# SOME DESCRIPTIVE TITLE # Copyright (C) YEAR Free Software Foundation, Inc. # This file is distributed under the same license as the PACKAGE package. # FIRST AUTHOR , YEAR. # #, fuzzy msgid "" msgstr "" "Project-Id-Version: PACKAGE VERSION\n" "POT-Creation-Date: 2020-06-17 12:44+0800\n" "PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n" "Last-Translator: FULL NAME \n" "Language-Team: LANGUAGE \n" "Language: \n" "MIME-Version: 1.0\n" "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n" "Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n" #. type: Content of: #: /home/xry111/svn-repos/LFS-BOOK/prologue/foreword.xml:11 msgid "Foreword" msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <sect1><para> #: /home/xry111/svn-repos/LFS-BOOK/prologue/foreword.xml:13 msgid "" "My journey to learn and better understand Linux began back in 1998. I had " "just installed my first Linux distribution and had quickly become intrigued " "with the whole concept and philosophy behind Linux." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <sect1><para> #: /home/xry111/svn-repos/LFS-BOOK/prologue/foreword.xml:18 msgid "" "There are always many ways to accomplish a single task. The same can be said " "about Linux distributions. A great many have existed over the years. Some " "still exist, some have morphed into something else, yet others have been " "relegated to our memories. They all do things differently to suit the needs " "of their target audience. Because so many different ways to accomplish the " "same end goal exist, I began to realize I no longer had to be limited by any " "one implementation. Prior to discovering Linux, we simply put up with issues " "in other Operating Systems as you had no choice. It was what it was, whether " "you liked it or not. With Linux, the concept of choice began to emerge. If " "you didn't like something, you were free, even encouraged, to change it." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <sect1><para> #: /home/xry111/svn-repos/LFS-BOOK/prologue/foreword.xml:29 msgid "" "I tried a number of distributions and could not decide on any one. They were " "great systems in their own right. It wasn't a matter of right and wrong " "anymore. It had become a matter of personal taste. With all that choice " "available, it became apparent that there would not be a single system that " "would be perfect for me. So I set out to create my own Linux system that " "would fully conform to my personal preferences." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <sect1><para> #: /home/xry111/svn-repos/LFS-BOOK/prologue/foreword.xml:36 msgid "" "To truly make it my own system, I resolved to compile everything from source " "code instead of using pre-compiled binary packages. This " "<quote>perfect</quote> Linux system would have the strengths of various " "systems without their perceived weaknesses. At first, the idea was rather " "daunting. I remained committed to the idea that such a system could be " "built." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <sect1><para> #: /home/xry111/svn-repos/LFS-BOOK/prologue/foreword.xml:43 msgid "" "After sorting through issues such as circular dependencies and compile-time " "errors, I finally built a custom-built Linux system. It was fully " "operational and perfectly usable like any of the other Linux systems out " "there at the time. But it was my own creation. It was very satisfying to " "have put together such a system myself. The only thing better would have " "been to create each piece of software myself. This was the next best thing." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <sect1><para> #: /home/xry111/svn-repos/LFS-BOOK/prologue/foreword.xml:51 msgid "" "As I shared my goals and experiences with other members of the Linux " "community, it became apparent that there was a sustained interest in these " "ideas. It quickly became plain that such custom-built Linux systems serve " "not only to meet user specific requirements, but also serve as an ideal " "learning opportunity for programmers and system administrators to enhance " "their (existing) Linux skills. Out of this broadened interest, the " "<emphasis>Linux From Scratch Project</emphasis> was born." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <sect1><para> #: /home/xry111/svn-repos/LFS-BOOK/prologue/foreword.xml:59 msgid "" "This Linux From Scratch book is the central core around that project. It " "provides the background and instructions necessary for you to design and " "build your own system. While this book provides a template that will result " "in a correctly working system, you are free to alter the instructions to " "suit yourself, which is, in part, an important part of this project. You " "remain in control; we just lend a helping hand to get you started on your " "own journey." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <sect1><para> #: /home/xry111/svn-repos/LFS-BOOK/prologue/foreword.xml:67 msgid "" "I sincerely hope you will have a great time working on your own Linux From " "Scratch system and enjoy the numerous benefits of having a system that is " "truly your own." msgstr "" #. type: Content of: <sect1><literallayout> #: /home/xry111/svn-repos/LFS-BOOK/prologue/foreword.xml:71 #, no-wrap msgid "" "--\n" "Gerard Beekmans\n" "gerard@linuxfromscratch.org" msgstr ""