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 <BookInfo>
  <Title>The Linux USB sub-system</>
  <AuthorGroup>
   <Author><FirstName>Brad</><Surname>Hards</>
     <affiliation><orgname>Sigma Bravo Pty Ltd.</orgname></affiliation>
    </Author>
  </AuthorGroup>
  <Abstract>
   <Para>
    This document is an early draft of a guide to using
the USB sub-system under Linux.
   </>
   <Para>
    This document is matched to Linux kernel revision
    2.4.0-test9. Some of this stuff is outright guesswork, especially
    the lesser known and more expensive devices.
   </>
  </Abstract>
 </BookInfo>

<Part><Title>Using the Linux USB sub-system</>
&intro

&installation

&using
</Part>


<Part><Title>About this Guide</>
<Chapter><title>Contributors</title>
<Para>
I am indebted to all the developers who have worked on Linux USB.
</para>

<Para>
I would like to thank everyone who provided content or corrections
to this document. Unfortunately I do not have a definitive list of
those people, but those that I can remember are:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para> Georg Acher</para></listitem>
<listitem><para> Eric Z. Ayers</para></listitem>
<listitem><para> David Brownell</para></listitem>
<listitem><para> John Cagle</para></listitem>
<listitem><para> Carl Constantine</para></listitem>
<listitem><para> Matthew Dharm</para></listitem>
<listitem><para> Randy Dunlap</para></listitem>
<listitem><para> Johannes Erdfelt</para></listitem>
<listitem><para> Deti Fliegl</para></listitem>
<listitem><para> Ron Forrester</para></listitem>
<listitem><para> Lawrence Glaister</para></listitem>
<listitem><para> Pam Huntley</para></listitem>
<listitem><para> Henrik Johansson</para></listitem>
<listitem><para> Karl Heinz Kremer</para></listitem>
<listitem><para> Greg Kroah-Hartman</para></listitem>
<listitem><para> David Nelson</para></listitem>
<listitem><para> Harold Oga</para></listitem>
<listitem><para> Arjan Opmeer</para></listitem>
<listitem><para> Vojtech Pavlik</para></listitem>
<listitem><para> Thomas Sailer</para></listitem>
<listitem><para> Eric Sandeen</para></listitem>
<listitem><para> Joey Schim</para></listitem>
<listitem><para> Christophe VG</para></listitem>
<listitem><para> Thomas Vogels</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>

<para>
If you helped out, I would like to acknowledge your contribution.
Please contact me if your name is not already listed above.
</para>
</Chapter>

<Chapter><title>Availability and licensing</title>

<Sect1><title>Obtaining updates and translations</title>
<Para>
You can get the latest version of this Guide from <ulink
url="http://www.linux-usb.org/">
http://www.linux-usb.org/</ulink>.
</para>

<para>
It is also mirrored at  <ulink
url="http://linuxkb.cheek.com/pages/usb-howto">
http://linuxkb.cheek.com/pages/usb-howto</ulink>.
</>

<Para>
You can get the SGML source by emailing the author, or from
<ulink
url="http://sourceforge.net/projects/linux-usb/">
http://sourceforge.net/projects/linux-usb/</ulink>
</>

<Para>
You can get a Japanese translation of this Guide at <ulink
url="http://www.kyoto.vasara.co.jp/usb/">
http://www.kyoto.vasara.co.jp/usb/</ulink>.
</Para>
<para>
You can get a Korean translation of this Guide at  <ulink
url="http://kldp.org/HOWTO/html/USB/USB-HOWTO.html">
http://kldp.org/HOWTO/html/USB/USB-HOWTO.html</>
</para>
<para>
Translation into French is in progress.
</para>

<para>
Translation may differ from this version.
</>

</Sect1>

<Sect1><title>License</title>

<para>
This document is Copyright (C) Brad Hards (1999-2000).
</para>

<para>
This document may be distributed only subject to the terms
and conditions set forth in the Linux Documentation Project License
as detailed at  <ulink url="http://www.linuxdoc.org/COPYRIGHT.html">
http://www.linuxdoc.org/COPYRIGHT.html</ulink>.
</para>
</Sect1>

</Chapter>

<Chapter><title>Corrections</>
<Para>
Please send comments on this document to the author, preferably by
E-Mail (<Email>bradh@dynamite.com.au</Email>), including the version 
number: ($Revision: 1.3 $).</>
</Chapter>

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