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<sect1 id="ch01-administrativa">
<title>Resources</title>
<?dbhtml filename="resources.html" dir="chapter01"?>
<sect2 id="ch01-faq">
<title>FAQ</title>
<para>If during the building of your LFS system you encounter any errors, or
have any questions, or think you found a typo in the book, then please first
consult the FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) at
<ulink url="http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/"/>.</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="ch01-irc">
<title>IRC</title>
<para>Several members of the LFS community offer assistance on our community
IRC (Internet Relay Chat) server. Before you utilize this mode of support, we
ask that you've at least checked the LFS FAQ (see above) and the mailing list
archives (see below) for the answer to your question. You can find the IRC
server at <emphasis>irc.linuxfromscratch.org</emphasis> port 6667. The
support channel is named #LFS-support.</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="ch01-maillists" xreflabel="Chapter 1 - Mailing lists">
<title>Mailing lists</title>
<para>The <emphasis>linuxfromscratch.org</emphasis> server is hosting a number
of mailing lists used for the development of the LFS project. These lists
include, among others, the main development and support lists.</para>
<para>For information on which lists are available, how to subscribe to them,
their archive locations, and so on, visit <ulink
url="http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/mail.html"/>.</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="ch01-newsserver">
<title>News server</title>
<para>All the mailing lists hosted at <emphasis>linuxfromscratch.org</emphasis>
are also accessible via the NNTP server. All messages posted to a mailing list
are copied to the correspondent newsgroup, and vice versa.</para>
<para>The news server can be reached at
<emphasis>news.linuxfromscratch.org</emphasis>.</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="ch01-wiki">
<title>Wiki</title>
<para>For more information on a package, updated versions, tweaks, personal
experiences, and so on, see the LFS Wiki at <ulink url="&wiki-root;"/>. You
can add information there yourself too, to help others.</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="ch01-references">
<title>References</title>
<para>If you need still more detailed information on the packages,
you will find useful pointers on this page:
<ulink url="http://www.109bean.org.uk/LFS-references.html"/>.</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="ch01-mirrors" xreflabel="Chapter 1 - Mirror sites">
<title>Mirror sites</title>
<para>The LFS project has a number of mirrors set up world-wide to make
accessing the website and downloading the required packages more convenient.
Please visit the website at <ulink url="http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/"/> for
a list of current mirrors.</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="ch01-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>
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