\chapter{Introduction}

This book bundles the articles and intermezzo's about supporting processes produced by the \Gaudi project.

At this moment the book is in its early infancy. Most articles are updated based on feedback from
readers and students. The most up to date version of the articles can always be found
at~\cite{www:SystemArchitectureHomePage}. The same information can be found here in presentation
format.

Chapters can be read as autonomous units. The sequence choosen here is more or less top down, hopping from
one viewpoint to the next.
