Re: WELCOME to user@cassandra.apache.org

2010-12-29 Thread Adrian Cockcroft
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Re: WELCOME to user@cassandra.apache.org

2010-12-29 Thread Shashank Tiwari
No worries. Enjoy learning Cassandra. There is a ton of free information on the web. Seriously! On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 9:10 PM, asil klin wrote: > Sorry all ..specially Shashank... I should not have asked somthing like > this... I am really sorry for hurting you all . > I would buy one if I

Re: WELCOME to user@cassandra.apache.org

2010-12-29 Thread Adrian Cockcroft
The book is available via safarionline.com - many educational institutions have group memberships and there is a free trial for individuals. It's run by the publishers and the authors get paid. There is a nosql training video there as well. Adrian On Dec 29, 2010, at 8

Re: WELCOME to user@cassandra.apache.org

2010-12-29 Thread asil klin
Sorry all ..specially Shashank... I should not have asked somthing like this... I am really sorry for hurting you all . I would buy one if I need it.. On Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 10:35 AM, Shashank Tiwari wrote: > As a book author myself I can only say that the least you can do to respect > an a

Re: WELCOME to user@cassandra.apache.org

2010-12-29 Thread Shashank Tiwari
As a book author myself I can only say that the least you can do to respect an author's work is to buy a copy. If you can't afford one, borrow one from a library. Please start with the wiki and all the information online and use this group to ask the questions you have. There are a lot of helpful

Re: WELCOME to user@cassandra.apache.org

2010-12-29 Thread David G. Boney
You are asking someone to essentially steal from the author of the book so you can benefit. The person who sends the book to you would be engaged in theft of intellectual property and you would engaged in receiving stolen goods. - Sincerely, David G. Boney dbon...@semanticartifacts.co

Re: WELCOME to user@cassandra.apache.org

2010-12-29 Thread Dave Viner
I think you can probably find all the information on the cassandra wiki at http://wiki.apache.org/cassandra/ for free. Dave Viner On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 8:51 PM, asil klin wrote: > Can't I get it for free from anywhere? I am a student researching on > Cassandra datastore and have no economica

Re: WELCOME to user@cassandra.apache.org

2010-12-29 Thread asil klin
Can't I get it for free from anywhere? I am a student researching on Cassandra datastore and have no economically profitable reasons to buy? If anyone of you could pass me a copy to my email address:* asdk...@gmail.com* Thanks so much ! Asil On Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 10:10 AM, Germán Kondolf wrot

Re: WELCOME to user@cassandra.apache.org

2010-12-29 Thread Germán Kondolf
Hmm... what about just paying for it? It cost less than $20 on Amazon for the Kindle version... (http://www.amazon.com/Cassandra-Definitive-Guide-Eben-Hewitt/dp/1449390412). // Germán Kondolf http://twitter.com/germanklf http://code.google.com/p/seide/ // @iPad On 30/12/2010, at 01:26, asil klin

Re: WELCOME to user@cassandra.apache.org

2010-12-29 Thread asil klin
Can anyone pass me a pdf copy of Cassandra The Definitive Guide ? Thanks. Asil