<preface id="preface">

    <title>Preface</title>

    <para>
        Welcome to &TCPIUG;.
    </para>

    <para>
        This book describes how you can use the telephone network to
        share the development of &TCAR; with me, in a political system
        where the telephone line is the only communication network
        most people have (still limitted) access to. This book
        provides a guide you and your friends can follow to build your
        own collaborative networks using computers and the telephone
        network of your country.
    </para>

    <para>
        To implement the configurations described in this book, you
        need computers, modem devices, switches (optional), a
        telephone network and need for sharing information with your
        friends.
    </para>
    
    <para>
        To make the information of this book managable, it has been
        organized in the following parts:
    </para>

    <itemizedlist>
    <listitem>
    <para>
        <xref linkend="connectivity" /> describes ...
    </para>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
    <para>
        <xref linkend="services" /> describes ...
    </para>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
    <para>
        <xref linkend="licenses" /> contains the lincense documents
        mentioned in this book.
    </para>
    </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>

    &preface-overview;
    &preface-docconvs;
    &preface-feedback;

</preface>