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  <title>Acknowledgments</title>

  <para>We would like to thank the following people and organizations
  for their contributions to the Linux From Scratch Project.</para>

  <itemizedlist>

    <listitem>
      <para><ulink url="mailto:gerard@linuxfromscratch.org">Gerard
      Beekmans</ulink> &lt;gerard@linuxfromscratch.org&gt; &ndash;
      LFS Creator, LFS Project Leader</para>
    </listitem>

    <listitem>
      <para><ulink url="mailto:matthew@linuxfromscratch.org">Matthew
      Burgess</ulink> &lt;matthew@linuxfromscratch.org&gt; &ndash;
      LFS Project Leader, LFS Technical Writer/Editor, LFS Release
      Manager</para>
    </listitem>

    <listitem>
      <para><ulink url="mailto:archaic@linuxfromscratch.org">Archaic</ulink>
      &lt;archaic@linuxfromscratch.org&gt; &ndash; LFS Technical Writer/Editor,
      HLFS Project Leader, BLFS Editor, Hints and Patches Project
      Maintainer</para>
    </listitem>

    <listitem>
      <para><ulink url="mailto:nathan@linuxfromscratch.org">Nathan
      Coulson</ulink> &lt;nathan@linuxfromscratch.org&gt; &ndash;
      LFS-Bootscripts Maintainer</para>
    </listitem>

    <listitem>
      <para><ulink url="mailto:bdubbs@linuxfromscratch.org">Bruce
      Dubbs</ulink> &lt;bdubbs@linuxfromscratch.org&gt; &ndash; BLFS Project
      Leader</para>
    </listitem>

    <listitem>
      <para><ulink url="mailto:manuel@linuxfromscratch.org">Manuel
      Canales Esparcia</ulink> &lt;manuel@linuxfromscratch.org&gt; &ndash;
      LFS/BLFS/HLFS XML and XSL Maintainer</para>
    </listitem>

    <listitem>
      <para><ulink url="mailto:jim@linuxfromscratch.org">Jim
      Gifford</ulink> &lt;jim@linuxfromscratch.org&gt; &ndash; LFS Technical
      Writer, Patches Project Leader</para>
    </listitem>

    <listitem>
      <para><ulink url="mailto:jhuntwork@linuxfromscratch.org">Jeremy
      Huntwork</ulink> &lt;jhuntwork@linuxfromscratch.org&gt; &ndash; LFS
      Technical Writer, LFS LiveCD Maintainer, ALFS Project Leader</para>
    </listitem>

    <listitem>
      <para><ulink url="mailto:lizardo@linuxfromscratch.org">Anderson
      Lizardo</ulink> &lt;lizardo@linuxfromscratch.org&gt; &ndash; Website
      Backend-Scripts Maintainer</para>
    </listitem>

    <listitem>
      <para><ulink url="mailto:ryan@linuxfromscratch.org">Ryan
      Oliver</ulink> &lt;ryan@linuxfromscratch.org&gt; &ndash; LFS Toolchain
      Maintainer</para>
    </listitem>

    <listitem>
      <para><ulink url="mailto:jwrober@linuxfromscratch.org">James
      Robertson</ulink> &lt;jwrober@linuxfromscratch.org&gt; &ndash; Bugzilla
      Maintainer</para>
    </listitem>

    <listitem>
      <para><ulink url="mailto:tushar@linuxfromscratch.org">Tushar
      Teredesai</ulink> &lt;tushar@linuxfromscratch.org&gt; &ndash; BLFS Book
      Editor, Hints and Patches Project Leader</para>
    </listitem>

    <listitem>
      <para>Countless other people on the various LFS and BLFS mailing lists
      who helped make this book possible by giving their suggestions, testing
      the book, and submitting bug reports, instructions, and their
      experiences with installing various packages.</para>
    </listitem>

  </itemizedlist>

  <bridgehead renderas="sect2">Translators</bridgehead>

  <itemizedlist>

    <listitem>
      <para><ulink url="mailto:macana@macana-es.com">Manuel Canales
      Esparcia</ulink> &lt;macana@macana-es.com&gt; &ndash; Spanish
      LFS translation project</para>
    </listitem>

