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On Wednesday 28 January 2009 10:55, Rob Beard wrote: > On 28/01/2009 10:16, Tom Potts wrote: > > On Wednesday 28 January 2009 09:31, Martin Gautier wrote: > >> >> Is therea computer usable version - like html so I can actually > >> >> use > >> > >> it on the same screen as I have the problem/task to learn? > >> > >> No, just the PDF. There's an explanation as to why on the website's FAQ. > > > > I see! They want to make money out of it and in HTML format they wouldn't > > be able to sell the lousy paper version! > > Thats not very FREE in any sense of the word. > > Tom te tom te tom > > To be fair usually a book like this wouldn't be available as a free to > download PDF anyway. There's nothing stopping anyone with the PDF > printing off a copy if they so wish although it might work out cheaper > to buy the book from Amazon. They do mention about doing a bulk > discount so with any luck it'll be made available through the Canonical > UK online shop. It does also say that some of the profits from the book > go to charity. > > It doesn't suggest that it's released under any Free licences either > such as FDL or Creative Commons. There are other guides available such > as the Ubuntu Desktop Course (albeit slightly out of date) here: > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Training > > What they do encourage though is giving out copies of the PDF for free. > It could be used as a good way of helping newbies. Give out a copy of > this guide on CD (maybe on the OpenDisc) and an Ubuntu CD along with it. OK I was a bit harsh. But I will make a point of not reading it in case it causes IP problems with anything I may write later ... Tom te tom te tom -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html