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