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| 3 | <preface lang="en-US">
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| 4 | <title>About the Cover Artwork</title>
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| 5 |
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| 6 | <para>
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| 7 | The cover artwork of this book continues the freedom theme of the first
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| 8 | edition of <quote>Samba-3 by Example</quote>. The history of civilization
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| 9 | demonstrates the fragile nature of freedom. It can be lost in a moment,
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| 10 | and once lost, the cost of recovering liberty can be incredible. The last
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| 11 | edition cover featured Alfred the Great who liberated England from the
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| 12 | constant assault of Vikings and Norsemen. Events in England that
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| 13 | finally liberated the common people came about in small steps, but
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| 14 | the result should not be under-estimated. Today, as always, freedom and
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| 15 | liberty are seldom appreciated until they are lost. If we can not quantify
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| 16 | what is the value of freedom, we shall be little motivated to protect it.
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| 17 | </para>
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| 18 |
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| 19 | <para>
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| 20 | <emphasis>Samba-3 by Example Cover Artwork:</emphasis> The British houses
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| 21 | of parliament are a symbol of the Westminster system of government. This form
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| 22 | of government permits the people to govern themselves at the lowest level, yet
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| 23 | it provides for courts of appeal that are designed to protect freedom and to
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| 24 | hold back all forces of tyranny. The clock is a pertinent symbol of the
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| 25 | importance of time and place.
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| 26 | </para>
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| 27 |
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| 28 | <para>
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| 29 | The information technology industry is being challenged by the imposition of
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| 30 | new laws, hostile litigation, and the imposition of significant constraint
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| 31 | of practice that threatens to remove the freedom to develop and deploy open
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| 32 | source software solutions. Samba is a software solution that epitomizes freedom
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| 33 | of choice in network interoperability for Microsoft Windows clients.
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| 34 | </para>
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| 35 |
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| 36 | <para>
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| 37 | I hope you will take the time needed to deploy it well, and that you may realize
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| 38 | the greatest benefits that may be obtained. You are free to use it in ways never
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| 39 | considered, but in doing so there may be some obstacles. Every obstacle that is
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| 40 | overcome adds to the freedom you can enjoy. Use Samba well, and it will serve
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| 41 | you well.
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| 42 | </para>
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| 43 |
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| 44 | </preface>
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