I would like to thank all the people who have contributed ideas, answers, remarks, and moral support, and additionally the following persons, by order of appearance:
for Linux
and for NASM
and now for maintaining HOWTOs
for his FAQ
for his translation of the mini-HOWTO into French (sad thing for the original author to be French and write in English)
and for helping me, if not for taking over the HOWTO
for his insight on GCC invocation
for helping me figure out the argument passing convention