diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index eaeda546..14d47801 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+2000-02-27  Martin Baulig  <martin@home-of-linux.org>
+
+	* dtd/: New directory.
+	* dtd/libgtop-backend-info.dtd: This is a XML DTD for "backend info"
+	XML files. In future, each backend will have such a xml file which
+	contains information like a short description of the backend, its
+	authors etc.
+
+	* sysdeps/linux/backend-info.xml: New file. First version of such
+	a "backend info" XML file as described above.
+
 2000-02-27  Martin Baulig  <martin@home-of-linux.org>
 
 	* libgtop-sysdeps.m4 (libgtop_have_sysdeps): Set this to "no" for
diff --git a/dtd/libgtop-backend-info.dtd b/dtd/libgtop-backend-info.dtd
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9ff3e1c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dtd/libgtop-backend-info.dtd
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<!ELEMENT BackendInfo (name,description?,comments?,authors,legalnotice)>
+<!ELEMENT name (short_name,long_name?)>
+<!ELEMENT short_name (#PCDATA)>
+<!ELEMENT long_name (#PCDATA)>
+
+<!ELEMENT description (#PCDATA)>
+
+<!ELEMENT authors (author)+>
+<!ELEMENT author (author_name,author_email?)>
+<!ELEMENT author_name (#PCDATA)>
+<!ELEMENT author_email (#PCDATA)>
+
+<!ELEMENT legalnotice (license,copyright?)>
+<!ELEMENT license (#PCDATA)>
+
+<!ELEMENT copyright (holder)+>
+<!ELEMENT holder (holder_year?,holder_name,holder_email?)>
+<!ELEMENT holder_year (#PCDATA)>
+<!ELEMENT holder_name (#PCDATA)>
+<!ELEMENT holder_email (#PCDATA)>
+
+<!ELEMENT comments (comment)+>
+<!ELEMENT comment (#PCDATA)>
diff --git a/sysdeps/linux/backend-info.xml b/sysdeps/linux/backend-info.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1ee92c4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysdeps/linux/backend-info.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?> <!-- -*-xml-*- -->
+<!DOCTYPE libgtop:backendinfo SYSTEM 'libgtop-backend-info.dtd'>
+<libgtop:BackendInfo xmlns:libgtop="http://www.home-of-linux.org/libgtop/1.1">
+
+  <name>
+    <short_name>
+      linux-sysdeps
+    </short_name>
+
+    <long_name>
+      Linux sysdeps port.
+    </long_name>
+  </name>
+
+  <description>
+    This is the Linux sysdeps port which uses the /proc filesystem
+    to get all the data.
+  </description>
+
+  <authors>
+    <author>
+      <author_name>
+        Martin Baulig
+      </author_name>
+      <author_email>
+        martin@home-of-linux.org
+      </author_email>
+    </author>
+  </authors>
+
+  <legalnotice>
+    <license>
+      GNU General Public License
+    </license>
+  </legalnotice>
+
+</libgtop:BackendInfo>