Author's Acknowledgments

This book is actually the product of many significant people, projects, and events, without all of which, this project would never have been possible.

First and foremost, I must thank my wife, Shauna, for her un-ending patience, understanding, encouragement, and love, both silent and vocal, which she happily supplied while I toiled away endlessly on this project. I must also thank my editors at Wiley Publishing, espcially Aaron Black and Jade Williams, for their expert guideance, advice, and patience, despite their occasional prodding over e-mail.

This book could not be possible without hundreds of thousands of developers who have dedicated their time and expertise to open-source software. Projects like the Linux Kernel, ...

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