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<para>We would like to thank the following people and organizations for their
contributions to the Linux From Scratch Project.</para>

<section><title>Current Project Team Members</title>


<itemizedlist>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="mailto:gerard@linuxfromscratch.org">Gerard
Beekmans</link> &lt;gerard@linuxfromscratch.org&gt; -- Linux-From-Scratch
initiator, LFS Project organizer.</para></listitem>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="mailto:matthew@linuxfromscratch.org">Matthew
Burgess</link> &lt;matthew@linuxfromscratch.org&gt; -- LFS Project Co-Leader, 
LFS General Package maintainer, LFS Book editor.</para></listitem>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="mailto:meerkats@bellsouth.net">Craig
Colton</link> &lt;meerkats@bellsouth.net&gt; -- LFS, ALFS, BLFS and Hints
Project logo creator.</para></listitem>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="mailto:nathan@linuxfromscratch.org">Nathan
Coulson</link> &lt;nathan@linuxfromscratch.org&gt; -- LFS-Bootscripts
maintainer.</para></listitem>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="mailto:jeroen@linuxfromscratch.org">Jeroen
Coumans</link> &lt;jeroen@linuxfromscratch.org&gt; -- Website developer, FAQ
maintainer.</para></listitem>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="mailto:bdubbs@linuxfromscratch.org">Bruce
Dubbs</link> &lt;bdubbs@linuxfromscratch.org&gt; -- LFS Quality Assurance Team
leader, BLFS Book editor.</para></listitem>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="mailto:manuel@linuxfromscratch.org">Manuel
Canales Esparcia</link> &lt;manuel@linuxfromscratch.org&gt; -- LFS Book
Editor (XML).</para></listitem>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="mailto:alex@linuxfromscratch.org">Alex
Groenewoud</link> &lt;alex@linuxfromscratch.org&gt; -- LFS Book
editor.</para></listitem>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="mailto:markh@linuxfromscratch.org">Mark
Hymers</link> &lt;markh@linuxfromscratch.org&gt; -- CVS maintainer, BLFS Book
creator, former LFS Book editor.</para></listitem>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="mailto:iwanek@linuxfromscratch.org">James
Iwanek</link> &lt;iwanek@linuxfromscratch.org&gt; -- System Administration
Team member.</para></listitem>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="mailto:nicholas@linuxfromscratch.org">Nicholas
Leippe</link> &lt;nicholas@linuxfromscratch.org&gt; -- Wiki
maintainer.</para></listitem>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="mailto:lizardo@linuxfromscratch.org">Anderson
Lizardo</link> &lt;lizardo@linuxfromscratch.org&gt; -- Website backend scripts
creator and maintainer.</para></listitem>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="mailto:bill@linuxfromscratch.org">Bill
Maltby</link> &lt;bill@linuxfromscratch.org&gt; -- LFS Project
organizer.</para></listitem>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="mailto:alexander@linuxfromscratch.org">Alexander
Patrakov</link> &lt;alexander@linuxfromscratch.org&gt; -- LFS Book
Editor (internationalization/localization).</para></listitem>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="mailto:scot@linuxfromscratch.org">Scot Mc
Pherson</link> &lt;scot@linuxfromscratch.org&gt; -- LFS NNTP gateway
maintainer.</para></listitem>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="mailto:ryan@linuxfromscratch.org">Ryan
Oliver</link> &lt;ryan@linuxfromscratch.org&gt; -- Testing Team leader,
Toolchain maintainer, co-creator of PLFS.</para></listitem>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="mailto:jwrober@linuxfromscratch.org">James
Robertson</link> &lt;jwrober@linuxfromscratch.org&gt; -- Bugzilla maintainer,
Wiki developer, LFS Book editor.</para></listitem>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="mailto:greg@linuxfromscratch.org">Greg
Schafer</link> &lt;greg@linuxfromscratch.org&gt; -- Toolchain maintainer,
Former LFS Book editor, co-creator of PLFS.</para></listitem>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="mailto:tushar@linuxfromscratch.org">Tushar
Teredesai</link> &lt;tushar@linuxfromscratch.org&gt; -- BLFS Book editor,
Hints and Patches Projects maintainer.</para></listitem>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="mailto:jeremy@linuxfromscratch.org">Jeremy
Utley</link> &lt;jeremy@linuxfromscratch.org&gt; -- LFS Book editor, Bugzilla
maintainer, LFS-Bootscripts Maintainer, LFS Server co-admin.</para></listitem>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="mailto:winkie@linuxfromscratch.org">Zack
Winkles</link> &lt;winkie@linuxfromscratch.org&gt; -- LFS Book editor
(Emerging Technologies), LFS-Bootscripts co-maintainer.</para></listitem>

