On 17 Apr 2015 16:14:16 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main you wrote: >On Fri, 17 Apr 2015 09:14:54 -0500, Roger Suhr wrote: > >>Somebody's got to pay for these books. Are you? > >Indirectly, yes. >I use the redbooks to help stay current. Then I can answer customers queries >better - they maybe go on to upgrade/purchase *IBM* product(s). > >Documentation of your product is a business cost - especially for something >like the book in question.
Try getting manuals from ISVs, let alone Redbook equivalents if you aren't a customer. In this era of increased bean counter and shareholder value domination, anything that keeps these things available should be considered with the understanding of the alternatives. Clark Morris > >Shane ... > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
