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 Linux kernel
 ============
 
+Thank you for downloading Linux!
+
 There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
 be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
 Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
@@ -17,3 +19,5 @@ See Documentation/00-INDEX for a list of what is contained in each file.
 Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
 requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
 the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.
+
+If you are a beginner to Linux, feel free to read: https://www.linux.org/forums/linux-beginner-tutorials.123/ to get started.