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<!DOCTYPE preface PUBLIC "-//Samba-Team//DTD DocBook V4.2-Based Variant V1.0//EN" "http://www.samba.org/samba/DTD/samba-doc">
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<preface lang="en-US">
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<title>Foreword</title>
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<sect1><title>By John M. Weathersby, Executive Director, OSSI</title>
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<blockquote>
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<para>
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The Open Source Software Institute (OSSI) is comprised of representatives from a broad spectrum of business and
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non-business organizations that share a common interest in the promotion of development and implementation
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of open source software solutions globally, and in particular within the United States of America.
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</para>
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<para>
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The OSSI has global affiliations with like-minded organizations. Our affiliate in the United Kingdom is the
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Open Source Consortium (OSC). Both the OSSI and the OSC share a common objective to expand the use of open source
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software in federal, state, and municipal government agencies; and in academic institutions. We represent
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businesses that provide professional support services that answer the needs of our target organizational
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information technology consumers in an effective and cost-efficient manner.
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</para>
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<para>
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Open source software has matured greatly over the past five years with the result that an increasing number of
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people who hold key decisionmaking positions want to know how the business model works. They
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want to understand how problems get resolved, how questions get answered, and how the development model
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is sustained. Information and communications technology directors in defense organizations, and in other
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government agencies that deal with sensitive information, want to become familiar with development road-maps
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and, in particular, seek to evaluate the track record of the mainstream open source project teams.
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</para>
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<para>
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Wherever the OSSI gains entrance to new opportunities we find that Microsoft Windows technologies are the
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benchmark against which open source software solutions are measured. Two open source software projects
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are key to our ability to present a structured and convincing proposition that there are alternatives
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to the incumbent proprietary means of meeting information technology needs. They are the Apache Web Server
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and Samba.
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</para>
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<para>
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Just as the Apache Web Server is the standard in web serving technology, Samba is the definitive standard
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for providing interoperability with UNIX systems and other non-Microsoft operating system platforms. Both
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open source applications have a truly remarkable track record that extends for more than a decade. Both have
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demonstrated the unique capacity to innovate and maintain a level of development that has not only kept
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pace with demands, but, in many areas, each project has also proven to be an industry leader.
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</para>
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<para>
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One of the areas in which the Samba project has demonstrated key leadership is in documentation. The OSSI
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was delighted when we saw the Samba Team, and John H. Terpstra in particular, release two amazingly
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well-written books to help Samba software users deploy, maintain, and troubleshoot Windows networking
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installations. We were concerned that, given the large volume of documentation, the challenge to maintain
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it and keep it current might prove difficult.
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</para>
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<para>
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This second edition of the book, <emphasis>Samba-3 by Example</emphasis>, barely one year following the release
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of the first edition, has removed all concerns and is proof that open source solutions are a compelling choice.
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The first edition was released shortly following the release of Samba version 3.0 itself, and has become
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the authoritative instrument for training and for guiding deployment.
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</para>
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<para>
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I am personally aware of how much effort has gone into this second edition. John Terpstra has worked with
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government bodies and with large organizations that have deployed Samba-3 since it was released. He also
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worked to ensure that this book gained community following. He asked those who have worked at the coalface
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of large and small organizations alike, to contribute their experiences. He has captured that in this book
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and has succeeded yet again. His recipe is persistence, intuition, and a high level of respect for the people
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who use Samba.
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</para>
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<para>
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This book is the first source you should turn to before you deploy Samba and as you are mastering its
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deployment. I am proud and excited to be associated in a small way with such a useful tool. This book has
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reached maturity that is demonstrated by reiteration that every step in deployment must be validated.
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This book makes it easy to succeed, and difficult to fail, to gain a stable network environment.
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</para>
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<para>
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I recommend this book for use by all IT managers and network administrators.
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</para>
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</blockquote>
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</sect1>
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</preface>
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