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<title>Acknowledgments</title>
<para>
<emphasis>Samba-3 by Example</emphasis> would not have been written except
as a result of feedback provided by reviewers and readers of the book <emphasis>The
Official Samba-3 HOWTO and Reference Guide.</emphasis> This second edition
was made possible by generous feedback from Samba users. I hope this book
more than answers the challenge and needs of many more networks that are
languishing for a better networking solution.
</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:
Tony Earnshaw, William Enestvedt, Eric Hines, Roland Gruber, Gavin Henry,
Steven Henry, Luke Howard, Jon Johnston, Alan Munter, Tarjei Huse, Mike MacIsaac,
Scott Mann, Ed Riddle, Geoff Scott, Santos Soler, Misty Stanley-Jones, 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,
and then gave more so this second edition could be created.
</para>
</preface>
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