Moving to the Linux® Business Desktop

Acknowledgements

The book you hold in your hands is my third, and as such, a kind of milestone for me. Having been born in Québec, I am French-Canadian and, as with all cultures, there are these little phrases or sayings that follow you through life. Some call them truisms, others superstitions. Some, like me, just find that these little phrases form a kind of indelible program written in a kind of personal ROM. The saying in question is “Jamais deux sans trois,” which translates to “never two without three.” In this case, I'm thrilled to see it come true.

This book, as with all books, was both amazingly hard work, but exciting and rewarding at the same time, a feeling that I hope will echo in the words and pages that follow. No book is ever the ...