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 <preface lang="en-US">
 <title>Foreword</title>
 
-<sect1><title>By Dan Kusnetzky, IDC</title>
+<sect1><title>By John Weathersby, OSSI</title>
 <blockquote>
 <attribution>
-Dan Kusnetzky, Vice President System Software Research, International Data Corporation
+Executive Director, Open Source Software Institute
 </attribution>
 
 <para>
-IDC's software research group has been conducting research on the market for software, 
-including operating environments, for over twenty years. In 1994, the system software 
-research team started to field questions from its subscribers on Linux. We had very 
-little empirical data to offer when these queries first were heard, so IDC added Linux 
-to its operating environment research agenda. The first demand and supply side research 
-containing IDC's findings on Linux started to appear in early 1995. 
+The Open Source Software Institute (OSSI) is comprised of representatives from a broad spectrum of business and
+non-business organizations that share a common interest in the promotion of development and implementation
+of open-source software solutions globally, and in particular within the United States of America.
 </para>
 
 <para>
-IDC has watched as Linux marched from being software for computer hobbyists to being 
-a mainstream choice in many markets worldwide. This march is very similar to the adoption 
-cycle UNIX experienced in the 1970s and 1980s. Windows repeated this pattern of adoption 
-during the 1980s and 1990s. IDC has long projected that Linux would be a mainstream 
-choice in nearly all markets by the end of 2005. The software is well down that path 
-now and just might beat IDC's projections.
+The OSSI has global affiliations with like-minded organizations. Our affiliate in the United Kingdom is the
+Open Source Consortium. Both the OSSI and the OSC share a common objective to expand the use of open-source
+software in federal, state and municipal government agencies and in academic institutions. We represent
+businesses that provide professional support services that answer the needs of our target organizational
+information technology consumers in an effective and cost efficient manner.
 </para>
 
 <para>
-As of the end of 2002, Linux was the number three desktop or client operating environment, 
-responsible for nearly 3% of the worldwide shipments of client operating environment 
-software. Linux was the number two server operating environment, responsible for nearly 
-25% of the worldwide shipments of server operating environment software. This is an amazing 
-level of growth from its rather humble beginnings of holding less than 1% share of either 
-client or server operating environment market when IDC first started publishing its findings 
-on Linux.
+Open source software has matured greatly over the past 5 years with the result that an increasing number of
+people who hold key influential decision-making positions want to know how the business model works. They
+want to understand how problems get resolved, how questions get answered, and how the development model
+is sustained. Information and Communications Technology directors in defense organizations, and in other
+government agencies that deal with sensitive information, want to become familiar with development roadmaps
+and, in particular, seek to evaluate the track record of the main-stream open-source project teams.
 </para>
 
 <para>
-IDC's demand-side studies have indicated that Linux is most often utilized as a platform 
-for basic infrastructure services, such as supporting access to shared files and printers 
-or supporting basic networking functions. IDC's most recent survey, conducted in late 2003, 
-indicated that supporting file and print services was the most common use of Linux. Samba 
-and NFS are the most commonly mentioned approaches to offering file and print services on 
-Linux.
+Wherever the OSSI gains entrance to new opportunities we find that Microsoft Windows technologies are the 
+benchmark against which open-source software solutions are measured. Two open-source software projects
+are key to our ability to present a structured, and convincing, proposition that there are alternatives
+to the incumbent proprietary means of meeting information technology needs. They are the Apache Web server
+and Samba.
 </para>
 
 <para>
-Nearly all of IDC's operating environment studies have shown that Linux is being added 
-into organizational networks that already include Windows, UNIX, and mainframe operating 
-environments. This, of course, means that interoperability with these operating environments 
-is a crucial success factor for Linux.
+Just as the Apache web server is the standard in web serving technology, Samba is the definitive standard
+for providing inter-operability with UNIX systems and other non-Microsoft operating system platforms. Both
+open-source applications have a truly remarkable track record that extends well over a decade. Both have
+demonstrated unique capacity to innovate and to maintain a level of development that has not only kept
+pace with demands, but in many areas each project has also proven to be an industry leader.
 </para>
 
 <para>
-All of this leads to the book in hand, <emphasis>Samba-3 By Example</emphasis>, by John H. Terpstra, It addresses 
-the most commonly heard questions about bringing Linux and Samba into a Windows or UNIX 
-focused environment. Namely, organizations voice concerns about staff having sufficient 
-levels of expertise to facilitate development, administration, operations and support activities 
-around the adoption of Linux and Samba. I expect <emphasis>Samba-3</emphasis> by Example will be of enormous help 
-to Windows or UNIX administrators hoping to gain a level of comfort and familiarity with both 
-Linux and Samba.
+One of the areas in which the Samba project has demonstrated key leadership is in documentation. The OSSI
+was delighted when we saw the Samba Team, and John H. Terpstra in particular, release two amzingly well
+written books to help Samba software users to deploy, maintain and trouble-shoot Windows networking
+installations. We were concerned that, given the large volume of documentation, the challenge to maintain
+it and keep it current might prove difficult.
 </para>
 
 <para>
-Samba is a mature open source software product that is well established as a leading Windows 
-file and print technology in use on large-scale UNIX systems. Its stability and scalability 
-appears to be well respected. This book demonstrates easy approaches to implementing Samba-3 
-no matter whether your network is large or small. It is a book that would make a fine addition 
-to the network administrators' library!
+This second edition of the book, <quote>Samba-3 by Example</quote> barely one year following the release
+of the first edition has removed all concerns and is proof that open-source solutiosn are a compelling choice.
+The first edition was released shortly following the release of Samba version 3.0 itself, and has become
+the authorative instrument for training and for guiding deployment.
 </para>
-</blockquote>
-
-</sect1>
-
-<sect1>
-<title>By Andrew Tridgell, Samba Team</title>
-
-<blockquote><attribution>
-Andrew Tridgell, President, Samba Team
-</attribution>
 
 <para>
-I've always been the sort of computer user that learns best by
-example. Seeing a complete example matching a real-world use of a
-piece of software gives me an understanding of that software far
-better than reading detailed manuals. If, like me, you are the sort of
-computer user that learns best by example then this book is for you.
+I am personally aware how much effort has gone into this second edition. John Terpstra has worked with
+government bodies and with large organizations that have deployed Samba-3 since it was released. He also
+worked to ensure that this book gained community following. He asking those who have worked at the coal-face
+of large and small organizations alike, to contribute their experiences. He has captured that in this book
+and has succeeded yet again. His recipe is persistence, intuition, and a high level of respect for the people
+who use Samba.
 </para>
 
 <para>
-I was also delighted to see the use of ethereal to illustrate the
-network protocols used by Samba. Ethereal has developed into a very
-sophisticated network analysis tool, and familiarity with using
-ethereal is a very useful skill for any system administrator.
+This book is the first source you should turn to before you deploy Samba and as you are mastering its
+deployment. I am proud and excited to be associated in a small way with such a useful tool. This book has
+reached maturity that is demonstrated by reiteration that at every step in deployment must be validated.
+This book makes it easy to succeed, and dificutly to fail to gain a stable working network environment.
 </para>
 
 <para>
-Enjoy this book, and make the most of Samba!
+I recommend this book for use by all IT managers and network administrators.
 </para>
+
 </blockquote>
 
 </sect1>