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diff --git a/doc/manual/introduction.xml b/doc/manual/introduction.xml index fb6e79fcb59f..644e62e3c08e 100644 --- a/doc/manual/introduction.xml +++ b/doc/manual/introduction.xml @@ -1,4 +1,7 @@ -<chapter><title>Introduction</title> +<chapter xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" + xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"> + +<title>Introduction</title> <!-- <epigraph><para><quote>The number of Nix installations in the world @@ -131,23 +134,22 @@ up a Nix-based build farm, and doing service deployment using Nix.</para> <note><para>Some background information on Nix can be found in a -number of papers. The ICSE 2004 paper <ulink -url='http://www.cs.uu.nl/~eelco/pubs/immdsd-icse2004-final.pdf'><citetitle>Imposing -a Memory Management Discipline on Software -Deployment</citetitle></ulink> discusses the hashing mechanism used to -ensure reliable dependency identification and non-interference between -different versions and variants of packages. The LISA 2004 paper -<ulink -url='http://www.cs.uu.nl/~eelco/pubs/nspfssd-lisa2004-final.pdf'><citetitle>Nix: -A Safe and Policy-Free System for Software -Deployment</citetitle></ulink> gives a more general discussion of Nix -from a system-administration perspective. The CBSE 2005 paper <ulink -url='http://www.cs.uu.nl/~eelco/pubs/eupfcdm-cbse2005-final.pdf'><citetitle>Efficient +number of papers. The ICSE 2004 paper <citetitle +xlink:href='http://www.cs.uu.nl/~eelco/pubs/immdsd-icse2004-final.pdf'>Imposing +a Memory Management Discipline on Software Deployment</citetitle> +discusses the hashing mechanism used to ensure reliable dependency +identification and non-interference between different versions and +variants of packages. The LISA 2004 paper <citetitle +xlink:href='http://www.cs.uu.nl/~eelco/pubs/nspfssd-lisa2004-final.pdf'>Nix: +A Safe and Policy-Free System for Software Deployment</citetitle> +gives a more general discussion of Nix from a system-administration +perspective. The CBSE 2005 paper <citetitle +xlink:href='http://www.cs.uu.nl/~eelco/pubs/eupfcdm-cbse2005-final.pdf'>Efficient Upgrading in a Purely Functional Component Deployment Model -</citetitle></ulink> is about transparent patch deployment in Nix. -Finally, the SCM-12 paper <ulink -url='http://www.cs.uu.nl/~eelco/pubs/servicecm-scm12-final.pdf'> -Service Configuration Management</ulink> shows how services (e.g., web -servers) can be deployed and managed through Nix.</para></note> +</citetitle> is about transparent patch deployment in Nix. Finally, +the SCM-12 paper <citetitle +xlink:href='http://www.cs.uu.nl/~eelco/pubs/servicecm-scm12-final.pdf'> +Service Configuration Management</citetitle> shows how services (e.g., +web servers) can be deployed and managed through Nix.</para></note> </chapter> |