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diff --git a/chapter03/introduction.xml b/chapter03/introduction.xml index 5791720a5..82fd0d8ec 100644 --- a/chapter03/introduction.xml +++ b/chapter03/introduction.xml @@ -7,22 +7,17 @@ <title>Introduction</title> <?dbhtml filename="introduction.html"?> -<para>This chapter includes a list of packages that need to be -downloaded for building a basic Linux system. The listed version numbers -correspond to versions of the software that are known to work, and -this book is based on their use. We highly recommend not using newer -versions because the build commands for one version may not work with -a newer version. The newest package versions may also have problems -that work-arounds have not been developed for yet.</para> - -<para>All the URLs, when possible, refer to the package's information -page at <ulink url="http://www.freshmeat.net/"/>. The Freshmeat pages -provide easy access to official download sites, as well as project -websites, mailing lists, FAQ, changelogs, and more.</para> +<para>This chapter includes a list of packages that need to be downloaded for +building a basic Linux system. The listed version numbers correspond to versions +of the software that are known to work, and this book is based on their use. We +highly recommend not using newer versions because the build commands for one +version may not work with a newer version. The newest package versions may also +have problems that require work-arounds. These work-arounds will be developed +and stabilized in the SVN version of the book.</para> <para>Download locations may not always be accessible. If a download location has changed since this book was published, Google (<ulink -url="http://www.google.com"/>) provides a useful search engine for +url="http://www.google.com/"/>) provides a useful search engine for most packages. If this search is unsuccessful, try one of the alternate means of downloading discussed at <ulink url="&lfs-root;lfs/packages.html"/>.</para> |