On 10/03/2008, at 6:42 PM, Ali M. wrote:
Books are just a way to make money, money makers, that is exploting
the weakness in the online documentation.
So please, don't be an extortionist, don't make a book ... write a
wiki page in the new wiki!
All we really need are more pages on wiki not a book!
I don't think terms like extortionist are particularly persuasive.
Compared to some, the Catalyst book is well priced. I certainly
didn't begrudge buying it.
Being able to point to the book-shelf and say "here is a book on
Catalyst" is worth far more than you credit it. It doesn't matter how
many wiki pages or online docs you can google up, the fact is that
people making decisions about software/platforms will look more
favourably upon a technology that has reached critical enough mass to
warrant publication of a book. This is especially true in the FOSS
arena, where there are plenty of projects that have been left to
wither on the vine, despite how trendy-sounding, overblown or hip
their website is.
Your average project manager (particularly one who isn't a
technologist, and they tend to be better at the job they're supposed
to be doing), will feel more comfortable that a book exists as
reference material in their decision making process.
This is not to discourage use of the wiki or any other form of online
doc or community, we as developers appreciate how valuable these
resources are.
cheers
RET
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