Acknowledgments

It’s impossible to reach the end of a book’s long and sometimes tortured production cycle without reflecting on what it took to make it through. In the case of Linux in Action—as with my Learn Amazon Web Services in a Month of Lunches—survival required the talent and dedication of every part of the Manning team’s deep bench.

Once again Frances Lefkowitz, as development editor, added significant clarity and purpose to each chapter, relentlessly keeping me focused and on track. Both Reka Horvath and John Guthrie patiently tested all the book’s projects and added valuable operational insights along the way. The copy editor, Frances Buran, seems never to have met an adverb she approves—at least not when used by me. But the accuracy and grace of the text in its current form clearly indicate the quality of her judgment.

In her role as project manager, Deirdre Hiam effectively shepherded us through the last mile, successfully keeping all the many moving parts in sync. Each of the book’s peer reviewers has left an important mark. They may not realize it, but all of their valuable observations were carefully noted, weighed, and, where possible, applied. Many thanks, therefore, to Angelo Costo, Christopher Phillips, Dario Victor Duran, Flayol Frederic, Foster Haines, George L. Gaines, Gustavo Patino, Javier Collado, Jens Christian B. Madsen, Jonas Medina de los Reyes, Maciej Jurkowski, Mayer Patil, Mohsen Mostafa Jokar, and Tim Kane.