1<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?> 2<!DOCTYPE preface PUBLIC "-//Samba-Team//DTD DocBook V4.2-Based Variant V1.0//EN" "http://www.samba.org/samba/DTD/samba-doc"> 3<preface lang="en-US"> 4<title>About the Cover Artwork</title> 5 6 <para> 7 The cover artwork of this book continues the freedom theme of the first 8 edition of <quote>Samba-3 by Example</quote>. The history of civilization 9 demonstrates the fragile nature of freedom. It can be lost in a moment, 10 and once lost, the cost of recovering liberty can be incredible. The last 11 edition cover featured Alfred the Great who liberated England from the 12 constant assault of Vikings and Norsemen. Events in England that 13 finally liberated the common people came about in small steps, but 14 the result should not be under-estimated. Today, as always, freedom and 15 liberty are seldom appreciated until they are lost. If we can not quantify 16 what is the value of freedom, we shall be little motivated to protect it. 17 </para> 18 19 <para> 20 <emphasis>Samba-3 by Example Cover Artwork:</emphasis> The British houses 21 of parliament are a symbol of the Westminster system of government. This form 22 of government permits the people to govern themselves at the lowest level, yet 23 it provides for courts of appeal that are designed to protect freedom and to 24 hold back all forces of tyranny. The clock is a pertinent symbol of the 25 importance of time and place. 26 </para> 27 28 <para> 29 The information technology industry is being challenged by the imposition of 30 new laws, hostile litigation, and the imposition of significant constraint 31 of practice that threatens to remove the freedom to develop and deploy open 32 source software solutions. Samba is a software solution that epitomizes freedom 33 of choice in network interoperability for Microsoft Windows clients. 34 </para> 35 36 <para> 37 I hope you will take the time needed to deploy it well, and that you may realize 38 the greatest benefits that may be obtained. You are free to use it in ways never 39 considered, but in doing so there may be some obstacles. Every obstacle that is 40 overcome adds to the freedom you can enjoy. Use Samba well, and it will serve 41 you well. 42 </para> 43 44</preface> 45