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+<!DOCTYPE preface PUBLIC "-//Samba-Team//DTD DocBook V4.2-Based Variant V1.0//EN" "http://www.samba.org/samba/DTD/samba-doc">
+<preface>
+<title>Foreword</title>
+
+<para>
+Over the last few years, the Samba project has undergone a major
+transformation. From a small project used only by people who dream in
+machine code, Samba has grown to be an integral part of the IT
+infrastructure of many businesses. Along with the growth in the
+popularity of Samba there has been a corresponding growth in the ways
+that it can be used, and a similar growth in the number of
+configuration options and the interactions between them.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+To address this increasing complexity a wealth of documentation has
+been written on Samba, including numerous HOWTOs, diagnostic tips,
+manual pages, and explanations of important pieces of technology that
+Samba relies on. While it has been gratifying to see so much
+documentation being written, the sheer volume of different types of
+documentation has proved difficult to navigate, thus reducing its
+value to system administrators trying to cope with the complexity.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+This book gathers together that wealth of information into a much more
+accessible form, to allow system administrators to quickly find what
+they need. The breadth of technical information provided ensures that
+even the most demanding administrators will find something helpful.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+I am delighted that the Samba documentation has now developed to the
+extent that it can be presented usefully as a book, and I am grateful
+for the efforts of the many people who have contributed so much
+toward this result. Enjoy!
+</para>
+
+<para>
+<simplelist>
+ <member>Andrew Tridgell</member>
+ <member><emphasis>President, Samba Team</emphasis></member>
+ <member><emphasis>July 2003</emphasis></member>
+</simplelist>
+</para>
+
+</preface>
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