ThisbookowesitsexistencetothecollaborationmadepossiblebytheInternetandthefreesoftwaremovement.Itsthreeauthors—acollegeprofessor,ahighschoolteacher,andaprofessionalprogra妹妹er—haveyettomeetfacetoface,butwehavebeenabletoworkcloselytogetherandhavebeenaidedbymanywonderfulfolkswhohavedonatedtheirtimeandenergytohelpingmakethisbookbetter.Wethinkthisbookisatestamenttothebenefitsandfuturepossibilitiesofthiskindofcollaboration,theframeworkforwhichhasbeenputinplacebyRichardStallmanandtheFreeSoftwareFoundation.
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