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Weathersby, OSSI</title> +<blockquote> +<attribution> +Executive Director, Open Source Software Institute +</attribution> + +<para> +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> +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> +Open source software has matured greatly over the past 5 years with the result that an increasing number of +people who hold key 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 road-maps +and, in particular, seek to evaluate the track record of the main-stream open-source project teams. +</para> + +<para> +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> +Just as the Apache Web Server is the standard in web serving technology, Samba is the definitive standard +for providing interoperability 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 the unique capacity to innovate and 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> +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 amazingly +well-written books to help Samba software users deploy, maintain, and troubleshoot 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> +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 solutions are a compelling choice. +The first edition was released shortly following the release of Samba version 3.0 itself, and has become +the authoritative instrument for training and for guiding deployment. +</para> + +<para> +I am personally aware of 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 asked those who have worked at the coalface +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> +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 every step in deployment must be validated. +This book makes it easy to succeed, and difficult to fail, to gain a stable network environment. +</para> + +<para> +I recommend this book for use by all IT managers and network administrators. +</para> + +</blockquote> + +</sect1> + +</preface> |