    <listitem>
      <para><ulink url="mailto:johan@linuxfromscratch.org">Johan
      Lenglet</ulink> &lt;johan@linuxfromscratch.org&gt; &ndash; French LFS
      translation project</para>
    </listitem>

    <listitem>
      <para><ulink url="mailto:lizardo@linuxfromscratch.org">Anderson
      Lizardo</ulink> &lt;lizardo@linuxfromscratch.org&gt; &ndash;
      Portuguese LFS translation project</para>
    </listitem>

    <listitem>
      <para><ulink url="mailto:tr@erdfunkstelle.de">Thomas
      Reitelbach </ulink> &lt;tr@erdfunkstelle.de&gt; &ndash; German LFS
      translation project</para>
    </listitem>

  </itemizedlist>

  <bridgehead renderas="sect2">Mirror Maintainers</bridgehead>

  <bridgehead renderas="sect3">North American Mirrors</bridgehead>

  <itemizedlist>

    <listitem>
      <para><ulink url="mailto:scott@osuosl.org">Scott Kveton</ulink>
      &lt;scott@osuosl.org&gt; &ndash; lfs.oregonstate.edu mirror</para>
    </listitem>

    <listitem>
      <para><ulink url="mailto:miha@xuy.biz">Mikhail Pastukhov</ulink>
      &lt;miha@xuy.biz&gt; &ndash; lfs.130th.net mirror</para>
    </listitem>

    <listitem>
      <para><ulink url="mailto:lost@l-w.net">William Astle</ulink>
      &lt;lost@l-w.net&gt; &ndash; ca.linuxfromscratch.org mirror</para>
    </listitem>

    <listitem>
      <para><ulink url="mailto:jpolen@rackspace.com">Jeremy Polen</ulink>
      &lt;jpolen@rackspace.com&gt; &ndash; us2.linuxfromscratch.org mirror</para>
    </listitem>

    <listitem>
      <para><ulink url="mailto:tim@idge.net">Tim Jackson</ulink>
      &lt;tim@idge.net&gt; &ndash; linuxfromscratch.idge.net mirror</para>
    </listitem>

    <listitem>
      <para><ulink url="mailto:jeremy@linux-phreak.net">Jeremy Utley</ulink>
      &lt;jeremy@linux-phreak.net&gt; &ndash; lfs.linux-phreak.net mirror</para>
    </listitem>

  </itemizedlist>

  <bridgehead renderas="sect3">South American Mirrors</bridgehead>

  <itemizedlist>

    <listitem>
      <para><ulink url="mailto:sysop@mesi.com.ar">Andres Meggiotto</ulink>
      &lt;sysop@mesi.com.ar&gt; &ndash; lfs.mesi.com.ar mirror</para>
    </listitem>

    <listitem>
      <para><ulink url="mailto:manuel@linuxfromscratch.org">Manuel
      Canales Esparcia</ulink> &lt;manuel@linuxfromscratch.org&gt; &ndash;
      lfsmirror.lfs-es.info mirror</para>
    </listitem>

    <listitem>
      <para><ulink url="mailto:ebf@aedsolucoes.com.br">Eduardo B.
      Fonseca</ulink> &lt;ebf@aedsolucoes.com.br&gt; &ndash;
      br.linuxfromscratch.org mirror</para>
    </listitem>

  </itemizedlist>

  <bridgehead renderas="sect3">European Mirrors</bridgehead>

  <itemizedlist>

    <listitem>
      <para><ulink url="mailto:barna@siker.hu">Barna Koczka</ulink>
      &lt;barna@siker.hu&gt; &ndash; hu.linuxfromscratch.org mirror</para>
    </listitem>

    <listitem>
      <para><ulink url="http://www.mirror.ac.uk">UK Mirror Service</ulink>
      &ndash; linuxfromscratch.mirror.ac.uk mirror</para>
    </listitem>

    <listitem>
      <para><ulink url="mailto:Martin.Voss@ada.de">Martin Voss</ulink>
      &lt;Martin.Voss@ada.de&gt; &ndash; lfs.linux-matrix.net mirror</para>
    </listitem>

