From c6ce0009d5e53910afd2d5ea1fe357ffc6075fde Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Klaatu Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2012 15:58:01 -0400 Subject: Wrote a printing chapter: CUPS config, printing.conf, lpr, pr Fixed docbook markup in ch04, ch05, ch01 As per TODO file, added content about more and less in ch04 --- chapter_01.xml | 37 +++++++++++++++++++------------------ 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) (limited to 'chapter_01.xml') diff --git a/chapter_01.xml b/chapter_01.xml index 9736ed7..df94f0a 100644 --- a/chapter_01.xml +++ b/chapter_01.xml @@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ - + Introduction to Slackware -
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Why Use Slackware? @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ as well.
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Differences Compared to Other Linux Distributions @@ -48,15 +48,15 @@ much easier to do whatever you want with your operating system. Also, you may hear users of other distributions say that Slackware has no package management system. This is completely and obviously false. -Slackware has always had package management (see Chapter 16 for more -information). What it does not have is automatic dependency resolution - -Slackware's package tools trade dependency management for simplicity, -ease-of-use, and reliability. +Slackware has always had package management (see for more information). What it does not have is +automatic dependency resolution - Slackware's package tools trade +dependency management for simplicity, ease-of-use, and reliability.
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Licensing @@ -69,16 +69,17 @@ you different permissions regarding their use or distribution. Probably the most popular license in use within the Free Software -community is the GNU General Public License. The GPL was created by -the Free Software Foundation, which actively works to create and distribute -software that guarantees the freedoms which they believe are basic rights. -In fact, this is the very group that coined the term "Free Software." -The GPL imposes no restrictions on the use of software. In fact, you don't -even have to accept the terms of the license in order to use the software, -but you are not allowed to distribute the software or any changes to it -without abiding by the terms of the license agreement. A large number of -software projects shipped with Slackware, from the Linux kernel itself to -the Samba project, are released under the terms of the GPL. +community is the GNU General Public License. The GPL was created by +the Free Software Foundation, +which actively works to create and distribute software that guarantees +the freedoms which they believe are basic rights. In fact, this is +the very group that coined the term "Free Software." The GPL imposes +no restrictions on the use of software. In fact, you don't even have +to accept the terms of the license in order to use the software, but +you are not allowed to distribute the software or any changes to it +without abiding by the terms of the license agreement. A large number +of software projects shipped with Slackware, from the Linux kernel +itself to the Samba project, are released under the terms of the GPL. -- cgit v1.2.3