For various reasons this brand new release is codenamed the release release.
New code names will appear as per industry standard guidelines to emphasize the state-of-the-art-ness of this document.
This document was written when I read a feedback asking for a template to fill in to make new HOWTOs. This template was initially made by extracting the skeletal structure of the Multi Disk HOWTO which is a rather large HOWTO. It then went through extensive editing.
Stating the background is a simple way to getting started writing the intro.
First of all we need a bit of legalese. Recent development shows it is quite important.
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You are strongly recommended to take a backup of your system before major installation and backups at regular intervals.
This has undergone many revisions as this began as my final project for SANS GIAC certification.
The latest version number of this document can be gleaned from the main Linux Documentation Project homepage or the authors page.
If you have the capability, it would be nice to make the HOWTO available in a number of formats.
In this version I have the pleasure of acknowledging:
Patti Pitz for her editing and help with organizing the paper. Doug Eymand for his technical editing.
Feedback is most certainly welcome for this document. Without
your submissions and input, this document wouldn't exist. Please
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