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Jonathan Bartlett <address@hidden> described the package as follows:
License: fdl
Other License: 
Package: Programming from the Ground Up Book
System name: prggrndupbk
Type: GNU

Description:
This project is an introductory programming book.  However, unlike most 
programming books, this one uses assembly language to teach programming.  The 
reason for that is to get the programmer acquainted with how the machine itself 
actually works.  This book is meant to give the programmer a firm mental 
understanding of how a computer works before going on to other parts of 
computer science.  This book is _not_ meant to teach the how to expressively 
implement ideas using computers.  That is left to other excellent works such as 
\"Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs\".

The PDF of a fairly recent version is available at 

http://www.eskimo.com/~johnnyb/computers/ProgrammingGroundUp/

This book could be considered a preamble to \"The Art of Computer Programming\" 
as it gives enough background in how the computer works so that a user could 
understand most of what Donald Knuth is saying.

This project will be released under the GFDL, although the version on the 
previous URL does not have the license information.  I will attach the GFDL 
license before uploading to Savannah.



Other Software Required:
openjade
Norman Walsh\'s DocBook style sheets
DocBook DTD
tetex (tex, latex, dvipdf)
jadetex
make


Other Comments:
I eventually plan on publishing this book.  For more information, contact me at 
address@hidden  As far as it becoming a GNU project, I am indifferent.  I love 
the GNU project, but I am unsure what part this book would play in it, 
especially given that it is Linux-specific.  In addition, it is in DocBook 
instead of Texinfo, although I believe I can covert it.