<sect1 id="repo-ws-intro">

    <title>Introduction</title>

    <para>

        The workstation is the machine you use to store your working

        copy of &TCAR;.  The working copy is an ordinary directory

        tree on your workstation, containing a collection of files

        that you can edit however you wish. The working copy is your

        own private work area related to &TCAR; where you perform

        changes and receive changes from others.

    </para>

    <para>

        In order to make your workstation completely functional, it is

        necessary that you install it and configure it to satisfy the

        needs demanded by the working copy of &TCAR; you later

        download in it.

    </para>

    <para>

        This chapter describes the steps you need to follow in order

        to install and configure a workstation for using a working

        copy of &TCAR; in all its extention.

    </para>

</sect1>