Our evolutionary process of expanding the scope of this Official Red Hat Linux Installation Guide continues. As before, we've updated the chapters related to the actual installation process, but we've narrowed down the scope of the installation guide to only cover the most common installation method (installing from a CD-ROM). Other installation methods are covered in the Official Red Hat Linux Reference Guide. We've also updated the New Features chapter to reflect all the good stuff that's been added to Red Hat Linux 6.1. We consider this to be "business as usual."
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Many thanks go out to the past authors of this manual. A great deal of their work is still here. Thanks also go out to the developers and testers who have patiently listened to my questions and even more patiently given me answers.
A "BIG" thank you also goes out to the members of the documentation team. Paul Gallagher, our editor, has done a wonderful job of proof reading and editing this manual. Edward Bailey, "fearless leader" and head of the documentation team, has kept me up to speed and helped push me in the right direction. Carole Williams, resident chocolate lover, has been more than helpful getting the Support FAQ of this manual together, as well as patiently piecing together parts of the Official Red Hat Linux Alpha/SPARC Installation Addendum. Wayne Sherrill, the newest addition to our team, has put together the text mode installation information that can be found in the Official Red Hat Linux Reference Guide.
Thanks are also due to all the readers of past Installation Guides. Without their corrections, suggestions and even occassional praises, I wouldn't know if I were on the right track. Your feedback has been incorporated as much as possible (pagecount and deadlines permitting). Please keep the feedback coming.
Finally, thanks goes out to the support group at Red Hat for their insightful suggestions regarding this manual. If you find yourself going through this Official Red Hat Linux Installation Guide with greater ease, a large part of that is due to all of their effort.
Thank you to everyone at Red Hat for your help and support.
Sandra A. Moore & The Red Hat Documentation Team