    <listitem>
      <para><ulink url="mailto:guido@primerelay.net">Guido Passet</ulink>
      &lt;guido@primerelay.net&gt; &ndash; nl.linuxfromscratch.org mirror</para>
    </listitem>

    <listitem>
      <para><ulink url="mailto:baafie@planet.nl">Bastiaan Jacques</ulink>
      &lt;baafie@planet.nl&gt; &ndash; lfs.pagefault.net mirror</para>
    </listitem>

    <listitem>
      <para><ulink url="mailto:lfs-mirror@linuxfromscratch.rave.org">Roel
      Neefs</ulink> &lt;lfs-mirror@linuxfromscratch.rave.org&gt; &ndash;
      linuxfromscratch.rave.org mirror</para>
    </listitem>

    <listitem>
      <para><ulink url="mailto:justin@jrknierim.de">Justin Knierim</ulink>
      &lt;justin@jrknierim.de&gt; &ndash; www.lfs-matrix.de mirror</para>
    </listitem>

    <listitem>
      <para><ulink url="mailto:stevie@stevie20.de">Stephan Brendel</ulink>
      &lt;stevie@stevie20.de&gt; &ndash; lfs.netservice-neuss.de mirror</para>
    </listitem>

    <listitem>
      <para><ulink url="mailto:Antonin.Sprinzl@tuwien.ac.at">Antonin
      Sprinzl</ulink> &lt;Antonin.Sprinzl@tuwien.ac.at&gt; &ndash;
      at.linuxfromscratch.org mirror</para>
    </listitem>

    <listitem>
      <para><ulink url="mailto:fredan-lfs@fredan.org">Fredrik
      Danerklint</ulink> &lt;fredan-lfs@fredan.org&gt; &ndash;
      se.linuxfromscratch.org mirror</para>
    </listitem>

    <listitem>
      <para><ulink url="mailto:archive@doc.cs.univ-paris8.fr">Parisian
      sysadmins</ulink> &lt;archive@doc.cs.univ-paris8.fr&gt; &ndash;
      www2.fr.linuxfromscratch.org mirror</para>
    </listitem>

    <listitem>
      <para><ulink url="mailto:velin@zadnik.org">Alexander Velin</ulink>
      &lt;velin@zadnik.org&gt; &ndash; bg.linuxfromscratch.org mirror</para>
    </listitem>

    <listitem>
      <para><ulink url="mailto:dirk@securewebservices.co.uk"> Dirk
      Webster</ulink> &lt;dirk@securewebservices.co.uk&gt; &ndash;
      lfs.securewebservices.co.uk mirror</para>
    </listitem>

    <listitem>
      <para><ulink url="mailto:thomas@sofagang.dk">Thomas Skyt</ulink>
      &lt;thomas@sofagang.dk&gt; &ndash; dk.linuxfromscratch.org mirror</para>
    </listitem>

    <listitem>
      <para><ulink url="mailto:sime@dot-sime.com">Simon Nicoll</ulink>
      &lt;sime@dot-sime.com&gt; &ndash; uk.linuxfromscratch.org mirror</para>
    </listitem>

  </itemizedlist>

  <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Asian Mirrors</bridgehead>

  <itemizedlist>

    <listitem>
      <para><ulink url="mailto:pyng@spam.averse.net">Pui Yong</ulink>
      &lt;pyng@spam.averse.net&gt; &ndash; sg.linuxfromscratch.org mirror</para>
    </listitem>

    <listitem>
      <para><ulink url="mailto:stuart@althalus.me.uk">Stuart
      Harris</ulink> &lt;stuart@althalus.me.uk&gt; &ndash;
      lfs.mirror.intermedia.com.sg mirror</para>
    </listitem>

  </itemizedlist>

  <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Australian Mirrors</bridgehead>

  <itemizedlist>

    <listitem>
      <para><ulink url="mailto:jason@dstc.edu.au">Jason Andrade</ulink>
      &lt;jason@dstc.edu.au&gt; &ndash; au.linuxfromscratch.org mirror</para>
    </listitem>

