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<title>What Now?</title>
<para>Thank you for reading this LFS book. We hope that you have
found this book helpful and have learned more about the system
creation process.</para>
<para>Now that the LFS system is installed, you may be wondering
<quote>What next?</quote> To answer that question, we have compiled a
list of resources for you.</para>
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<listitem>
<para>Maintenance</para>
<para>Bugs and security notices are reported regularly for all software.
Since an LFS system is compiled from source, it is up to you to keep
abreast of such reports. There are several online resources that track
such reports, some of which are shown below:</para>
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<listitem>
<para><ulink url="http://www.cert.org/">CERT</ulink> (Computer
Emergency Response Team)</para>
<para>CERT has a mailing list that publishes security alerts concerning
various operating systems and applications. Subscription information is
available at <ulink
url="http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/signup.html"/>.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Bugtraq</para>
<para>Bugtraq is a full-disclosure computer security mailing list. It
publishes newly discovered security issues, and occasionally potential
fixes for them. Subscription information is available at <ulink
url="http://www.securityfocus.com/archive"/>.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Beyond Linux From Scratch</para>
<para>The Beyond Linux From Scratch book covers installation
procedures for a wide range of software beyond the scope of the LFS
Book. The BLFS project is located at <ulink url="&blfs-root;"/>.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>LFS Hints</para>
<para>The LFS Hints are a collection of educational documents
submitted by volunteers in the LFS community. The hints are available
at <ulink url="&hints-index;"/>.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Mailing lists</para>
<para>There are several LFS mailing lists you may subscribe to if you
are in need of help, want to stay current with the latest developments,
want to contribute to the project, and more. See <xref
linkend="ch-intro-maillists"/> for more
information.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>The Linux Documentation Project</para>
<para>The goal of The Linux Documentation Project (TLDP) is to
collaborate on all of the issues of Linux documentation. The TLDP features
a large collection of HOWTOs, guides, and man pages. It is located at
<ulink url="http://www.tldp.org/"/>.</para>
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