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<title>Who would not want to read this book</title>
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<?dbhtml filename="whonotread.html" dir="preface"?>
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-<para>People who don't want to build an entire Linux system from scratch
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-probably don't want to read this book. If you, however, want to learn
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-more about what happens behind the scenes, in particular what happens
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-between turning on the computer and seeing the command prompt, you may
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-want to read the <quote>From-PowerUp-To-Bash-Prompt-HOWTO</quote>. This
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-HOWTO builds a bare system, in a way similar to the one this book
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-uses, but it focuses more on just installing a bootable system instead
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-of a complete system.</para>
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+<para>If you do not wish to build your own Linux system from scratch, then
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+you probably do not want to read this book. Our goal is to build a complete
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+and useable foundation system. If you only want to know what happens while
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+your computer boots, then, we recommend the
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+<quote>From-PowerUp-To-Bash-Prompt-HOWTO</quote>. The HOWTO builds a bare
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+system which is similar to that of this book, but it focuses strictly on
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+creating a system capable of booting to a BASH prompt.</para>
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-<para>To decide whether to read this book or the
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-From-PowerUp-To-Bash-Prompt-HOWTO, ask yourself this
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-question: "Is my main objective to get a working Linux system that I'm
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-going to build myself and, along the way learn what every component of
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-a system is for? Or is just the learning part my main objective?" If
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-you want to build and learn, read this book. If you just want to learn
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-the basics, then the From-PowerUp-To-Bash-Prompt-HOWTO is probably
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-better material to read.</para>
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+<para>While you decide which to read, consider your objective. If you wish
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+to build a Linux system while learning a bit along the way, then this book
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+is probably your best choice. If your objective is strictly educational, and
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+you do not have any plans for your finished system, then the
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+From-PowerUp-To-Bash-Prompt-HOWTO is probably a better choice.</para>
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<para>The <quote>From-PowerUp-To-Bash-Prompt-HOWTO</quote> is located at
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<ulink url="http://www.netspace.net.au/~gok/power2bash/"/>.</para>
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</sect1>
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