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2     \chapter{Preface}
3    
4     The product described in this document,
5     \emph{\productbasename{} Version \productversion{}}
6     (also called \emph{\productbasename{}-\productversion{}}),
7     is a free open-source server-based collaboration solution for
8     product development.
9    
10     \emph{\productbasename{}-\productversion{}}
11     is a recipe for transforming
12     a \emph{*nix} server into a
13     product development collaboration platform.
14     \emph{\productbasename{}-\productversion{}} does provide
15     original content, but a large part of the functionality of
16     \emph{\productbasename{}-\productversion{}} is built
17     on other open-source products such as
18     \emph{*nix}, \emph{cvs}, \emph{svn}, \emph{PHP},
19     \emph{MySQL}, and \emph{putty}.
20    
21     \emph{\productbasename{}-\productversion{}} provides the
22     following functionality:
23    
24     \begin{itemize}
25     \item Secure access to \emph{*nix} shell accounts and
26     SFTP, secured by \emph{SSH} and \emph{CryptoCard} tokens.
27     \item Personal web space, secured by \emph{CryptoCard} tokens
28     used in conjunction with an \emph{Apache} authentication
29     module.
30     \item Version control, implemented via
31     \emph{cvs} and \emph{svn} and secured
32     via secure port forwarding and
33     \emph{putty}.
34     \item A general web database platform.
35    
36     \begin{itemize}
37     \item The platform is secured with \emph{CryptoCard} tokens,
38     static passwords, IP restrictions, and \emph{https}.
39     \item The platform as installed provides substantial
40     useful functionality, including:
41    
42     \begin{itemize}
43     \item User authentication and management.
44     \item E-mail notifications.
45     \item Employee time tracking and hours reporting.
46     \item Viewing of version control archives.
47     \item Document management.
48     \item Software defect tracking.
49     \item Automatic database maintenance.
50     \end{itemize}
51    
52     \item The platform is designed to be easily extended by allowing
53     the addition of custom applications that operate in the same
54     authentication framework.
55     \end{itemize}
56     \end{itemize}
57    
58     \emph{\productbasename{}-\productversion{}} can be used as-is, or individual
59     components can be harvested for use in other applications. For example,
60     the compiled \emph{C} program and \emph{PHP} functions that allow \emph{CryptoCard} tokens
61     to be used from \emph{PHP} may be useful in other applications.
62    
63     \emph{\textbf{Part I: General Information}} provides introductory
64     and general information about the product.
65    
66     \emph{\textbf{Part II: Technical Information}} provides a detailed
67     technical description of the product and its theory of operation.
68    
69     \emph{\textbf{Part III: Installation and Maintenance}} provides an installation
70     guide for the product and instructions for maintaining the product.
71     \emph{\productbasename{}-\productversion{}}
72     is designed for use only on \emph{*nix} platforms.
73    
74     \emph{\textbf{Part IV: User Information}} provides a
75     non-technical user manual for the product.
76    
77     \emph{\textbf{Part V: Procedures and Checklists}} provides a
78     set of procedures and checklists to accomplish tasks where the
79     procedure or checklist didn't fit well into any other part of this
80     document.
81    
82     \emph{\textbf{Part VI: Appendices, Bibliography, and Index}} provides
83     glossaries, references, and an index.
84     Individuals, products, companies, websites, and Internet newsgroups
85     are cited in the same framework
86     as traditional references in order to provide the reader with more
87     resources to obtain information.
88    
89     The \emph{\productbasename{}-\productversion{}} software and all
90     associated materials are provided under open-source licenses; so all source
91     code is available and the product can be modified and/or distributed with
92     minimal restrictions.
93    
94     Please feel free to contact me at \texttt{dashley@gmail.com} with
95     any suggestions for the \emph{\productbasename{}-\productversion{}}
96     product or associated documentation. If you require
97     assistance with the product, please refer to
98     \S{}\ref{ciov0:soas0} (p. \pageref{ciov0:soas0}).
99    
100     I hope that this product is useful to you and that you
101     find it easy to install, use, maintain, and modify.
102    
103     \vspace*{0.5in}
104    
105     \noindent{}\hspace*{75mm}David T. Ashley \\
106     \hspace*{75mm}Marshall, Michigan, USA \\
107     \hspace*{75mm}November, 2009 \\
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