I don't think it's the particular request that caused the responses so much as on ongoing trend some of us have noticed growing over the last several months (if not years). It becomes very stressful to spend a great deal of time on things only to receive demands for more. Depending on the stress of the day, sometimes even the most complimentary of requests can seem like a demand. It's nice to know your material is well-received, but it's impossible to perpetually give away work.
I note that Hal has not weighed in on this yet (probably because he's just come off 3 weeks of travel for training and consulting, and is now preparing for CFUN02 and more on-the-road jobs). I'm certain that he would probably think nothing of producing a PDF, assuming he already has the capability on hand; that's just the kind of guy he is. But Steve's point remains valid. Now, seeing that the material that sparked the discussion is free for public consumption thanks to Hal, perhaps the question to ask is, "Hal, would it be useful to you if I converted your HTML papers to PDF for you to make them easier to read and print?" - Jeff On 2 Jun 2002 at 21:52, John Jonathan Kopanas wrote: > I think everyone including myself and Timothy respect and greatly appreciate > Hal's work. Hell, I tell my professors and supervisors about him. He is > one of my Software Engineering heroes even though I don't think he has been > referred to as a Software Engineer. Any book he writes I am willing to pay > for. No problem. I have been on the list to buy his Fusebox book since CF > North, soon as I got back I signed up online. I think one of the main > reasons I continue to program is CF is because of him and the rest of the > community. I know I was asking much but my impression of him was that if it > did not take long i.e. 5-15 minutes he would not mind doing it since he is > already giving it away for free. I could be wrong. If I insulted you Hal > in any way please accept my sincere apologies. > > Sorry. ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?bUrFMa.bV0Kx9 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