<listitem><para>Countless other people on the various LFS and BLFS
mailing lists who are making this book happen by giving their suggestions,
testing the book and submitting bug reports, instructions and their
experiences with installing various packages.</para></listitem>

</itemizedlist>

</section>

<section><title>Translators</title>


<itemizedlist>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="mailto:macana@lfs-es.org">Manuel Canales
Esparcia</link> &lt;macana@lfs-es.org&gt; -- Spanish LFS translation
project.</para></listitem>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="mailto:johan@linuxfromscratch.org">Johan
Lenglet</link> &lt;johan@linuxfromscratch.org&gt; -- French LFS translation
project.</para></listitem>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="mailto:lizardo@linuxfromscratch.org">Anderson
Lizardo</link> &lt;lizardo@linuxfromscratch.org&gt; -- Portuguese LFS
translation project.</para></listitem>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="mailto:tr@erdfunkstelle.de">Thomas Reitelbach
</link> &lt;tr@erdfunkstelle.de&gt; -- German LFS translation project.</para>
</listitem>

</itemizedlist>

</section>

<section><title>Mirror Maintainers</title>


<section><title>North American Mirrors</title>


<itemizedlist>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="mailto:scott@osuosl.org">Scott Kveton</link>
&lt;scott@osuosl.org&gt; -- lfs.oregonstate.edu mirror</para></listitem>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="mailto:miha@xuy.biz">Mikhail Pastukhov</link>
&lt;miha@xuy.biz&gt; -- lfs.130th.net mirror.</para></listitem>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="mailto:unknown@unknown.org">Unknown User</link>
&lt;unknown@unknown.org&gt; -- lfs.crash404.com mirror.</para></listitem>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="mailto:lost@l-w.net">William Astle</link>
&lt;lost@l-w.net&gt; -- ca.linuxfromscratch.org mirror.</para></listitem>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="mailto:jpolen@rackspace.com">Jeremy Polen</link>
&lt;jpolen@rackspace.com&gt; -- us2.linuxfromscratch.org
mirror.</para></listitem>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="mailto:tim@idge.net">Tim Jackson</link>
&lt;tim@idge.net&gt; -- linuxfromscratch.idge.net mirror.</para></listitem>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="mailto:jeremy@linux-phreak.net">Jeremy Utley
</link> &lt;jeremy@linux-phreak.net&gt; -- lfs.linux-phreak.net mirror.
</para></listitem>

</itemizedlist>

</section>

<section><title>South American Mirrors</title>


<itemizedlist>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="mailto:manuel@linuxfromscratch.org">Manuel Canales
Esparcia</link> &lt;manuel@linuxfromscratch.org&gt; -- lfsmirror.lfs-es.org
mirror.</para></listitem>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="mailto:sysop@mesi.com.ar">Andres Meggiotto</link>
&lt;sysop@mesi.com.ar&gt; -- lfs.mesi.com.ar mirror.</para></listitem>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="mailto:ebf@aedsolucoes.com.br">Eduardo B.
Fonseca</link> &lt;ebf@aedsolucoes.com.br&gt; -- br.linuxfromscratch.org
mirror.</para></listitem>

