The real question is how many people would buy the book? hbr
On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 2:33 PM, William Rentfrow < wrentf...@stratacominc.com> wrote: > ** BMC would not have to give permission. Under the "fair use" law a > person could write such a book as long as they could reasonably be > considered to be profiting from their unique material (i.e., the book) and > they used BMC product information, screenshots, etc, to support their main > and unique material. > > That said, you'd ring up a fortune in lawyer/editor fees making sure you > were in compliance. You'd be waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay better off getting BMC's > blessing and/or collaboration for this sort of thing. > > > William Rentfrow > > Principal Consultant, StrataCom Inc. > > wrentf...@stratacominc.com > > 715-410-8056 C > > 715-592-5185 O > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto: > arsl...@arslist.org] *On Behalf Of *Pierson, Shawn > *Sent:* Wednesday, February 18, 2009 1:07 PM > > *To:* arslist@ARSLIST.ORG > *Subject:* Re: Books for Remedy version 6 ,7 and CMDB > > ** > > Also, wouldn't BMC have to give permission to the authors of such a book? > How would you handle copyright terms, screenshots, etc.? I always assumed > that the reason there are no Remedy books out there is because > Remedy/Peregrine/BMC never gave permission to anyone. > > > > *From:* Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto: > arsl...@arslist.org] *On Behalf Of *Guillaume Rheault > *Sent:* Wednesday, February 18, 2009 12:35 PM > *To:* arslist@ARSLIST.ORG > *Subject:* Re: Books for Remedy version 6 ,7 and CMDB > > > > ** > > Also, a "Remedy" book would need to cover the ITSM applications, CMDB, SLM, > KM and SRM. > I just don't see a core ARS book being useful enough for the general > reader. > > This Remedy book would need to be updated anytime a new version of ARS, > ITSM, CMDB, etc, is released to be useful. > Therefore it would need to be updated every 2 years or so, which makes the > whole project unfeasible. > > I guess the only solution is for BMC to provide "more affordable" web based > training... > > -----Original Message----- > From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) on behalf of William > Rentfrow > Sent: Wed 02/18/09 12:53 PM > To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG > Subject: Re: Books for Remedy version 6 ,7 and CMDB > > Hmmm....I've been looking for a writing project.... > > The worst part about writing a Remedy book would be bearing the > examination of all of the extremely well-versed people on the list. I > can see it now - "On page 77 you saying 'RUN PROCESS' is useful but you > don't elaborate on the 413 ways it can blow up a server....." > > > William Rentfrow > > Principal Consultant, StrataCom Inc. > > wrentf...@stratacominc.com > > 715-410-8056 C > > 715-592-5185 O > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) > __Platinum Sponsor: RMI Solutions ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" html___ > Private and confidential as detailed > here<http://www.sug.com/disclaimers/default.htm#Mail>. > If you cannot access hyperlink, please e-mail sender. __Platinum Sponsor: > RMI Solutions ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" html___ > __Platinum Sponsor: RMI Solutions ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" > html___ > -- Howard Richter Red Hat Certified Technician CompTIA Linux+ Certified ITIL Foundation Certified E-Mail = hbr4...@gmail.com LinkedIn Profile = http://www.linkedin.com/in/hbr4270 _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org Platinum Sponsor: RMI Solutions ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are"
