This book has been long in the making, and many people are responsible for the outcome. In particular, I would like to thank Larry Greenfield and Karl Fogel for their work on the first version of Chapter 3, and to Lars Wirzenius for his work on Chapter 4. Thanks to Michael K. Johnson for his assistance with the LDP and the LaTeX conventions used in this manual, and to Ed Chi, who was nice enough to send me a printed copy of the book for edition. I would also like to thank Andy Oram, Lar Kaufman, and Bill Hahn at O'Reilly and Associates for their assistance and interest in the Linux Documentation Project. And, of course, a special thanks to the many activists, especially Linus Torvalds and Peter MacDonald, without whom this would not have been possible.
Last but not least, thanks to the myriad of readers who have sent their helpful comments and corrections. Who needs a spell checker, when you have an audience?
Matt Welsh
13 January 1994