Book/donation
Hi Ben (and Pylons list). I've been thinking of buying The Definitive Guide to Pylons from Apress, but am realizing that I'd rather read it on-screen (syntax-highlighting, search, cut-n-paste, etc.) BUT, I know that writing books is one of the ways that contributors to Free Software can make a tiny bit of money indirectly from their work. In other words: I'd like to demonstrate my thanks and support, but I'd like another option than buying the 6 pounds of paper and giving Amazon a cut. Can I just make a donation to you (or to Pylons) or send you a gift? I'm cc'ing the list, because I bet there are lots of people in my boat. I hope it's not inappropriate. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups pylons-discuss group. To post to this group, send email to pylons-discuss@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to pylons-discuss+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/pylons-discuss?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Book/donation
I am a bit short of cash at the moment but I too would like to donate at some point. It's amazing how much has gotten done without support. I don't work for free and I don't expect others to do so. Pylons is helping me generate income(or will shortly) -patrick Matt Feifarek wrote: Hi Ben (and Pylons list). I've been thinking of buying The Definitive Guide to Pylons from Apress, but am realizing that I'd rather read it on-screen (syntax-highlighting, search, cut-n-paste, etc.) BUT, I know that writing books is one of the ways that contributors to Free Software can make a tiny bit of money indirectly from their work. In other words: I'd like to demonstrate my thanks and support, but I'd like another option than buying the 6 pounds of paper and giving Amazon a cut. Can I just make a donation to you (or to Pylons) or send you a gift? I'm cc'ing the list, because I bet there are lots of people in my boat. I hope it's not inappropriate. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups pylons-discuss group. To post to this group, send email to pylons-discuss@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to pylons-discuss+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/pylons-discuss?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Book/donation
You do realize that Apress also sells the book in electronic (PDF) format, which you can search in, cut and paste from and such, right...? Thorsten On Jan 20, 2009, at 10:06 , Matt Feifarek wrote: Hi Ben (and Pylons list). I've been thinking of buying The Definitive Guide to Pylons from Apress, but am realizing that I'd rather read it on-screen (syntax- highlighting, search, cut-n-paste, etc.) BUT, I know that writing books is one of the ways that contributors to Free Software can make a tiny bit of money indirectly from their work. In other words: I'd like to demonstrate my thanks and support, but I'd like another option than buying the 6 pounds of paper and giving Amazon a cut. Can I just make a donation to you (or to Pylons) or send you a gift? I'm cc'ing the list, because I bet there are lots of people in my boat. I hope it's not inappropriate. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups pylons-discuss group. To post to this group, send email to pylons-discuss@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to pylons-discuss+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/pylons-discuss?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Book/donation
No, I did not. But anyway, PDF sucks (no color-coding, no download links, hard to read compared to a browser, etc.) I'm hoping for http://pylonsbook.com/ But if Ben's preference is that we should buy the PDF, I might just do that. I'd just rather a more direct approach. But thanks for the tip. On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 1:09 PM, Thorsten Lockert tlock...@gmail.comwrote: You do realize that Apress also sells the book in electronic (PDF) format, which you can search in, cut and paste from and such, right...? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups pylons-discuss group. To post to this group, send email to pylons-discuss@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to pylons-discuss+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/pylons-discuss?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Book/donation
My understanding is that the online version at http://pylonsbook.com/ is in the process of being updated to what was released on paper (and in PDF) as well. That said, PDF can certainly have color-coding and clickable links. I forget whether the Pylons book in PDF format does. Thorsten On Jan 20, 2009, at 10:35 , Matt Feifarek wrote: No, I did not. But anyway, PDF sucks (no color-coding, no download links, hard to read compared to a browser, etc.) I'm hoping for http://pylonsbook.com/ But if Ben's preference is that we should buy the PDF, I might just do that. I'd just rather a more direct approach. But thanks for the tip. On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 1:09 PM, Thorsten Lockert tlock...@gmail.com wrote: You do realize that Apress also sells the book in electronic (PDF) format, which you can search in, cut and paste from and such, right...? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups pylons-discuss group. To post to this group, send email to pylons-discuss@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to pylons-discuss+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/pylons-discuss?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Book/donation
Matt Feifarek wrote: Hi Ben (and Pylons list). I've been thinking of buying The Definitive Guide to Pylons from Apress, but am realizing that I'd rather read it on-screen (syntax-highlighting, search, cut-n-paste, etc.) BUT, I know that writing books is one of the ways that contributors to Free Software can make a tiny bit of money indirectly from their work. In other words: I'd like to demonstrate my thanks and support, but I'd like another option than buying the 6 pounds of paper and giving Amazon a cut. Can I just make a donation to you (or to Pylons) or send you a gift? I'm cc'ing the list, because I bet there are lots of people in my boat. I hope it's not inappropriate. On Jan 20, 10:12 am, Patrick optoma...@rogers.com wrote: I am a bit short of cash at the moment but I too would like to donate at some point. It's amazing how much has gotten done without support. I don't work for free and I don't expect others to do so. Pylons is helping me generate income(or will shortly) -patrick I'm with that. If there was a donate button on the Pylons and/or Pylons Book site, I'd click it. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups pylons-discuss group. To post to this group, send email to pylons-discuss@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to pylons-discuss+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/pylons-discuss?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Book/donation