</itemizedlist>

</section>

<section><title>European Mirrors</title>


<itemizedlist>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="mailto:barna@siker.hu">Barna Koczka</link>
&lt;barna@siker.hu&gt; -- hu.linuxfromscratch.org mirror.</para></listitem>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="http://www.mirror.ac.uk">UK Mirror Service</link>
-- linuxfromscratch.mirror.ac.uk mirror.</para></listitem>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="mailto:Martin.Voss@ada.de">Martin Voss</link>
&lt;Martin.Voss@ada.de&gt; -- lfs.linux-matrix.net mirror.</para></listitem>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="mailto:unknown@unknown.org">Unknown User</link>
&lt;unknown@unknown.org&gt; -- mirror.vtx.ch mirror</para></listitem>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="mailto:guido@primerelay.net">Guido Passet</link>
&lt;guido@primerelay.net&gt; -- nl.linuxfromscratch.org
mirror.</para></listitem>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="mailto:baafie@planet.nl">Bastiaan Jacques</link>
&lt;baafie@planet.nl&gt; -- lfs.pagefault.net mirror</para></listitem>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="mailto:lfs-mirror@linuxfromscratch.rave.org">Roel
Neefs</link> &lt;lfs-mirror@linuxfromscratch.rave.org&gt; -- linuxfromscratch.rave.org mirror.</para></listitem>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="mailto:justin@jrknierim.de">Justin Knierim</link>
&lt;justin@jrknierim.de&gt; -- www.lfs-matrix.de mirror</para></listitem>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="mailto:stevie@stevie20.de">Stephan Brendel</link>
&lt;stevie@stevie20.de&gt; -- lfs.netservice-neuss.de
mirror.</para></listitem>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="mailto:unknown@unknown.org">Unknown User</link>
&lt;unknown@unknown.org&gt; -- linuxfromscratch.je-zi.de
mirror</para></listitem>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="mailto:unknown@unknown.org">Unknown User</link>
&lt;unknown@unknown.org&gt; -- linuxfromscratch.tuxcenter.net
mirror</para></listitem>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="mailto:hrx@hrxnet.de">Hagen Herrschaft</link>
&lt;hrx@hrxnet.de&gt; -- de.linuxfromscratch.org mirror.</para></listitem>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="mailto:Antonin.Sprinzl@tuwien.ac.at">Antonin
Sprinzl</link> &lt;Antonin.Sprinzl@tuwien.ac.at&gt; -- at.linuxfromscratch.org
mirror.</para></listitem>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="mailto:fredan-lfs@fredan.org">Fredrik
Danerklint</link> &lt;fredan-lfs@fredan.org&gt; -- se.linuxfromscratch.org
mirror.</para></listitem>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="mailto:archive@doc.cs.univ-paris8.fr">Parisian
sysadmins</link> &lt;archive@doc.cs.univ-paris8.fr&gt; --
www2.fr.linuxfromscratch.org mirror.</para></listitem>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="mailto:velin@zadnik.org">Alexander Velin</link>
&lt;velin@zadnik.org&gt; -- bg.linuxfromscratch.org mirror.</para></listitem>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="mailto:dirk@securewebservices.co.uk">
Dirk Webster</link> &lt;dirk@securewebservices.co.uk&gt; -- 
lfs.securewebservices.co.uk mirror</para></listitem>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="mailto:thomas@sofagang.dk">Thomas Skyt</link>
&lt;thomas@sofagang.dk&gt; -- dk.linuxfromscratch.org mirror.</para></listitem>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="mailto:sime@dot-sime.com">Simon Nicoll</link>
&lt;sime@dot-sime.com&gt; -- uk.linuxfromscratch.org mirror.</para></listitem>

</itemizedlist>

</section>

<section><title>Asian Mirrors</title>


<itemizedlist>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="mailto:pyng@spam.averse.net">Pui Yong</link>
&lt;pyng@spam.averse.net&gt; -- sg.linuxfromscratch.org
mirror.</para></listitem>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="mailto:stuart@althalus.me.uk">Stuart Harris</link>
&lt;stuart@althalus.me.uk&gt; -- lfs.mirror.intermedia.com.sg
mirror</para></listitem>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="mailto:unknown@unknown.org">Unknown User</link>
&lt;unknown@unknown.org&gt; -- lfs.mirror.if.itb.ac.id mirror</para></listitem>

