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任何的翻譯，衍生，或整合任何 Linux HOWTO 文件的工作必須在此聲明的規範下進行。 也就是說，你不能利用一份 HOWTO 衍生的工作然後在其散布加上額外的限制。 在某些情況下可有例外; 請用下面的地址和 Linux HOWTO 的協調人聯絡。
簡單地說，我們希望儘可能地從各種管道散布這些資訊。 然而，我們希望保有文件的版權，而且希望知道任何重新散布這些文件的計畫。
如果你有任何問題，請用電子郵件和 Linux HOWTO 的協調人 Tim Bynum 聯絡:
linux-howto@metalab.unc.edu
英文原文(若翻譯有誤，以原文為主)
Copyright (c) 1995 - 1999 by by Tim Bynum.
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