Removed obsolete commented text, prologue.

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prologue/audience.xml

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 <para>See testing</para>
 
-<!--
-<sect2>
-<title>Who would want to read this book</title>
-
-<para>There are many reasons why somebody would want to read this book. The 
-principal reason being to install a Linux system straight from the source 
-code. A question many people raise is <quote>Why go through all the hassle of 
-manually building a Linux system from scratch when you can just download and 
-install an existing one?</quote>. That is a good question and is the impetus for
-this section of the book.</para>
-
-<para>One important reason for LFS's existence is to help people learn how a 
-Linux system works from the inside out. Building an LFS system helps demonstrate
-to you what makes Linux tick, how things work together and depend on each 
-other. One of the best things that this learning experience provides is the 
-ability to customize Linux to your own tastes and needs.</para>
-
-<para>A key benefit of LFS is that you have more control of your system
-without relying on someone else's Linux implementation. With LFS, you are
-in the driver's seat and dictate every aspect of your system, such as the
-directory layout and bootscript setup. You also dictate where, why and how
-programs are installed.</para>
-
-<para>Another benefit of LFS is the ability to create a very compact Linux 
-system. When installing a regular distribution, you are usually forced to 
-install several programs which you are likely never to use. They're just 
-sitting there wasting precious disk space (or worse, CPU cycles). It isn't 
-difficult to build an LFS system of less than 100 MB. Does that still sound like a
-lot? A few of us have been working on creating a very small embedded LFS 
-system. We successfully built a system that was just enough to run the Apache 
-web server with approximately 8MB of disk space used. Further stripping could 
-bring that down to 5 MB or less. Try that with a regular distribution.</para>
-
-<para>We could compare Linux distributions to a hamburger you buy at a
-fast-food restaurant - you have no idea what you are eating. LFS, on the
-other hand, doesn't give you a hamburger, but the recipe to make a hamburger. 
-This allows you to review it, to omit unwanted ingredients, and to
-add your own ingredients which enhance the flavor of your burger. When you
-are satisfied with the recipe, you go on to preparing it. You make it just
-the way you like it: broil it, bake it, deep-fry it, barbecue it, or eat it
-tar-tar (raw).</para>
-
-<para>Another analogy that we can use is that of comparing LFS with a 
-finished house. LFS will give you the skeletal plan of a house, but it's up 
-to you to build it. You have the freedom to adjust your plans as you
-go.</para>
-
-<para>One last advantage of a custom built Linux system is security.
-By compiling the entire system from source code, you are empowered to audit
-everything and apply all the security patches you feel are needed. You don't 
-have to wait for somebody else to compile binary packages that fix a security
-hole. Unless you examine the patch and implement it yourself you have no
-guarantee that the new binary package was built correctly and actually fixes the
-problem (adequately).</para>
-
-<para>There are too many good reasons to build your own LFS system for them all 
-to be listed here. This section is only the tip of the iceberg.  As you 
-continue in your LFS experience, you will find on your own the power that 
-information and knowledge truly bring.</para>
-
-</sect2>
-
-<sect2>
-<title>Who would not want to read this book</title>
-
-<para>There are probably some who, for whatever reason, would feel that they do not 
-want to read this book. If you do not wish to build your own Linux system from 
-scratch, then you probably don't want to read this book. Our goal is to help 
-you build a complete and usable foundation-level system. If you only want to 
-know what happens while your computer boots, then we recommend the <quote>From 
-Power Up To Bash Prompt</quote> HOWTO. The HOWTO builds a bare system which is 
-similar to that of this book, but it focuses strictly on creating a system 
-capable of booting to a BASH prompt.</para>
-
-<para>While you decide which to read, consider your objective. If you wish
-to build a Linux system while learning a bit along the way, then this book
-is probably your best choice. If your objective is strictly educational and
-you do not have any plans for your finished system, then the
-<quote>From Power Up To Bash Prompt</quote> HOWTO is probably a better choice.</para>
-
-<para>The <quote>From Power Up To Bash Prompt</quote> HOWTO is located at 
-<ulink url="http://axiom.anu.edu.au/~okeefe/p2b/"/> or on The Linux 
-Documentation Project's website at
-<ulink url="http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/From-PowerUp-To-Bash-Prompt-HOWTO.html"/>.</para>
-
-</sect2>
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-
 </sect1>

prologue/dedication.xml

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 ]>
 <dedication>
 <title>Dedication</title>
-<para>This book is dedicated to my loving and supportive wife
-<emphasis>Beverly Beekmans</emphasis>.</para>
+<para>This book is dedicated</para>
 </dedication>

