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5 <title>Acknowledgments</title>
8 <emphasis>Samba-3 by Example</emphasis> would not have been written except
9 as a result of feedback provided by reviewers of the book <emphasis>The
10 Official Samba-3 HOWTO and Reference Guide.</emphasis> I hope this book
11 more than answers the challenge and fills the void that was brought to
16 I am deeply indebted to a large group of diligent people. Space prevents
17 me from listing all of them, but a few stand out as worthy of mention.
18 Jelmer Vernooij made the notable contribution of building the XML production
19 environment and thereby made possible the typesetting of this book.
23 Samba would not have come into existence if Andrew Tridgell had not taken
24 the first steps. He continues to lead the project. Under the shadow of his
25 mantle are some great guys who never give up and are always ready to help.
26 Thank you to: Jeremy Allison, Jerry Carter, Andrew Bartlett, Jelmer Vernooij,
27 Alexander Bokovoy, Volker Lendecke, and other team members who answered my
28 continuous stream of questions &smbmdash; all of which resulted in improved content
33 My heartfelt thanks go out also to a small set of reviewers (alphabetically
34 listed) who gave substantial feedback and significant suggestions for improvement:
35 Roland Gruber, Luke Howard, Jon Johnston, Alan Munter, Tarjei Huse, Mike MacIsaac,
36 Scott Mann, Ed Riddle, Santos Soler, Mark Taylor, and Jérôme Tournier.
40 My appreciation is extended to a team of over 30 additional reviewers who
41 helped me to find my way around dark corners.
45 Particular mention is due to Lyndell, Amos and Melissa who gave me the
46 latitude necessary to spend nearly a entire year writing Samba documentation.