1<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"><title>Acknowledgments</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="samba.css" type="text/css"><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.66.1"><link rel="start" href="index.html" title="Samba-3 by Example"><link rel="up" href="index.html" title="Samba-3 by Example"><link rel="prev" href="pr01.html" title="About the Cover Artwork"><link rel="next" href="pr03.html" title="Foreword"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">Acknowledgments</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="pr01.html">Prev</a>�</td><th width="60%" align="center">�</th><td width="20%" align="right">�<a accesskey="n" href="pr03.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="preface" lang="en-US"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title"><a name="id2513423"></a>Acknowledgments</h2></div></div></div><p>
2	<span class="emphasis"><em>Samba-3 by Example</em></span> would not have been written except
3	as a result of feedback provided by reviewers of the book <span class="emphasis"><em>The
4	Official Samba-3 HOWTO and Reference Guide.</em></span> I hope this book
5	more than answers the challenge and fills the void that was brought to
6	my attention.
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8	I am deeply indebted to a large group of diligent people. Space prevents 
9	me from listing all of them, but a few stand out as worthy of mention.
10	Jelmer Vernooij made the notable contribution of building the XML production
11	environment and thereby made possible the typesetting of this book.
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13	Samba would not have come into existence if Andrew Tridgell had not taken
14	the first steps. He continues to lead the project. Under the shadow of his
15	mantle are some great guys who never give up and are always ready to help.
16	Thank you to: Jeremy Allison, Jerry Carter, Andrew Bartlett, Jelmer Vernooij,
17	Alexander Bokovoy, Volker Lendecke, and other team members who answered my 
18	continuous stream of questions  all of which resulted in improved content 
19	in this book.
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21	My heartfelt thanks go out also to a small set of reviewers (alphabetically 
22	listed) who gave substantial feedback and significant suggestions for improvement:
23	Roland Gruber, Luke Howard, Jon Johnston, Alan Munter, Tarjei Huse, Mike MacIsaac,
24	Scott Mann, Ed Riddle, Santos Soler, Mark Taylor, and J�r�me Tournier.
25	</p><p>
26	My appreciation is extended to a team of over 30 additional reviewers who
27	helped me to find my way around dark corners.
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29	Particular mention is due to Lyndell, Amos and Melissa who gave me the 
30	latitude necessary to spend nearly a entire year writing Samba documentation.
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