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diff --git a/appendixa/introduction.xml b/appendixa/introduction.xml index 2fd69ad9b..0d572c7b3 100644 --- a/appendixa/introduction.xml +++ b/appendixa/introduction.xml @@ -2,37 +2,36 @@ <title>Introduction</title> <?dbhtml filename="introduction.html" dir="appendixa"?> -<para>This appendix describes the following aspect of each and every package +<para>This appendix describes the following aspects of every package that is installed in this book:</para> <itemizedlist> -<listitem><para> What every package contains</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>What the package contains.</para></listitem> -<listitem><para> What every program from a package does</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>What each program from a package does.</para></listitem> </itemizedlist> <para>The packages are listed in the same order as they are installed in -chapter 5 (Intel system) or chapter 11 (PPC systems).</para> +chapter 5 and chapter 6.</para> <para>Most information about these packages (especially the descriptions of -it) come from the man pages from those packages. I'm not going to print -the entire man page, just the core elements to make it possible to understand - what -a program does. To get knowledge of all details on a program, I suggest -to start by reading the complete man page in addition to this appendix.</para> - -<para>Certain packages are documented more in depth -than others, because I just happen to know more about certain -packages than I know about others. If anything should be added on the -following descriptions, please don't hesitate to email me. This list is -going to contain an in depth description of every package installed, but -I can't do this on my own. I have had help from various people but more -help is needed.</para> +then) come from the man pages from those packages. We are not going to print +the entire man page, just the core elements to make it possible to +understand what a program does. To get knowledge of all details on a program, +we suggest you start by reading the complete man page in addition to +this appendix.</para> + +<para>Certain packages are documented in more depth +than others, because we just happen to know more about certain +packages than I know about others. If anything should be added to the +following descriptions, please don't hesitate to email the mailing +lists. We intend that the list should contain an in-depth description +of every package installed, but we can't do it without help.</para> <para>Please note that currently only what a package does is described and not -why it needs to be installed. That will be added later.</para> +why it needs to be installed. This may be added later.</para> </sect1> @@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ <!ENTITY book SYSTEM "book/book.xml"> -<!ENTITY version "20011024"> -<!ENTITY releasedate "October 24th, 2001"> +<!ENTITY version "20011027"> +<!ENTITY releasedate "October 27th, 2001"> <!ENTITY ftp-root "ftp://ftp.linuxfromscratch.org"> <!ENTITY http-root "http://ftp.linuxfromscratch.org"> |