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   <title>Foreword</title>
 
-  <!--
-  <para>Version 6.0 is a major milestone in the evolution of BLFS.  This
-  version provides installation instructions for 357 packages and an additional
-  21 sections covering configuration and customization of different aspects
-  of your system.</para>
-
-  <para>Changes and upgrades to the individual packages are detailed in the
-  <xref linkend="changelog"/>.  There you will see literally hundreds of
-  changes made since the last edition.  In this change log, one name that you
-  will see over and over is Randy McMurchy.  Without his efforts this
-  release would not have been possible.  I want to take this opportunity to thank
-  him for the hundreds of hours he has worked to produce this release.  I
-  also want to thank the other editors, both past and present, whose insight
-  and effort have made this current version possible.  Last, but certainly not least,
-  I want to thank our resident XSL wizard, Manuel Canales Esparcia, whose
-  ability to format a complicated document such as BLFS is truly amazing.</para>
-
-  <para>There are two other areas of change that are worthy of note.  First,
-  the license that BLFS is released under has changed significantly.  In
-  fact, it is now released under two licenses.  The first license, the
-  <xref linkend="CC"/>, covers the descriptive text in the book. The second, the
-  <xref linkend="AFL"/>, covers the instructions actually used to build and
-  install the packages.  These licenses, along with the book itself, represent
-  our ongoing commitment to open and free software.</para>
-
-  <para>The final area of change is the addition of an Index.  This section of
-  the book is still incomplete, but as the book continues to be developed,
-  will become an excellent resource for finding programs, libraries,
-  configuration files, and references to kernel configuration requirements.  I
-  hope you find it useful.</para>
-
-  <blockquote>
-<literallayout>Bruce Dubbs
-March 17, 2005</literallayout>
-  </blockquote>
-
-  <para>Version 6.1 is an incremental update of BLFS.  This version
-  continues the tradition of providing an extensive set of instructions for
-  extending a basic Linux From Scratch system. The instructions in this
-  version of BLFS are based on the LFS 6.1 Book.  As usual, the list of
-  packages that have been upgraded or added are in the
-  <xref linkend="changelog"/>.</para>
-
-  <para>One major accomplishment in this
-  version of the book is the completion of the Index.  This section
-  is now a relatively complete (but not perfect) reference for the components
-  of the various packages in the book.</para>
-
-  <para>In any task as large and complex as this book, there are bound to
-  be errors.  The editors of the book are dedicated to keeping the book up
-  to date.  We appreciate any feedback in helping us to make the book as
-  accurate as possible.  The best place to provide comments is via the
-  mailing list at <ulink url="mailto:blfs-dev@&lfs-domainname;"/>.</para>
-
-  <para>Enjoy!</para>
-
-  <blockquote>
-<literallayout>Bruce Dubbs
-August 1, 2005</literallayout>
-  </blockquote>
-
-  <para>Version 6.2.0 is the complement to the LFS 6.2 book. More time has
-  elapsed between the release of the previous version (6.1) and this one than
-  in any other release cycle. Much of this is due to the fact that LFS 6.2
-  took much longer to be released than was originally anticipated. Many new
-  packages have been introduced in the 6.2.0 version, as well as many
-  updates, refinements and additions to the existing packages.</para>
-
-  <para>The BLFS book now provides build and configuration instructions for
-  almost 400 packages. Some of the new packages introduced in this version are:
-  autotooled XOrg, HAL, D-BUS, GStreamer (now broken out into separate plugin
-  packages), usbutils, libquicktime, GraphViz, K3b, dvd+rw-tools, NSS, Libidn,
-  GAIM, Poppler, SeaMonkey, XChat, Audacious, cairo and unixODBC. Major updates
-  include GNOME-2.14.3 (with several new GNOME packages such as Totem,
-  gnome-mount and gnome-volume-manager), KDE-3.5.6, Firefox-1.5.x,
-  Thunderbird-1.5.x, and most of the mainline server packages. As always, the
-  list of packages that have been upgraded or added as well as configuration
-  and build command changes are annotated in the
-  <xref linkend="changelog"/>.</para>
-
-  <para>Unfortunately, BLFS activity was semi-stagnant for several months
-  after (and shortly before) the LFS 6.2 release. Therefore, many of the
-  packages are somewhat dated (compared to previous BLFS versions). This
-  brings us to why the versioning scheme has changed. This release is 6.2.0
-  as we fully anticipate releasing another version (6.2.1) just as soon as
-  possible. The 6.2.1 release will also be based on the LFS-6.2 book, but
-  will include updated packages, and fixes for any errors which may be
-  discovered in 6.2.0.</para>
-
-  <para>As always, the main thrust of BLFS development will be to support
-  the changes in the current LFS development book, but any changes or
-  updates to the BLFS development book (that are compatible with LFS 6.2)
-  will also be merged into the BLFS 6.2 branch. This way, a 6.2.1 version
-  of BLFS should be released fairly soon, and should provide a very current
-  and stable Linux platform.</para>
-
-  <para>Enjoy!</para>
-  -->
-
-  <para>This is the development version of the BLFS book. This version of the
-  book is intended to be used when building on top of a system built using the
-  LFS development book as well as the current stable version of LFS. Though this
-  version of the book is development in nature, every effort has been made to
-  ensure accuracy and reliability of the instructions. Many people find that
-  using the instructions in this book after building the current stable or
-  development version of LFS provides a stable and very modern Linux system.</para>
-
-  <!--
-  <para>If you have built LFS using a released version (the most recent being
-  LFS-6.3), then you probably don't want to use this version of BLFS, as
-  there could be incompatibilities. Instead, use the matching BLFS version
-  which should be available on all the mirrors.</para>
-  -->
+  <para>This version of the book is intended to be used when building on top of
+  a system built using the LFS book.  Every effort has been made to ensure
+  accuracy and reliability of the instructions. Many people find that using the
+  instructions in this book after building the current stable or development
+  version of LFS provides a stable and very modern Linux system.</para>
 
   <para>Enjoy!</para>
