On Sun, 06 Jan 2013 00:45:24 -0500 Andrei Alexandrescu <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 1/6/13 12:01 AM, Nick Sabalausky wrote: > > On Thu, 03 Jan 2013 23:32:45 -0500 > > Andrei Alexandrescu<[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> On 1/3/13 11:26 PM, Rob T wrote: > >> > >>> I like the idea of the e-book but we need an up-to-date copy and > >>> it should be available free of charge. If the D community needs > >>> funding, a method of making donations is a much better and more > >>> acceptable route to take. > >> > >> This is a misunderstanding and I confess I'm mildly miffed by it. > >> The e-book is generated from the online documentation. $0.99 is the > >> smallest price Amazon would allow any self-publication to be on > >> their site. > > > > It's an ebook version of the content on dlang.org, right? That > > should be free. If Amazon won't allow it to be free then it > > shouldn't be on Amazon. End of story. > > Walter and I discussed this matter for a while and reached a > different conclusion. Amazon has good distribution which we found > worthwhile. Amazon's reach is irrelevant given the bigger issue. > The content is the same as the one freely available on > the website, Which is exactly why it has no business existing in a paid electronic form. > and we're not sketchy about it. I'm tempted argue that it's _inherently_ sketchy, HOWEVER that's irrelevant anyway as, sketchy or not, it still creates an appearance of impropriety, which is bad enough for us.
