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Having used a number of different Linux distributions, I was never fully
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satisfied with any of those. I didn't like the way the bootscripts were
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arranged, or I didn't like the way certain programs were configured by
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-default and more of those things. I came to realize that when I want to
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+default, and more of those things. I came to realize that when I want to
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be totally satisfied with a Linux system, I have to build my own Linux
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-system from scratch, ideally only using the source code. Not using
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-pre-compiled packages of any kind. No help from some sort of cdrom or
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+system from scratch, ideally using only the source code. Not using
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+precompiled packages of any kind. No help from some sort of CD-ROM or
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bootdisk that would install some basic utilities. You would use your current
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Linux system and use that one to build your own.
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</para>
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<para>
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-This, at one time, wild idea seemed very difficult and at times almost
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+This, at one time, wild idea seemed very difficult and, at times, almost
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impossible. The reason for most problems were due to my lack of knowledge
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about certain programs and procedures. After sorting out all kinds of
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-dependency problems, compilation problems, etcetera, a custom built Linux
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+dependency problems, compilation problems, etcetera, a custom-built Linux
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system was created and fully operational. I called this system an LFS
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-system, which stands for LinuxFromScratch.
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+system, which stands for Linux From Scratch.
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</para>
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</sect1>
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Simon Perreault