| 1 | <html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"><title>About the Cover Artwork</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../samba.css" type="text/css"><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.75.2"><link rel="home" href="index.html" title="The Official Samba 3.5.x HOWTO and Reference Guide"><link rel="up" href="index.html" title="The Official Samba 3.5.x HOWTO and Reference Guide"><link rel="prev" href="index.html" title="The Official Samba 3.5.x HOWTO and Reference Guide"><link rel="next" href="pr02.html" title="Attribution"></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">About the Cover Artwork</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="index.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center"> </th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="pr02.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div lang="en-US" class="preface" title="About the Cover Artwork"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title"><a name="id281790"></a>About the Cover Artwork</h2></div></div></div><p>
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| 2 | The cover artwork of this book continues the freedom theme of the first edition of <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">The Official Samba-3
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| 3 | HOWTO and Reference Guide</span>”</span>. We may look back upon the past to question the motives of those who have
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| 4 | gone before us. Seldom do we realise that the past owes us no answer, and despite what we may think of the
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| 5 | actions of those who have travelled lifes' road before us, we must feel a sense of pride and gratitude for
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| 6 | those who, in the past, have protected our liberties.
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| 7 | </p><p>
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| 8 | Developments in information technology continue to move at an alarming pace. Human nature causes us
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| 9 | to adopt and embrace new developments that appear to answer the needs of the moment, but that can entrap
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| 10 | us at a future date. There are many examples in the short history of information technology. MS-DOS was
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| 11 | seen as a tool that liberated users from the tyrany of large computer system operating costs, and that
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| 12 | made possible the rapid progres we are beneficiaries of today. Yet today we are inclined to look back with
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| 13 | disdain on MS-DOS as an obsolete and constraining technology that belongs are an era that is best
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| 14 | forgotten.
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| 15 | </p><p>
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| 16 | The embrace of Windows networking, Windows NT4, and MS Active Directory in more recent times, may seem
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| 17 | modern and progressive today, but sooner or later something better will replace them. The current
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| 18 | preoccupation with extended identity management solutions and with directories is not unexpected.
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| 19 | The day will come that these too will be evaluated, and what may seem refreshing and powerful may
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| 20 | be better recogized as the chilly winds of the night. To argue against progress is unthinkable,
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| 21 | no matter what may lie ahead.
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| 22 | </p><p>
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| 23 | The development of Samba is moving forwards. The changes since Samba 3.0.0 are amazing, yet many
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| 24 | users would like to see more and faster progress. The benefits of recent developments can be realized
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| 25 | quickly, but documentation is necessary to unlock the pandoras' box. It is our hope that this book
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| 26 | will help the network administrator to rapidly deploy the new features with minimum effort. As you
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| 27 | deploy and gain mileage from the new enablement, take the time to think through what may lie ahead.
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| 28 | Above all, take stock of the freedom of choice that Samba provides in your world, and enjoy the new
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| 29 | potential for seamless interoperability.
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