prologue/foreword.xml

@@ -9,28 +9,4 @@
 
 <para>See testing</para>
 
-<!--
-<para>Having used a number of different Linux distributions, I was never
-fully satisfied with any of them. I didn't like the arrangement of
-the bootscripts. I didn't like the way certain programs were configured by
-default. Much more of that sort of thing bothered me. Finally I realized
-that if I wanted full satisfaction from my Linux system I would have to
-build my own system from scratch, using only the source code. I resolved
-not to use pre-compiled packages of any kind, nor CD-ROM or boot disk that
-would install some basic utilities. I would use my current Linux system to
-develop my own.</para>
-
-<para>This wild idea seemed very difficult at the time and often seemed
-an impossible task. After sorting out all kinds of problems, such as
-dependencies and compile-time errors, a custom-built Linux system was
-created that was fully operational. I called this system a Linux From Scratch
-system, or LFS for short.</para>
-
-<para>I hope you will have a great time working on your own LFS!</para>
-
-<literallayout>-
-Gerard Beekmans
-gerard@linuxfromscratch.org</literallayout>
--->
-
 </sect1>

prologue/organization.xml

@@ -9,34 +9,4 @@
 
 <para>See testing</para>
 
-<!--
-<para>This book is divided into the following parts:</para>
-
-<sect2>
-<title>Part I - Introduction</title>
-
-<para>Part I explains a few important things on how to proceed with the
-installation, and gives meta-information about the book (version, changelog,
-acknowledgments, associated mailing lists, and so on).</para>
-</sect2>
-
-<sect2>
-<title>Part II - Preparing for the build</title>
-
-<para>Part II describes how to prepare for the building process: making a
-partition, downloading the packages, and compiling temporary tools.</para>
-</sect2>
-
-<sect2>
-<title>Part III - Building the LFS system</title>
-
-<para>Part III guides you through the building of the LFS system: compiling and
-installing all the packages one by one, setting up the boot scripts, and
-installing the kernel. The resulting basic Linux system is the foundation upon
-which you can build other software, to extend your system in the way you like.
-At the end of the book you'll find a list of all of the programs, libraries and
-important files that have been installed as an easy to use reference.</para>
-</sect2>
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-
 </sect1>

prologue/prerequisites.xml

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 <para>See testing</para>
 
-<!--
-<para>This book assumes that its reader has a good deal of knowledge about
-using and installing Linux software. Before you begin building your LFS
-system, you should read the following HOWTOs:</para>
-
-<itemizedlist>
-<listitem><para>Software-Building-HOWTO</para>
-
-<para>This is a comprehensive guide to building and installing
-<quote>generic</quote> Unix software distributions under Linux. This HOWTO is
-available at <ulink
-url="http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Software-Building-HOWTO.html"/>.</para>
-</listitem>
-
-<listitem><para>The Linux Users' Guide</para>
-
-<para>This guide covers the usage of assorted Linux software and is
-available at
-<ulink url="http://espc22.murdoch.edu.au/~stewart/guide/guide.html"/>.</para></listitem>
-
-<listitem><para>The Essential Pre-Reading Hint</para>
-
-<para>This is an LFS Hint written specifically for new users of Linux. It is
-mostly a list of links to excellent sources of information on a wide range of
-topics. Any person attempting to install LFS, should at least have an
-understanding of many of the topics in this hint. It is available at
-
-<ulink url="&hints-root;essential_prereading.txt"/></para></listitem>
-
-</itemizedlist>
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-
 </sect1>

prologue/typography.xml

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 <para>See testing</para>
 
-<!--
-<para>To make things easier to follow, there are a few typographical
-conventions used throughout the book. Following are some examples:</para>
-
-<screen><userinput>./configure -prefix=/usr</userinput></screen>
-
-<blockquote><para>This form of text is designed to be typed exactly 
-as seen unless otherwise noted in the surrounding text. It is also used 
-in the explanation sections to identify which of the commands is being 
-referenced.</para></blockquote>
-
-<screen><computeroutput>install-info: unknown option `-dir-file=/mnt/lfs/usr/info/dir'</computeroutput></screen>
-
-<blockquote><para>This form of text (fixed width text) is showing screen 
-output, probably as the result of commands issued, and is also used to 
-show filenames, such as <filename>/etc/ld.so.conf</filename>.</para></blockquote>
-
-<para><emphasis>Emphasis</emphasis></para>
-
-<blockquote><para>This form of text is used for several purposes in the 
-book, mainly to emphasize important points or items.</para></blockquote>
-
-<para><ulink url="&lfs-root;"/></para>
-
-<blockquote><para>This form of text is used for hyperlinks, both within the 
-book and to external pages such as HOWTOs, download locations and
-websites.</para></blockquote>
-
-<screen><userinput>cat &gt; $LFS/etc/group &lt;&lt; "EOF"
-root:x:0:
-bin:x:1:
-......
-EOF</userinput></screen>
-
-<blockquote><para>This type of section is used mainly when creating 
-configuration files. The first command tells the system to create 
-the file <filename>$LFS/etc/group</filename> from whatever is typed on the following lines until 
-the sequence EOF is encountered. Therefore, this whole section is generally 
-typed as seen.</para></blockquote>
-
-<para><replaceable>[REPLACED TEXT]</replaceable></para>
-
-<blockquote><para>This form of text is used to encapsulate text that is
-not to be typed as seen or copy and pasted.</para></blockquote>
--->
-
 </sect1>