</itemizedlist>

</section>

<section><title>Australian Mirrors</title>


<itemizedlist>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="mailto:jason@dstc.edu.au">Jason Andrade</link>
&lt;jason@dstc.edu.au&gt; -- au.linuxfromscratch.org mirror.</para></listitem>

</itemizedlist>

</section>

</section>

<section><title>Donators</title>


<itemizedlist>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="mailto:dean@vipersoft.co.uk">Dean Benson</link>
&lt;dean@vipersoft.co.uk&gt; for several monetary
contributions.</para></listitem>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="http://www.dreamwvr.com">DREAMWVR.COM</link> for 
their past sponsorship of donating various resources to the LFS and related 
sub projects.</para></listitem>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="mailto:hrx@hrxnet.de">Hagen Herrschaft</link>
&lt;hrx@hrxnet.de&gt; for donating a 2.2 GHz P4 system, now running under the
name of <emphasis>lorien</emphasis>.</para></listitem>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="http://www.oreilly.com">O'Reilly</link> for 
donating books on SQL and PHP.</para></listitem>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="http://www.vasoftware.com">VA Software</link> 
who, on behalf of <link xlink:href="http://www.linux.com">Linux.com</link>, donated 
a VA Linux 420 (former StartX SP2) workstation.</para></listitem>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="mailto:strider@linux.com">Mark Stone</link> for 
donating <emphasis>shadowfax</emphasis>, the first linuxfromscratch.org
server, a 750 MHz P3 with 512 MB RAM and two 9 GB SCSI drives. When the server
moved it was renamed to <emphasis>belgarath</emphasis>.</para></listitem>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="mailto:highos@linuxfromscratch.org">Jesse
Tie-Ten-Quee</link> &lt;highos@linuxfromscratch.org&gt; for donating a Yamaha
CDRW 8824E CD-writer.</para></listitem>

<listitem><para>Countless other people on the various LFS mailing lists who are
making this book better by giving their suggestions, submitting bug reports,
and throwing in their criticism.</para></listitem>

</itemizedlist>

</section>

<section><title>Former Team Members and Contributors</title>


<itemizedlist>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="mailto:timothy@linuxfromscratch.org">Timothy
Bauscher</link> &lt;timothy@linuxfromscratch.org&gt; -- LFS Book editor, Hints
Project maintainer.</para></listitem>

<listitem><para>Robert Briggs for originally donating the
<emphasis>linuxfromscratch.org</emphasis> and
<emphasis>linuxfromscratch.com</emphasis> domain names.</para></listitem>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="mailto:ian@ichilton.co.uk">Ian Chilton</link>
&lt;ian@ichilton.co.uk&gt; for maintaining the Hints project.</para></listitem>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="mailto:gimli@linuxfromscratch.org">Marc
Heerdink</link> &lt;gimli@linuxfromscratch.org&gt; -- LFS Book
editor.</para></listitem>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="mailto:sklein@linuxfromscratch.org">Seth W.
Klein</link> &lt;sklein@linuxfromscratch.org&gt; -- LFS FAQ
creator.</para></listitem>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="mailto:garrett@linuxart.com">Garrett
LeSage</link> &lt;garrett@linuxart.com&gt; -- Original LFS banner
creator.</para></listitem>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="mailto:nomis80@videotron.ca">Simon
Perreault</link> &lt;nomis80@videotron.ca&gt; -- Hints Project
maintainer.</para></listitem>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="mailto:Geert.Poels@skynet.be">Geert Poels</link>
&lt;Geert.Poels@skynet.be&gt; -- Original BLFS banner creator; based on the
LFS banner by Garrett LeSage.</para></listitem>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="mailto:bkenoah@oswd.org">Frank Skettino</link>
&lt;bkenoah@oswd.org&gt; for the initial design of the old website -- have a
look at <link xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="http://www.oswd.org/">http://www.oswd.org/</link>.</para></listitem>

<listitem><para><link xlink:href="mailto:highos@linuxfromscratch.org">Jesse
Tie-Ten-Quee</link> &lt;highos@linuxfromscratch.org&gt; for temporarily
hosting the linuxfromscratch.org server, answering
countless questions on IRC and having a great deal of patience.</para></listitem>

</itemizedlist>

</section>

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