether to read this book or the <para>While you decide which to read, consider your objective. If you wish
From-PowerUp-To-Bash-Prompt-HOWTO, ask yourself this to build a Linux system while learning a bit along the way, then this book
question: "Is my main objective to get a working Linux system that I'm is probably your best choice. If your objective is strictly educational, and
going to build myself and, along the way learn what every component of you do not have any plans for your finished system, then the
a system is for? Or is just the learning part my main objective?" If From-PowerUp-To-Bash-Prompt-HOWTO is probably a better choice.</para>
you want to build and learn, read this book. If you just want to learn
the basics, then the From-PowerUp-To-Bash-Prompt-HOWTO is probably
better material to read.</para>
<para>The <quote>From-PowerUp-To-Bash-Prompt-HOWTO</quote> is located at <para>The <quote>From-PowerUp-To-Bash-Prompt-HOWTO</quote> is located at
<ulink url="http://www.netspace.net.au/~gok/power2bash/"/>.</para> <ulink url="http://www.netspace.net.au/~gok/power2bash/"/>.</para>
</sect1> </sect1>