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Credits

Editor: Corbin Collins

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Compositor: Maureen Forys, Happenstance Type-O-Rama

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The information in this book is distributed on an "As Is" basis, without warranty. While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of the book, neither the author nor Peachpit Press shall have any liability to any person or entity with respect to any loss or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the instructions contained in this book or by the computer software and hardware products described in it.

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Visual QuickPro Guide™ is a trademark of Peachpit Press, a division of Addison Wesley Longman. Linux(r) is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds, and the bulk of Linux is copyright (c)1993 by Linus Torvalds. Red Hat(r) is a registered trademark of Red Hat, Inc. The GNU Public License is copyright (c)1989, 1991 by Free Software Foundation. Other product names used in this book may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

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