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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>About the Cover Artwork</title>
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<para>
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The cover artwork of this book continues the freedom theme of the first
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edition of <quote>Samba-3 by Example</quote>. The history of civilization
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demonstrates the fragile nature of freedom. It can be lost in a moment,
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and once lost, the cost of recovering liberty can be incredible. The last
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edition cover featured Alfred the Great who liberated England from the
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constant assault of Vikings and Norsemen. Events in England that
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finally liberated the common people came about in small steps, but
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the result should not be under-estimated. Today, as always, freedom and
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liberty are seldom appreciated until they are lost. If we can not quantify
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what is the value of freedom, we shall be little motivated to protect it.
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</para>
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<para>
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<emphasis>Samba-3 by Example Cover Artwork:</emphasis> The British houses
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of parliament are a symbol of the Westminster system of government. This form
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of government permits the people to govern themselves at the lowest level, yet
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it provides for courts of appeal that are designed to protect freedom and to
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hold back all forces of tyranny. The clock is a pertinent symbol of the
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importance of time and place.
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</para>
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<para>
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The information technology industry is being challenged by the imposition of
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new laws, hostile litigation, and the imposition of significant constraint
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of practice that threatens to remove the freedom to develop and deploy open
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source software solutions. Samba is a software solution that epitomizes freedom
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of choice in network interoperability for Microsoft Windows clients.
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</para>
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<para>
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I hope you will take the time needed to deploy it well, and that you may realize
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the greatest benefits that may be obtained. You are free to use it in ways never
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considered, but in doing so there may be some obstacles. Every obstacle that is
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overcome adds to the freedom you can enjoy. Use Samba well, and it will serve
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you well.
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</para>
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</preface>
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