On Fri, Jun 15, 2001 at 03:20:51PM +0200, Evgeny Goldin (aka Genie) wrote:
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> Nata, Aleks - read http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/msg04184.html
> first. Dave Cross is an author of "Data Munging with Perl"
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> To the matter : do you think anyone can buy a new books on Amazon ?
> I have friends from Russia and Serbia who hardly has an Internet access !
> For me there was no other way then sitting on eBay for a month and
> buying titles I'd like to. Or looking for "used" titles on Amazon.
> I actually read only the legal copies - you should have a look on
> my shelf, Dave.
>
> Of course, I understand you and others too. I was even apologizing
> here if you was talking to me like a man, Dave. But you choose to nick
> me "some idiot from Israel" and scream on the mailing list.
> So, no. I really feel guilty but I won't apologize.
most ppl from the west think this sort of thing is not the right thing to do.
but for ppl from underpriveleged countries like india, from where i am, piracy
is the only way to go. most of these books cost half a month's salary for
the well employed (mind you for the middle class it would mean their salaries
of months.) what i would like to request authors is to come up with something
like EEE (Eastern Economy Editions). O'Reilly comes up with special sub
continent editions which makes their titles within our reach. absence of
cheap titles is only going to increase rampant piracy here for which we
certainly can't be blamed.
i know this is not a pertinent forum but i could not resist myself.
/kk