  </itemizedlist>

  <bridgehead renderas="sect2">Former Project Team Members</bridgehead>

  <itemizedlist>

    <listitem>
      <para><ulink url="mailto:theladyskye@linuxfromscratch.org">Christine
      Barczak</ulink> &lt;theladyskye@linuxfromscratch.org&gt; &ndash; LFS
      Book Editor</para>
    </listitem>

    <listitem>
      <para>Timothy Bauscher</para>
    </listitem>

    <listitem>
      <para>Robert Briggs</para>
    </listitem>

    <listitem>
      <para>Ian Chilton</para>
    </listitem>

    <listitem>
      <para><ulink url="mailto:jeroen@linuxfromscratch.org">Jeroen
      Coumans</ulink> &lt;jeroen@linuxfromscratch.org&gt; &ndash; Website
      Developer, FAQ Maintainer</para>
    </listitem>

    <listitem>
      <para>Alex Groenewoud &ndash; LFS Technical Writer</para>
    </listitem>

    <listitem>
      <para>Marc Heerdink</para>
    </listitem>

    <listitem>
      <para>Mark Hymers</para>
    </listitem>

    <listitem><para>Seth W. Klein &ndash; FAQ maintainer</para></listitem>

    <listitem>
      <para><ulink url="mailto:nicholas@linuxfromscratch.org">Nicholas
      Leippe</ulink> &lt;nicholas@linuxfromscratch.org&gt; &ndash; Wiki
      Maintainer</para>
    </listitem>

    <listitem>
      <para>Simon Perreault</para>
    </listitem>

    <listitem>
      <para><ulink url="mailto:scot@linuxfromscratch.org">Scot Mc
      Pherson</ulink> &lt;scot@linuxfromscratch.org&gt; &ndash; LFS NNTP
      Gateway Maintainer</para>
    </listitem>

    <listitem>
      <para><ulink url="mailto:semzx@newmail.ru">Alexander Patrakov</ulink>
      &lt;semzx@newmail.ru&gt; &ndash; LFS Technical Writer</para>
    </listitem>

    <listitem>
      <para><ulink url="mailto:gschafer@zip.com.au">Greg Schafer</ulink>
      &lt;gschafer@zip.com.au&gt; &ndash; LFS Technical Writer</para>
    </listitem>

    <listitem>
      <para>Jesse Tie-Ten-Quee &ndash; LFS Technical Writer</para>
    </listitem>

    <listitem>
      <para><ulink url="mailto:jeremy@linuxfromscratch.org">Jeremy
      Utley</ulink> &lt;jeremy@linuxfromscratch.org&gt; &ndash; LFS Technical
      Writer, Bugzilla Maintainer, LFS-Bootscripts Maintainer</para>
    </listitem>

    <listitem>
      <para><ulink url="mailto:zwinkles@gmail.com">Zack Winkles</ulink>
      &lt;zwinkles@gmail.com&gt; &ndash; LFS Technical Writer</para>
    </listitem>

  </itemizedlist>

  <bridgehead renderas="sect2">A very special thank you to our
  donators</bridgehead>

  <itemizedlist>

    <listitem>
      <para><ulink url="mailto:dean@vipersoft.co.uk">Dean Benson</ulink>
      &lt;dean@vipersoft.co.uk&gt; for several monetary contributions</para>
    </listitem>

    <listitem>
      <para><ulink url="mailto:hrx@hrxnet.de">Hagen Herrschaft</ulink>
      &lt;hrx@hrxnet.de&gt; for donating a 2.2 GHz P4 system, now running
      under the name of Lorien</para>
    </listitem>

    <listitem>
      <para><ulink url="http://www.seocompany.ca/">SEO Company Canada</ulink>
      supports Open Source projects and different Linux distributions</para>
    </listitem>

    <listitem>
      <para><ulink url="http://www.vasoftware.com">VA Software</ulink> who,
      on behalf of <ulink url="http://www.linux.com">Linux.com</ulink>,
      donated a VA Linux 420 (former StartX SP2) workstation</para>
    </listitem>

    <listitem>
      <para>Mark Stone for donating Belgarath, the linuxfromscratch.org
      server</para>
    </listitem>

  </itemizedlist>

</appendix>