Credits: Dedications and Acknowledgments

KillWare

This is dedicated to the Linux people's revolution and Linux users everywhere...

and with special thanks to Nguyen Tan Thanh, Tran Thi Mong Linh, Nguyen Tran Hai Uyen, Nguyen Tran Hai Yen, and Nguyen Thien Quang.

The Wastes

For their inspiration and encouragement, to all the dogs at the vampnet xnet virtualphilosophy eboard community TheChateau--Synful (aka synthia42, aka little sister syn and eboard mistress), darksoul_7, Gregoriah, BlackjackII, Tashbaan, Phantom Harlock, Remnant of Israel, xXCloakedMysteryXx, Sweetest Insanity, DarkChristian, Apis4, TiffanyRose, TheWingLessAngel, jellybeen, MorbidAngel81, et al... Especially to the memory of mysticnight, who passed away from cancer on September 30, 2002. May she RIP.

Acknowledgments

Special thanks to Burt Perkins, owner and master mechanic of Burton Motorsports, Suquamish, Washington, for his invaluable critique of an early draft of the manuscript relating to motorcycle racing and technology. Thanks also to the Vmax Owners Association (v-max.com) for their solid community of Yamaha Vmax support and information; special thanks to editor Steve Jasse, VMOA#708, for kindly featuring Veronica and The Wastes in the official VMOA mag, V-Boost, Fall 2003, pp. 21-22.