On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 1:09 PM, Thorsten Lockert tlock...@gmail.comwrote: You do realize that Apress also sells the book in electronic (PDF) format, which you can search in, cut and paste from and such, right...? On Jan 20, 10:35 am, Matt Feifarek matt.feifa...@gmail.com wrote: No, I did not. But anyway, PDF sucks (no color-coding, no download links, hard to read compared to a browser, etc.) I'm hoping forhttp://pylonsbook.com/ But if Ben's preference is that we should buy the PDF, I might just do that. I'd just rather a more direct approach. But thanks for the tip. I haven't seen the PDF, but there's no reason it couldn't have syntax highlighting or download links is there? Does anyone know if it does? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups pylons-discuss group. To post to this group, send email to pylons-discuss@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to pylons-discuss+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/pylons-discuss?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Book/donation
On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 2:14 PM, Wyatt Baldwin wyatt.lee.bald...@gmail.comwrote: I haven't seen the PDF, but there's no reason it couldn't have syntax highlighting or download links is there? Does anyone know if it does? The sample-chapter PDF that they have has no code examples, but there's no color in it at all, FWIW. Kindof a poor example, actually; it's an introduction chapter to a book, which I'm guessing is not the sort of thing that a user typically obsesses over. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups pylons-discuss group. To post to this group, send email to pylons-discuss@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to pylons-discuss+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/pylons-discuss?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Book/donation
Matt Feifarek wrote: Hi Ben (and Pylons list). I've been thinking of buying The Definitive Guide to Pylons from Apress, but am realizing that I'd rather read it on-screen (syntax-highlighting, search, cut-n-paste, etc.) BUT, I know that writing books is one of the ways that contributors to Free Software can make a tiny bit of money indirectly from their work. In other words: I'd like to demonstrate my thanks and support, On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 10:12 AM, Patrick optoma...@rogers.com wrote: I am a bit short of cash at the moment but I too would like to donate at some point. It's amazing how much has gotten done without support. I don't work for free and I don't expect others to do so. Pylons is helping me generate income(or will shortly) Noah has been musing about setting up a nonprofit or leveraging a nonprofit (like the PSF) for the purpose of collecting donations to support Pylons/WSGI-related development and marketing. However, nothing has been set up yet. But these emails are further evidence of enthusiasm from the donor side. -- Mike Orr sluggos...@gmail.com --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups pylons-discuss group. To post to this group, send email to pylons-discuss@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to pylons-discuss+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/pylons-discuss?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Book/donation
On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 9:05 AM, Mike Orr sluggos...@gmail.com wrote: Matt Feifarek wrote: Hi Ben (and Pylons list). I've been thinking of buying The Definitive Guide to Pylons from Apress, but am realizing that I'd rather read it on-screen (syntax-highlighting, search, cut-n-paste, etc.) BUT, I know that writing books is one of the ways that contributors to Free Software can make a tiny bit of money indirectly from their work. In other words: I'd like to demonstrate my thanks and support, On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 10:12 AM, Patrick optoma...@rogers.com wrote: I am a bit short of cash at the moment but I too would like to donate at some point. It's amazing how much has gotten done without support. I don't work for free and I don't expect others to do so. Pylons is helping me generate income(or will shortly) Noah has been musing about setting up a nonprofit or leveraging a nonprofit (like the PSF) for the purpose of collecting donations to support Pylons/WSGI-related development and marketing. I think I have been musing that I would like to donate money to a nonprofit that someone else runs :) I do agree though, that people are interested in donating money to Pylons, the Pylons book, SQLAlchemy, and some future unified web framework core. I think it needs to be setup from the people who are stake holders though, and not from the user community. However, nothing has been set up yet. But these emails are further evidence of enthusiasm from the donor side. -- Mike Orr sluggos...@gmail.com --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups pylons-discuss group. To post to this group, send email to pylons-discuss@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to pylons-discuss+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/pylons-discuss?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Book/donation
On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 1:20 PM, Noah Gift noah.g...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 9:05 AM, Mike Orr sluggos...@gmail.com wrote: Noah has been musing about setting up a nonprofit or leveraging a nonprofit (like the PSF) for the purpose of collecting donations to support Pylons/WSGI-related development and marketing. I think I have been musing that I would like to donate money to a nonprofit that someone else runs :) I do agree though, that people are interested in donating money to Pylons, the Pylons book, SQLAlchemy, and some future unified web framework core. I think it needs to be setup from the people who are stake holders though, and not from the user community. Sorry for the ambiguous wording; that is what I meant. :) This would be a good topic for the developers to discuss with the PSF at PyCon, how to handle Python projects that would like to accept donations. Apparently Django tried to set up something under the PSF but were unable to come to an agreement with them, which is why Django created its own foundation. -- Mike Orr sluggos...@gmail.com --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups pylons-discuss group. To post to this group, send email to pylons-discuss@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to pylons-discuss+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/pylons-discuss?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
