meillo@8: \cleardoublepage
meillo@8: \chapter*{Preface}
meillo@8: \addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{Preface}
meillo@8: 
meillo@93: %FIXME: write about the motivation to cover this topic: what is it I want?
meillo@93: % preface == target of the book, related to the reader
meillo@93: % make the topic more concrete and limit it
meillo@92: %TODO: have text by oliver here?
meillo@8: 
meillo@96: preface text (about 1 page)
meillo@8: 
meillo@96: 
meillo@96: \textbf{Audience}
meillo@96: 
meillo@47: This document is targeted for \masqmail\ users and for people interested in mail systems in general.
meillo@47: Security problems in electronic mail, \unix\ and the \NAME{C} programming language will also be discussed.
meillo@47: Additional ones planning to take over an unmaintained software project will find real life experience in here.
meillo@33: 
meillo@47: In each topic, basic knowledge is preconditioned.
meillo@47: Nevertheless introductions are given and sources for further reading will be mentioned.
meillo@33: 
meillo@47: This work focuses on the \unix\ operating system.
meillo@47: Experience in usage, administration and program development is assumed.
meillo@47: This includes the basic toolchain (e.g.\ \name{tar}, \name{grep}, etc.), user, file and permission management, as well as writing, compiling and installing programs written in the \NAME{C} language.
meillo@33: 
meillo@40: General information about \unix\ can be found in \cite{unixprogenv} %FIXME: references
meillo@33: . %FIXME: references
meillo@47: explain about administrating \unix.
meillo@55: And developing programs in \NAME{C} may be learned from \cite{k&r} and \cite{advunixprog}. %FIXME: references
meillo@33: 
meillo@33: %TODO: should I tell them to send email to me when having questions? Or somewhere else?
meillo@33: 
meillo@8: 
meillo@36: \section*{Organisation}
meillo@36: %FIXME: write about organisation of the book: parts, chapters, sections. And more thats useful to know.
meillo@93: %FIXME: explain where the main part lies (theory vs. implementation)
meillo@33: 
meillo@33: %TODO: write about the bundled CD, and tell what's included
meillo@8: 
meillo@33: 
meillo@8: \section*{Acknowledgements}
meillo@33: %FIXME: write this at the very end.
meillo@33: % dont forget: proove readers, suggestion makers, supporters, ...
meillo@93: % FIXME: if too long, include a file on the CD and refer on it here