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<sect1 id="pre-foreword">
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<?dbhtml filename="foreword.html"?>
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- <title>Foreword</title>
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+ <title>前言</title>
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-<para>My journey to learn and better understand Linux began over a decade ago,
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+<!--para>My journey to learn and better understand Linux began over a decade ago,
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back in 1998. I had just installed my first Linux distribution and had
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quickly become intrigued with the whole concept and philosophy behind
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-Linux.</para>
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+Linux.</para-->
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-<para>There are always many ways to accomplish a single task. The same can be
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+<para>从 1998 年起，我开始了长达十余年的学习和深入理解 Linux 的旅程。当时我刚刚
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+ 安装了我的第一个 Linux 发行版，并迅速被 Linux 背后的整个设计理念和哲学所折服。
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+</para>
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+<!--para>There are always many ways to accomplish a single task. The same can be
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said about Linux distributions. A great many have existed over the years. Some
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still exist, some have morphed into something else, yet others have been
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relegated to our memories. They all do things differently to suit the needs of
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@@ -24,49 +30,88 @@ end goal exist, I began to realize I no longer had to be limited by any one
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implementation. Prior to discovering Linux, we simply put up with issues in
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other Operating Systems as you had no choice. It was what it was, whether you
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liked it or not. With Linux, the concept of choice began to emerge. If you
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-didn't like something, you were free, even encouraged, to change it.</para>
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+didn't like something, you were free, even encouraged, to change it.</para-->
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-<para>I tried a number of distributions and could not decide on any one. They
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+<para>为了完成一项工作，人们总是能提出很多不同的方法。对于 Linux 发行版来说，情况
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+ 也是这样。多年来诞生了许多发行版，其中一些仍然生存，另外一些已经被其他发行版
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+ 吸收，还有的已经消亡，成为我们的回忆。这些发行版各有特色，以满足它们的目标人群
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+ 的需求。我们可以用许多不同方法达成最终目标，我开始意识到并不需要将自己的思维
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+ 约束在发行版这一种实现方法上。在发现 Linux 之前，我们只能忍受其他操作系统的
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+ 种种不足，因为我们没有其他选择，操作系统的行为不以我们的意志为转移。然而，自由
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+ 选择的理念随着 Linux 的诞生而出现。如果你不喜欢某种行为，就可以自由地改变它。
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+ 这在 Linux 世界中甚至是受到鼓励的。</para>
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+
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+<!--para>I tried a number of distributions and could not decide on any one. They
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were great systems in their own right. It wasn't a matter of right and
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wrong anymore. It had become a matter of personal taste. With all that
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choice available, it became apparent that there would not be a single
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system that would be perfect for me. So I set out to create my own Linux
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-system that would fully conform to my personal preferences.</para>
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+system that would fully conform to my personal preferences.</para-->
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+<para> 我曾经尝试了许多发行版，但无法做出最终决定。它们各有特色，都是很不错的系统。
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+ 这里不存在对与错的问题，而是系统是否符合个人口味的问题。在各种选择中，显然
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+ 不存在一种发行版完美地符合我的要求。因此我开始创造自己的 Linux 系统，以完全
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+ 符合我的个人喜好。 </para>
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-<para>To truly make it my own system, I resolved to compile everything from
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+<!--para>To truly make it my own system, I resolved to compile everything from
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source code instead of using pre-compiled binary packages. This
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<quote>perfect</quote> Linux system would have the strengths of various
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systems without their perceived weaknesses. At first, the idea was rather
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daunting. I remained committed to the idea that such a system could be
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-built.</para>
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+built.</para-->
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-<para>After sorting through issues such as circular dependencies and compile-time
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+<para> 为了构建出真正属于我自己的系统，我决定从源代码编译所有东西，而不使用预先
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+ 编译的二进制包。这个 <quote> 完美的 </quote> Linux 系统将会兼具不同系统的优点，
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+ 同时扬弃它们的不足。这个想法初听上去非常可怕。然而，我仍然坚信这个系统可以被
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+ 构建出来。 </para>
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+
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+<!--para>
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+After sorting through issues such as circular dependencies and compile-time
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errors, I finally built a custom-built Linux system. It was fully
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operational and perfectly usable like any of the other Linux systems out
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there at the time. But it was my own creation. It was very satisfying to
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have put together such a system myself. The only thing better would have
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been to create each piece of software myself. This was the next best
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-thing.</para>
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+thing.</para-->
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+
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+<para> 在整理了循环依赖和编译错误等问题后，我终于构建出自己定制的 Linux 系统。它
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+ 完全可以工作，并且像当时的其他 Linux 系统一样完美可用。不同的是，这是我自己
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+ 的创造，亲手组装出这样的系统是非常有成就感的。唯一能够让我更开心的事情是亲自
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+ 编写一个软件系统。 </para>
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-<para>As I shared my goals and experiences with other members of the Linux
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+<!--para>As I shared my goals and experiences with other members of the Linux
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community, it became apparent that there was a sustained interest in these
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ideas. It quickly became plain that such custom-built Linux systems
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serve not only to meet user specific requirements, but also serve as an
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ideal learning opportunity for programmers and system administrators to
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enhance their (existing) Linux skills. Out of this broadened interest, the
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-<emphasis>Linux From Scratch Project</emphasis> was born.</para>
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+<emphasis>Linux From Scratch Project</emphasis> was born.</para-->
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+
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+<para> 当我向其他 Linux 社区成员推广我的目标和经验时，大家对这些想法兴趣盎然。
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+ 很快大家发现，这些自行定制的 Linux 系统不仅能够满足用户的特殊需求，而且对于
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+ 程序员和系统管理员来说是一个很好的提高 Linux 技能的学习机会。随着越来越多的人
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+ 对这一主题的关注， <emphasis>Linux From Scratch 项目</emphasis> 诞生了
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+</para>
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-<para>This Linux From Scratch book is the central core around that project. It
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+<!--para>This Linux From Scratch book is the central core around that project. It
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provides the background and instructions necessary for you to design and
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build your own system. While this book provides a template that will result
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in a correctly working system, you are free to alter the instructions to
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suit yourself, which is, in part, an important part of this project. You
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remain in control; we just lend a helping hand to get you started on your
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-own journey.</para>
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+own journey.</para-->
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-<para>I sincerely hope you will have a great time working on your own Linux From
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+<para>这本 Linux From Scratch 手册是这一项目的核心内容。它将向您提供设计和构建您
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+ 自己的系统的足够知识。本书提供了一个构建能够正常工作的系统的样板，您可以自由
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+ 地调整本书中的命令，来满足您自己的要求，这是本项目的重要组成部分。您始终掌握
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+ 自己的系统，我们只是在您起步时提供微小的帮助。 </para>
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+
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+<!--para>I sincerely hope you will have a great time working on your own Linux From
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Scratch system and enjoy the numerous benefits of having a system that is
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-truly your own.</para>
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+truly your own.</para-->
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+
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+<para> 我真诚地祝愿您能够在您自己的 Linux From Scratch 系统上体验快乐，并享受这一
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+ 真正属于您自己的系统的无数好处。 </para>
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<literallayout>--
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Gerard Beekmans
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Xi Ruoyao