On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 7:28 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Am Dienstag, 2. September 2008 17:16:10 schrieb Ron_1st: > > > If I would knew that this going to start this heated discussion I would > > > not have posted it in the first place... > > > > No problem of a heated discussion for me. > Full Ack! > > > I think it just only good to try to get the real permision. > After reading the licence, any other strategy would be a crime! > > > > > > > http://www.buybooksontheweb.com/ > > > > > > There is a contact on the page. Someone with good english should write > > > proposition to them. > > > Possibly discuss it here. > > > But I am quite sure the answer from the publisher is NO. > I would do it....but English is not my native language. :-( > > Perhaps (at a first step) we should create a list of arguments, why the > publisher should grant us permission to modify the books content. > ...and to be honest: I don't think, that they say: NO ...because: > - Meanwhile the book is overaged ...something about 50% > - With every new release of Gambas it becomes older and older....and "our" > Benoit is a hard-working guy! ;-) > - J.R. never updated the book...it's (too???) much work to update it in an > one-man-show. > - The book is free for downloading. ...reading it, to become an overview > regarding Gambas is okay...but, because of its age, it's no reliable > reference. ...only a few people would pay for the print. ...so making money > with the book is a fading process. > > ...uuuuuuuuppppppsssss! ...I created a list of arguments! ;-) > I think you made a good summary. Another thing might be that publisher might get updated book to publish. I mean some people want the real thing. I have bought - I think three at least - Rubini's device driver book, samba-book, a Linux kernel book, and a linux programming book. It is nice to have the real thing - harddisks tend to crash :-)
And as I wrote earlier add-space for the publisher is valuable thing these days. Now we need a volunteer to write a first draft. Best Regards Kari Laine ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Gambas-user mailing list Gambas-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gambas-user
