1 <html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"><title>Foreword</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="samba.css" type="text/css"><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.68.1"><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="pr02.html" title="Acknowledgments"><link rel="next" href="preface.html" title="Preface"></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">Foreword</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="pr02.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center"> </th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="preface.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="preface" lang="en-US"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title"><a name="id2466347"></a>Foreword</h2></div></div></div><div class="toc"><p><b>Table of Contents</b></p><dl><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="pr03.html#id2466354">By John M. Weathersby, Executive Director, OSSI</a></span></dt></dl></div><div class="sect1" lang="en-US"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2466354"></a>By John M. Weathersby, Executive Director, OSSI</h2></div></div></div><div class="blockquote"><blockquote class="blockquote"><p>
2 The Open Source Software Institute (OSSI) is comprised of representatives from a broad spectrum of business and
3 non-business organizations that share a common interest in the promotion of development and implementation
4 of open source software solutions globally, and in particular within the United States of America.
6 The OSSI has global affiliations with like-minded organizations. Our affiliate in the United Kingdom is the
7 Open Source Consortium (OSC). Both the OSSI and the OSC share a common objective to expand the use of open source
8 software in federal, state, and municipal government agencies; and in academic institutions. We represent
9 businesses that provide professional support services that answer the needs of our target organizational
10 information technology consumers in an effective and cost-efficient manner.
12 Open source software has matured greatly over the past five years with the result that an increasing number of
13 people who hold key decisionmaking positions want to know how the business model works. They
14 want to understand how problems get resolved, how questions get answered, and how the development model
15 is sustained. Information and communications technology directors in defense organizations, and in other
16 government agencies that deal with sensitive information, want to become familiar with development road-maps
17 and, in particular, seek to evaluate the track record of the mainstream open source project teams.
19 Wherever the OSSI gains entrance to new opportunities we find that Microsoft Windows technologies are the
20 benchmark against which open source software solutions are measured. Two open source software projects
21 are key to our ability to present a structured and convincing proposition that there are alternatives
22 to the incumbent proprietary means of meeting information technology needs. They are the Apache Web Server
25 Just as the Apache Web Server is the standard in web serving technology, Samba is the definitive standard
26 for providing interoperability with UNIX systems and other non-Microsoft operating system platforms. Both
27 open source applications have a truly remarkable track record that extends for more than a decade. Both have
28 demonstrated the unique capacity to innovate and maintain a level of development that has not only kept
29 pace with demands, but, in many areas, each project has also proven to be an industry leader.
31 One of the areas in which the Samba project has demonstrated key leadership is in documentation. The OSSI
32 was delighted when we saw the Samba Team, and John H. Terpstra in particular, release two amazingly
33 well-written books to help Samba software users deploy, maintain, and troubleshoot Windows networking
34 installations. We were concerned that, given the large volume of documentation, the challenge to maintain
35 it and keep it current might prove difficult.
37 This second edition of the book, <span class="emphasis"><em>Samba-3 by Example</em></span>, barely one year following the release
38 of the first edition, has removed all concerns and is proof that open source solutions are a compelling choice.
39 The first edition was released shortly following the release of Samba version 3.0 itself, and has become
40 the authoritative instrument for training and for guiding deployment.
42 I am personally aware of how much effort has gone into this second edition. John Terpstra has worked with
43 government bodies and with large organizations that have deployed Samba-3 since it was released. He also
44 worked to ensure that this book gained community following. He asked those who have worked at the coalface
45 of large and small organizations alike, to contribute their experiences. He has captured that in this book
46 and has succeeded yet again. His recipe is persistence, intuition, and a high level of respect for the people
49 This book is the first source you should turn to before you deploy Samba and as you are mastering its
50 deployment. I am proud and excited to be associated in a small way with such a useful tool. This book has
51 reached maturity that is demonstrated by reiteration that every step in deployment must be validated.
52 This book makes it easy to succeed, and difficult to fail, to gain a stable network environment.
54 I recommend this book for use by all IT managers and network administrators.
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