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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
+<!DOCTYPE book PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN"
+ "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd" [
+
+ <!-- Stuff for xincludes -->
+ <!ENTITY % xinclude SYSTEM "../entities/xinclude.dtd">
+ %xinclude;
+
+ <!-- entities files to use -->
+ <!ENTITY % global_entities SYSTEM '../entities/global.entities'>
+ %global_entities;
+
+]>
+
+<preface lang="en-US">
+<title>Acknowledgments</title>
+
+ <para>
+ <emphasis>Samba-3 by Example</emphasis> would not have been written except
+ as a result of feedback provided by reviewers of the book <emphasis>The
+ Official Samba-3 HOWTO and Reference Guide.</emphasis> I hope this book
+ more than answers the challenge and fills the void that was brought to
+ my attention.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ I am deeply indebted to a large group of diligent people. Space prevents
+ me from listing all of them, but a few stand out as worthy of mention.
+ Jelmer Vernooij made the notable contribution of building the XML production
+ environment and thereby made possible the typesetting of this book.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ Samba would not have come into existence if Andrew Tridgell had not taken
+ the first steps. He continues to lead the project. Under the shadow of his
+ mantle are some great guys who never give up and are always ready to help.
+ Thank you to: Jeremy Allison, Jerry Carter, Andrew Bartlett, Jelmer Vernooij,
+ Alexander Bokovoy, Volker Lendecke, and other team members who answered my
+ continuous stream of questions &smbmdash; all of which resulted in improved content
+ in this book.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ My heartfelt thanks go out also to a small set of reviewers (alphabetically
+ listed) who gave substantial feedback and significant suggestions for improvement:
+ Roland Gruber, Luke Howard, Jon Johnston, Alan Munter, Tarjei Huse, Mike MacIsaac,
+ Scott Mann, Ed Riddle, Santos Soler, Mark Taylor, and Jérôme Tournier.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ My appreciation is extended to a team of over 30 additional reviewers who
+ helped me to find my way around dark corners.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ Particular mention is due to Lyndell, Amos and Melissa who gave me the
+ latitude necessary to spend nearly a entire year writing Samba documentation.
+ </para>
+
+</preface>