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On 30 April 2010 08:06, tom <tompotts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Rob Beard wrote: >> >> On 30/04/10 07:01, tom wrote: >>> >>> Paul Sutton wrote: >>>> >>>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >>>> Hash: SHA1 >>>> >>>> Talking of Ubuntu courses >>>> >>>> http://ubuntu-manual.org/ >>>> >>>> printed it costs £6.17 which isn't bad really >>>> >>>> I think its worth it, >>>> >>>> anyway also downloadable for free, (pdf) however LaTeX was used to write >>>> the book as far as I am aware anyway. >>> >>> now if they'd done it in HTML.... >>> Tom te tom te tom >>> >> >> Nah, ASCII text, no... punch cards. >> >> Rob >> > Now that would be going backwards - HTML is a lot more useful than PDF. You > only need to print the install bit with html - you can read the rest online > after that - or would be able to if it was in html but you'd have to print > the PDF cos its not suitable for reading on modern equipment called a > computer - you'ld need to buy a drmed e-reader for that. > Tom te tom te tom > If you wanted to, you could always get the 'source' using bzr and convert the LaTeX to HTML (or anything else for that matter). Instructions are on the ubuntu-manual website under 'get involved'. Sam -- 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