| 1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950515253545556575859606162636465666768697071727374757677787980 | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?><!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [  <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent">  %general-entities;]><sect1 id="ch-finish-whatnow"><title>What Now?</title><?dbhtml filename="whatnow.html"?><para>Thank you for reading this LFS book. We hope that you havefound this book helpful and have learned more about the systemcreation process.</para><para>Now that the LFS system is installed, you may be wondering<quote>What next?</quote> To answer that question, we have compiled alist of resources for you.</para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>Maintenance</para><para>Bugs and security notices are reported regularly for all software.Since an LFS system is compiled from source, it is up to you to keep abreast ofsuch reports.  There are several online resources that track such reports, someof which are shown below:</para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>Freshmeat.net (<ulink url="http://freshmeat.net/"/>)</para><para>Freshmeat can notify you (via email) of new versions of packages installed on your system.</para></listitem><listitem><para><ulink url="http://www.cert.org/">CERT</ulink> (ComputerEmergency Response Team)</para><para>CERT has a mailing list that publishes security alerts concerning variousoperating systems and applications.  Subscription information is available at<ulink url="http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/signup.html"/>.</para></listitem><listitem><para>Bugtraq</para><para>Bugtraq is a full-disclosure computer security mailing list.  It publishesnewly discovered security issues, and occasionally potential fixes for them.Subscription information is available at<ulink url="http://www.securityfocus.com/archive"/>.</para></listitem></itemizedlist></listitem><listitem><para>Beyond Linux From Scratch</para><para>The Beyond Linux From Scratch book covers installationprocedures for a wide range of software beyond the scope of the LFSBook. The BLFS project is located at <ulink url="&blfs-root;"/>.</para></listitem><listitem><para>LFS Hints</para><para>The LFS Hints are a collection of educational documentssubmitted by volunteers in the LFS community. The hints are availableat <ulink url="&hints-index;"/>.</para></listitem><listitem><para>Mailing lists</para><para>There are several LFS mailing lists you may subscribe to if youare in need of help, want to stay current with the latest developments,want to contribute to the project, and more. See <xreflinkend="ch-scatter-maillists"/> for moreinformation.</para></listitem><listitem><para>The Linux Documentation Project</para><para>The goal of The Linux Documentation Project (TLDP) is tocollaborate on all of the issues of Linux documentation. The TLDP featuresa large collection of HOWTOs, guides, and man pages.  It is located at<ulink url="http://www.tldp.org/"/>.</para></listitem></itemizedlist></sect1>
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